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What 218 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Toyota Corolla Cross

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (218)Crash / fire / injury (64)Airbags (56)Body & structure (31)Transmission & drivetrain (30)Brakes (18)Electrical system (18)Speed control (18)Engine (17)Steering (15)Lights (13)Fuel system (11)

40 of 218 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters · page 2 of 2

Jun 9, 2018AirbagsWheelsCrash2 injuries

1ST WRECK 9/2017-WAS HIT ON DRIVER FENDER SIDE AND BENT WHEEL FRAME AND PARTIALLY DENTED THE DOOR . THE IMPACT MOVED MY CAR TO HIT THE SIDE CURB . MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY 2ND WRECK -TBONED ON PASSENGER SIDE TWICE CAVED THE ENTIRE DOOR AND ROD. 2ND PART OF HIT TORE THE REAR BUMPER COMPLETELY OFF . AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON PASSENGER NOT ON DRIVER IN RESULT PERSON NOW HAS A HEMATOMA TO THE BREAST DUE TO ALL TRAUMA AT IMPACT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. CAR IS NOW TOTALED

NHTSA ODI 11100648

Feb 13, 2018AirbagsCrash1 injury

I WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE ROLL OVER ACCIDENT LATE AT NIGHT. I ROLLED 4 TIMES AND SLID 300 FEET UPSIDE DOWN. LUCKILY IM ALIVE THANKS TO MY SEAT BELT AND THE REINFORCED FRAME. HOWEVER, I HAVE A SEVER CONCUSSION BECAUSE MY FRONT AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. THE SIDE ONES DID BUT NEVER THE FRONT. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE VERY BAD BRUISING ON MY HEAD AND A CONCUSSION.

NHTSA ODI 11072449

Nov 16, 2017AirbagsCrash1 injury

MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AS A RESULT HE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD AND NEEDED STITCHES

NHTSA ODI 11046609

Oct 17, 2017AirbagsCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 36 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A WOODED AREA. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND AN INJURED BACK AND RIBS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

NHTSA ODI 11034091

Aug 30, 2017AirbagsBody & structureCrash1 injury

THIS CAR WAS REAR ENDED 17 MONTHS AGO AND NONE OF THE 8 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I GOT A HERNIATED DISC AND A BROKEN RIB. THE OTHER DRIVER INSURANCE PAID FOR THE $12,000 REPAIRS ON MY CAR AND SOME OF MY MEDICAL EXPENSES BUT NOW HERE I AM WITH AN INJURY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THIS CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE AIRBAG LAWSUIT AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR MY INJURIES.

NHTSA ODI 11020566

Aug 14, 2017AirbagsCrash1 injury

TAKATA RECALL ACCIDENT WITH DEER APRIL 2017 CAR WAS TOTALED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED

NHTSA ODI 11015037

Aug 13, 2017Electrical systemAirbagsWheelsCrash1 injury

TAMARA RECALL MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. CONSTANT LOWVTIRE PRESSURE AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES

NHTSA ODI 11014880

Aug 7, 2017AirbagsCrash

TAKATA RECALL WITH TWO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DEER COLLISIONS, ONE ON 11/19/2016, AND A SEVERE ONE ON 2/27/2017, 2/27/2017 ALMOST TOTALED THE CAR!! AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN EITHER ACCIDENT!!!!

NHTSA ODI 11013366

Apr 27, 2017AirbagsBody & structureElectronic Stability Control (esc)Crash1 injury

MY DAUGHTER WAS ON A 2 LANE STRETCH OF I-15 HIGHWAY SOUTHBOUND, APPROX 7 MILES NORTH OF LASVEGAS NV. SHE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE SLOWLY CREEPING BY A 18 WHEEL RIG W/TRAILER. SHE WAS DOING 74 WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND WITNESSES SAY THE RIG MUST HAVE BEEN DOING 73MPH. HE VIOLENTLY TURNED INTO HER LANE CAUSING HER TO DO EVASIVE MANEUVER LEFT AND BRAKE HARD SKIDDING INTO THE SOFT SHOULDER THEN SPINNING CLOCKWISE CROSSING TO THE RIGHT SIDE HITTING A SMALL SHOULDER ELEVATION CHANGE WITH BOTH DRIVERS SIDE WHEELS, CAUSING A DOUBLE ROLL OVER AND A CARTWHEEL LANDING ON THE TRUNK, THEN COMING TO A REST ON THE ROOF. NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED! SHE SUFFERED MULTIPLE BLUNT HITS TO THE HEAD FROM HITTING AGAINST THE DOOR, SHE HAS A CONCUSSION WITH SPRAINED SHOULDER AND ANKLES. GRANTED SHE SHOULD BE IN MUCH WORSE CONDITION BUT WE ARE GRATEFUL SHE HAD HER BLANKETS AND HER DOGS BEDS THAT FLEW FROM THE BACK SEAT TO THE FRONT HELPING TO KEEP HER PADDED FROM EVEN MORE TRAUMA. I FEEL THAT A SIDE CURTAIN AND STEERING BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IS THIS A FLUKE THAT TOYOTA ENGINEERS MISSED? BECAUSE NO PARTICULAR CORNER WAS IMPACTED? THE ROLLOVER IMPACTS WERE AT THE WHEELS, JUST ABOVE BOTH BUMPERS AND THE ENTIRE ROOF AREA.

NHTSA ODI 10981087

Aug 16, 2016SteeringAirbagsCrash1 injury

I PURCHASED A USED 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH ABOUT 27,085MILES, IN JUNE 2016. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. BY HAVING NO CONTROL OF THE CAR, IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PARKED VEHICLE. THE COROLLA HAD MAJOR DAMAGE BECAUSE ALL THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THIS OCCURED THREE BLOCKS FROM HOME, ON A CITY STREET. NO SPEEDING WAS INVOLVED AND NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED BY THE POLICE

NHTSA ODI 10896231

Apr 7, 2016AirbagsSpeed controlCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

NHTSA ODI 10854027

Jun 11, 2015AirbagsBody & structureWheelsCrash1 injury

I WAS DRIVING BRAND NEW VEHICLE ONLY 2 HOURS OLD . I WAS IN EXTREME RIGHT LANE WHEN TRACTOR TRAILER FROM MIDDLE LANE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES ,INTO MY LANE SEVERELY IMPACTING DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE NO SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SLOW DOWN AND I IMPACTED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND AGAIN NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ALSO WHEN TRACTOR TRAILER HIT ME I IMMEDIATELY HIT BRAKES AND BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPLODED. NO SAFETY ITEMS IN CAR DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO HAVE MULTIPLE INJURIES

NHTSA ODI 10724853

Apr 15, 2015AirbagsCrash1 injury

I GOT THE CRASH FROM PASSENGER SIDE, SO THEY REPLACED TWO DOORS. BUT, SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED. SO, MY WIFE WAS SMASHED TO THE WINDOW. FORTUNATELY. SHE WAS NOT HURT MUCH. HOW DOES SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY? HOW MUCH IS THE ACCIDENT CAN DEPLOY? THEY, TOYOTA, ARE NOT ANSWER TO ME. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10705844

Mar 31, 2015AirbagsCrash

MY VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A STOPPED VEHICLE AFTER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED. MY 14 YEAR OLD AVERAGE SIZED DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED (THE ENTIRE FRONT END---HOOD AND ALL. IT WAS SMOKING AFTER THE CRASH).

NHTSA ODI 10702777

Jan 19, 2015AirbagsBody & structureCrash1 injury

STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT TO MAKE LEFT HAD TURN. WAS WAVED ON BY DRIVER IN OPPOSITE LANE AS I STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN I WAS HIT BY ON COMING CAR. UPON IMPACT ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, INCLUDING SIDE AIR BAGS WHICH SHOULDN'T OF HAPPENED SINCE THE IMPACT OF THE CAR WAS IN THE FRONT. THE SIDE AIR BAG HIT THE PASSENGER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE INJURED. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10676467

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