2004 Model Year

Toyota Corolla

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
503
Recalls
4
Crashes
70
Severe
115

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

15V043000 Jan 2015

Other

No consequence data available

13V029000 Jan 2013

Other

No consequence data available

08V162000 Apr 2008

Other

No consequence data available

03V366000 Oct 2003

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jun 2026

Window not rolling up properly, drivers side

Structure
Sep 2025

This complaint concerns two separate incidents, both involving defective interior door handles. First, in 2023, the driver side driver door handle bro...

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE
May 2024

This safety problem pertains to all vehicles sold in the U.S., not only my make and model. I was horrified to learn that the crash ratings are inaccur...

Air Bags
May 2024

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. The con...

Seat Belts
Jul 2023

I have been unable to have my dealer repair the recalls on this car despite repeated times calling up Toyota and dealing with Larry H Miller Toyota de...

Air Bags Crash
Apr 2023

I got in an accident with a car who ran a stop sign when I didn't have one. I was going approximately 15-20mph and my entire front end collided with t...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Dec 2022

Hello, In January 3, 2022. I took the vehicle to the Toyota Hamer dealer about one issue of the air bag recall in the Toyota Corolla with the VIN: [X...

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Oct 2022

I have repaired all the safety recalls on my 2004 Toyota Corolla S. However, I just had another warning signal for the seatbelt/airbag today. Since th...

Tires
Aug 2022

A 205/55/R16 tire exploded when I was driving on the freeway at 9:15 am. I had driven less than 3 miles. The tire that exploded had less than 16,000 m...

Structure
Aug 2022

all door handles broke off.

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2004 Toyota Corolla has 503 complaints and 4 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 70 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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