2003 Model Year

Toyota Corolla

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
754
Recalls
1
Crashes
102
Severe
175

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

02V074001 Mar 2002

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Air Bags
Dec 2025

Greeting, on June 7,2025 my Toyota Corolla was repaired at Interstate Toyota for the replacement on the airbag. I have attached documents that share t...

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES Crash
Dec 2025

My mother got in the car and as soon as the car was put on drive, the car accelerated to its max potential, but when she attempted to hit the brakes t...

Air Bags
Aug 2025

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while her husband and son were driving at approximately 25 MPH, her husband smelled an...

Seat Belts
Nov 2024

My driver side Seat belt sometimes becomes unbuckled, disconnected while driving, specially when I make turns, or when I slow down my driving speed. T...

Seat Belts
Jul 2024

Seat belt use to automatically unlocks in mid drive, sometimes over a speed bump, sometimes during a turn, sometimes for no reason at all. Now seat be...

Air Bags
Mar 2024

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Corolla Matrix. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V285000 (Air Bags) however, the notificat...

Seat Belts
Oct 2023

Driver seat belt buckle don't lock all the time and sometimes comes un-buckled while driving

AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Jun 2023

I was driving as usual and suddenly the air bags exploded inside the dash causing damage to the passenger window and the front crystal. Seconds after...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY
Mar 2023

While driving on the highway (I-75) in Michigan on April 2, 2022 the sunroof exploded for no apparent reason.

STRUCTURE,ENGINE
Oct 2022

I barely bought the car and I looked at the odometer and it’s at 126,000 and I serched and it has more then 300,000 i need help

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2003 Toyota Corolla has 754 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 102 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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