2015 Toyota Corolla Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 220 owner complaints for the 2015 Toyota Corolla. It has 1 open investigation that names this model year.

Recalled components: air bags. Most-described problem: airbags not deploying in a crash (26 complaints, 12%). Most-reported area: air bags (56 complaints, 25%; median mileage when it happened: 40,700).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

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Excludes the GR Corolla and Corolla Cross.

1 safety recall for the 2015 Toyota Corolla

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

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.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 2 investigations that name the 2015 Toyota Corolla; 1 is still open. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

An engineering analysis is a deeper review, usually opened after a preliminary evaluation. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 220 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Corolla. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Airbags did not deploy in a crash26 · 12%
  Median 43,000 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage
• Unintended acceleration or surging13 · 6%
• Transmission failure or replacement11 · 5%
• Seat belt problems7 · 3%
• Loss of power or limp mode6 · 3%
• Hesitation or slow acceleration6 · 3%
• Power steering problems or locked steering5 · 2%
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration5 · 2%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Air bags56 · 25%
  Median 40,700 miles at failure, from 38 reports with mileage
• Body structure33 · 15%
  Most named: body (31) · Median 30,000 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage
• Powertrain30 · 14%
  Median 60,000 miles at failure, from 22 reports with mileage
• Brakes18 · 8%
  Median 12,900 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Electrical system18 · 8%
• Speed control18 · 8%
• Engine17 · 8%
• Unknown or other33 · 15%
  Median 16,000 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Toyota Corolla recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2015 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2010 Corolla drew the most (592) and the 2015 drew 88.

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.

2015 Corolla MPG

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