Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Corolla Cross Hybrid vehicles. The vehicles may fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
Risk: Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix and full notice
Fix: Dealers will update the software for the pedestrian warning sounds, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 1, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB08 and 26TA08.
NHTSA listing: COROLLA CROSS HYBRID. Toyota campaign 26TB08 / 26TA08.
Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
What owners report
The areas named in the 19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Corolla Cross. NHTSA does not verify complaints.
Brakes4 · 21%
Powertrain4 · 21%
Electrical system3 · 16%
Exterior lighting3 · 16%
Forward collision avoidance3 · 16%
Steering3 · 16%
Engine2 · 11%
Unknown or other5 · 26%
A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Toyota Corolla Cross recalls and complaints by model year
The highlighted bars are the 2025 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower.
Owner complaints
2025: 19 complaintsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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Owner complaints by model year, Toyota Corolla Cross
Model year
Complaints
2022
46
2023
176
2024
50
2025
19
2026
28
Safety recalls
2025: 1 recallTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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Safety recalls by model year, Toyota Corolla Cross
Model year
Recalls
2022
2
2023
7
2024
3
2025
1
2026
1
Crash test ratings
NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
Tested version
Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover
Toyota COROLLA CROSS HYBRID SUV AWD
Rollover risk 16.4%
Toyota COROLLA CROSS SUV AWD
Rollover risk 16.4%
Toyota COROLLA CROSS SUV FWD
Rollover risk 17.4%
Questions
What are the most common 2025 Corolla Cross problems?
The areas owners name most often in NHTSA complaints: brakes (4), powertrain (4), electrical system (3). NHTSA does not verify complaints, and one complaint can name several areas.
Is the 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross safe?
In NHTSA crash tests every tested version of the 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross earns 5 stars overall. The table above lists each tested version.
How do I check if my Corolla Cross has an open recall?
Enter the 17-character VIN from your dashboard, door jamb or registration at nhtsa.gov/recalls. The lookup lists unrepaired recalls for that exact vehicle. Safety recall repairs are free at Toyota dealers.
Sources and method
NHTSA recalls file (NHTSA datasets), dated Sep 27, 2026; every campaign checked against NHTSA's recalls API.
NHTSA owner complaints file, dated Sep 26, 2026. Counted by complaint number, so a complaint naming three components counts once in the total.
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (NCAP).
NHTSA model names covered: COROLLA CROSS, COROLLA CROSS HYBRID.
Complaint counts are unverified owner reports. They rise with sales volume and time on the road, so compare model years with care. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.