Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Toyota Corolla has 18 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
18
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My 2016 Toyota Corolla suddenly showed a Check Engine light, and the dealer diagnosed a CVT transmis... |
| Jul 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | We own a 2016 Toyota Corolla Sport model. 4 door sedan. We first started to notice a loud sound that... |
| May 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Unknown |
| Oct 27, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | problem with transmission at low sped code by Toyota p0841 p2829 the car has 35000miles Toyota... |
| Feb 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I DROVE TO TOYOTA ARLINGTON FOR TIRE ROTATION ON 2/4/21 AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. ODOMETER WAS 4... |
| Oct 27, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WORE OUT ON THE CAR AT 98,000 MILES AFTER A COMPUTER PATCH WAS APPLIED TO CORREC... |
| Jan 4, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE CAR SEEMS TO BE MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVER... |
| Nov 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA, 80,000 MILES. I'M DRIVING UP A HILL TOWARDS THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR SLOWS AND CO... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | RECEIVED A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THE CVT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. WE HAD THIS DONE AT INVER GROVE T... |
| Oct 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKING AND IT SEEMS LIKE AN EXTREMELY ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING MOSTLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ... |
| Apr 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AFTER DIAGNOSTICS WERE DONE IS SHOWN TO BE FAILING ALREADY AND IT LO... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | "TAKATA RECALL" MY CAR SHUDDERS AT LOW ACCELERATION AND AT HIGH SPEEDS |
| Mar 25, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICAT... |
| Mar 6, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | SUDDEN LOST IN SPEED WEATHER IT'S TO SLOW DOWN OR AFTER COMING TO A STOP HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY USUALL... |
| Feb 18, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA, I AM NOTICING FREQUENT ISSUES WHERE IF I ... |
| Feb 13, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MY DAUGHTERS 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE CVT CHECKED AND IT FAILED. RICK MCGILL'S T... |
| Jul 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD NOT EXCEED 45 MILES PER H... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | AM HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT AXLES AT 81K MILES. DEALER ESTIMATE IS $1300.00. HARD TO BELIEVE T... |