Toyota Corolla Cross by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG
Every Toyota Corolla Cross model year since 2022: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash tests.
Every model year since 2022 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 42 mpg combined, arrived in 2023 and has held since. Includes the Corolla Cross Hybrid.
Complaints in each year's first three years
How the years are ranked
Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and launch or final years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | First 3 years | All complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
Most described: stalling or shutting off |
167 | 179 | 7 |
Most described: stalling or shutting off |
23 | 49 | 2 |
Compare other models' worst years in the worst model years guide.
Year by year
| Model year | Best rating | Recalls | Complaints | Crash test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 |
42 mpg Hybrid |
1 | 30 | |
2025 |
42 mpg Hybrid |
1 | 21 | |
2024 |
42 mpg Hybrid |
3 | 52 | Not rated |
2023 |
42 mpg Hybrid |
7 | 179 | Not rated |
2022 |
32 mpg Gas |
2 | 49 | Not rated |
Owner complaints by model year
All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.
2023: 179 complaintsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2023 | 179 |
| 2024 | 52 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 | 30 |
Best combined rating by model year
The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 32 mpg (every year from 2022 to 2026). Hybrid: 42 mpg (2023 to 2026).
- Best gas version
- Best hybrid version
2026: gas 32 mpg · hybrid 42 mpgTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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| Model year | Best gas version | Best hybrid version |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32 | – |
| 2023 | 32 | 42 |
| 2024 | 32 | 42 |
| 2025 | 32 | 42 |
| 2026 | 32 | 42 |
Every Corolla Cross year's ratings in one table
Questions
Which Toyota Corolla Cross years have the most problems?
Only two Toyota Corolla Cross model years have three full years of complaints so far: the 2022 (23) and the 2023 (167). That's too few to rank the years fairly. The 2024, 2025, and 2026 are not ranked yet: they have had fewer than three full years on the road.
Which Toyota Corolla Cross years have the most recalls?
The 2023 has the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (7), then the 2024 (3). A recall can cover a problem that affects only a few cars, so open a year's page to see what each one covers. No recall for 2022 to 2026 models tells owners not to drive the car or to park it outside.
What are the most common Toyota Corolla Cross problems?
In the 331 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2022 to 2026 models, owners most often describe stalling or shutting off (67 complaints, most of them for the 2023); auto start-stop problems (42 complaints, most of them for the 2023); and the engine not starting (29 complaints, most of them for the 2023). One complaint can describe several problems. Each year's recalls and problems page lists what owners describe for that year.
Which Toyota Corolla Cross year has the best MPG?
The best EPA fuel economy is 42 mpg combined, first reached by the 2023 hybrid version and matched by every year since.
Sources and method
- US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Nov 4, 2026.
- NHTSA recall file dated Nov 12, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Nov 11, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.
Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.