2005 Toyota COROLLA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2005 Toyota Corolla has not been rated for overall safety by NHTSA. However, it received excellent ratings of 5 stars for both the front crash driver side and front crash passenger side. In terms of side crash safety, it received a rating of 4 stars for both the driver and passenger side. The car comes equipped with optional electronic stability control for enhanced safety on the road, but it does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

Despite its good crash test ratings and available stability control feature, the 2005 Toyota Corolla has had a high number of complaints, totaling 923. Additionally, it has been subject to 11 recalls, indicating potential safety issues that needed to be addressed by the manufacturer. It's important for owners of this vehicle to stay informed about any recalls and address them promptly to ensure the safety of their vehicle and its occupants.

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Complaint Count

923

Recall Count

11

Investigation Count

4

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2005 Toyota Corolla 4-DR. Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2005 Toyota Corolla 4-DR.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Optional
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2005 Toyota Corolla 4-DR. Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2005 Toyota Corolla 4-DR. Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 4 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2005 Toyota COROLLA

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the contact's client owned a 2005 toyota matrix. the contact stated that while her client was driving at approximately 35 mph, he crashed into another vehicle that had merged into his lane of traffic. the air bags deployed upon impact. her client claimed that shrapnel was released from one of the air bags upon deployment; however, the claim had yet to be verified by the contact. upon investigation, the contact discovered that the vehicle was currently under nhtsa campaign number: 18v025000(air bags) which she linked to the failure. the contact sought medical treatment at the hospital for a severe burn to an arm (arm unknown) as a result of the air bag deployment. he was also treated for pain to his neck, back and both knees. the whereabouts of the other driver were unknown. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed from the scene to an unknown facility. the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. the vehicle had been destroyed as a result of the crash. the failure mileage was unknown."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2025-04-04
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the dealer previously replaced the passenger's side air bag under an unknown recall; however, the air bag warning light illuminated after the recall repair was performed. the dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that she needed to pay out-of-pocket for the repair. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2022-01-08
Complaint:
"i took my vehicle to the shop on 3/31/21 as i received a recall notice for the airbags. i am currently trying to pass inspection for registration renewal but have several warning lights; one of them being the airbag system. obviously the problem has not been fixed."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2023-11-08
Complaint:
"i submitted my 2005 toyota corolla to priority toyota in springfield, va where they replaced my airbag on 9/05/2019 per the initial recall notice. the airbag light subsequently came back on after installation. when i returned it to the same dealer, they told me it was not related to the recall and that i’d have to pay to get it fixed. i took my vehicle to another certified mechanic for a second opinion. that mechanic determined it is a defect in the recall replacement airbag mechanism installed or the installation itself and advises me to take it back to the recall servicer dealer. priority of springfield has refused to honor the recall or acknowledge the defective equipment or improper installation on the 9/05/19 recall and remedy the defective recall equipment or service warranty they performed. the defective airbag replacement installed by the recall dealer priority of springfield is defective, inoperable and must be replaced or installation corrected or be provided new equipment and installation at no charge per the 11/15/19 safety recall e04 - for areas of high absolute humidity - update . i was told by nhtsa when i called to request my vehicle be added to the subsequent recall list for replacement again. it is not in the best interest of consumer safety that owners should be forced to bear the cost of replacing defective recall replacement airbags or re installation of recall replacement airbags improperly or negligently installed by authorized toyota dealers. additionally, my vehicle is subject to safety recall e04 - for areas of high absolute humidity - update published 11/15/2019 applicable to owners of vehicles originally sold in, or currently/previously registered in, areas of high absolute humidity, including alabama and georgia, both states in which my car was previously registered. i need nhtsa assistance in obtaining compliance by a local toyota dealer in honoring this recall update pertinent to my vehicle. vin [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2022-01-04
Complaint:
"i took my vehicle for the airbag recall. when the technician gave me my car back i noticed the airbag warning light was still on. the technician said the warning airbag light is something else but he could not say what. please add additional recalls to fix passenger airbag. but he said “the light was on before the recall” and i would have to pay to find out what the warning is for. i waited 2 hours for the recall work to be finished and when i entered my car the warning light was still on. this vehicle has not been in an accident. this situation i read in the reviews online is happening to this car and many complaints. i feel unsafe and i think all possible recalls should be put in place for this to be taken care of by toyota. it is dangerous and it is a liability. please help me get this resolved with autonation toyota in winter park. [xxx] thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2021-10-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 19v741000 (air bags). the contact retrieved the vehicle however, the air bag warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to dolan toyota (2100 kietzke ln, reno, nv 89502) where it was diagnosed with the spiral cable assembly needing to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not informed of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 92,248."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2020-01-09
Complaint:
"i received multiple recall letters from toyota and contacted a local dealer avondale toyota in avondale arizona about 4 months ago. they said they had to order parts and would notify me when they received them. i checked back several times over the next month and was told they were on national back order. i contacted toyota recall and they said the parts were available. i have been contacting the toyota recall people with no success. what actions can be taken to get my car repaired?"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2021-03-09
Complaint:
"received recall notice from toyota. called local dealership where purchased - they took info and stated they would get parts and call to schedule. they never called back. we called toyota customer experience center to inform we were not getting our recall service. they stated they would contact the dealership to have them call within one business day to initiate service. no one called. i called toyota again, they put me on hold and after 12 minutes on hold i gave up. toyota is not following through on this recall service which is a deadly condition."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2020-02-12
Complaint:
"i am being told that my car is not drivable and that it can be repaired at no cost to me but i am being told that i must drive it to a toyota dealership on a later date . which basically means i have to risk my life until then . i am then being told i won't get a loan vehicle. and that i won't be reimbursed for the expense of bringing the car to the dealership . i am being forced to miss work because i don't have a vehicle now . which is all costing me a lot of money for something that was supposed to be at no cost to me."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2022-04-09
Complaint:
"2005 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to passenger side airbag safety recall. *ld *js"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2020-11-09

Recalls for the 2005 Toyota COROLLA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4runner, 2003-2006 tundra, 2003-2013 corolla, 2009-2010 corolla matrix, 2004-2005 rav4, 2002-2007 sequoia, 2011-2013 sienna, 2008-2012 scion xb, 2008-2009 lexus is-f, 2007-2012 yaris and lexus es350, 2010-2017 lexus gx460, 2002-2010 lexus sc430, 2006-2012 lexus is250 and is350 and 2010-2015 lexus is250c and is350c vehicles. these vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. the inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2019-10-17
Recall:
"toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 lexus sc and toyota sequoia, 2003-2005 toyota corolla and tundra, and 2003-2007 pontiac vibe vehicles. these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2018-12-12
Recall:
"toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 corolla, 2005-2008 corolla matrix, and pontiac vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. the air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly."
Consequence:
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy:

Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly or sub-assembly, free of charge. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1Q and K0Q. Pontiac owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is N192273760.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2019-08-28

TOYOTA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

TOYOTA ranks 3 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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