Vehicle report

2008 TOYOTA COROLLA

Reported complaints314
Recalls6
Investigations1
Service bulletins120
Combined MPG29–31
Best crash rating—

This model year

What the record shows

The 2008 Toyota Corolla is a compact car, and the 40th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1969 to 2027.

The EPA rated two configurations: a single 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on regular gasoline.

Combined fuel economy ranges from 29 to 31 mpg depending on which one you have.

The federal record holds 314 owner complaints, 6 safety recalls, 1 investigation and 120 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.