Toyota Corolla

The 2026 Corolla in brief

The 2026 Toyota Corolla is a compact car offered with 3 engines (1.8L 4-cyl, 2.0L 4-cyl and 1.6L 3-cyl turbo), including a hybrid version and front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 183 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 106-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,053 lb (4dr Sedan Hybrid).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 50 MPG combined (53 city / 46 highway), 71% better than the 2026 compact car average of 29.2 MPG, for an estimated $1,350 a year in fuel.

It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the unknown or other.

The Toyota Corolla has 23 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2027, classed as Compact Cars, Midsize Cars.

Its most efficient year was 2022 at 52 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 29 to 52 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the air bags (3,658), unknown or other (505), engine (469).

Buying used? 2022 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2020 is the year to avoid.

2010 has the most recalls (15); all years together count 43 campaigns and 6,032 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Corolla compares

The 2005 Toyota Corolla is a compact car offered with a 1.8L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 178 inches long and 67 inches wide on a 102-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,668 lb (4dr Sedan FWD /Xrs).

About the Toyota Corolla

The Toyota Corolla is a series of compact cars manufactured and marketed globally by the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation since 1966. Since 1997, the Corolla has remained the best-selling automobile nameplate of all time, surpassing the Volkswagen Beetle. Toyota reached the milestone of 50 million Corollas sold over twelve generations in 2021, and has sold over 54 million units as of early 2026.

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