Vehicle report

1987 TOYOTA COROLLA

Reported complaints14
Recalls0
Investigations1
Service bulletins14
Combined MPG26–29
Best crash rating—

This model year

What the record shows

The 1987 Toyota Corolla is a compact car, and the 19th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1969 to 2027.

The EPA rated three configurations: a single 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive only, three transmissions and running on regular gasoline.

Combined fuel economy ranges from 26 to 29 mpg depending on which one you have.

The federal record holds 14 owner complaints, 1 investigation and 14 service bulletins for it.

Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.

Reading this report

Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.