Model year record
2002 Toyota Corolla
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 141 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 16 | 85,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 9 | 85,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 7 | 73,784 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 6 | 13,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 6 | — |
| Seats | 6 | 40,000 mi |
| Suspension | 6 | 25,000 mi |
| Engine | 5 | 74,047 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 4 | 1,000 mi |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 4 | 79,787 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 116,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 3 | 38,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 3 | 38,100 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | 70,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 3 | 90,000 mi |
| Steering | 3 | 75,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 3 | — |
| Child seat: base | 2 | — |
| Seat belts | 2 | 6,000 mi |
| Structure | 2 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 2 | 23,000 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 2 | — |
| Tires: valve | 2 | 64,500 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2 | 93,000 mi |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior | 2 | — |
| Wheels | 2 | 8,000 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | — |
| Electrical system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 1 | 85,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 1 | 30,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (PCV) | 1 | 40,400 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices | 1 | 57,900 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 80,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch | 1 | 80,075 mi |
| Power train | 1 | 18,000 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: head restraint | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, electric | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | 140,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | 19,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads | 1 | 26,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: hydraulic: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | 64,995 mi |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | 116,000 mi |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | — |
| Visibility | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 1 | — |
The 2001 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2003 model has about a fifth as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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