NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Toyota Corolla Recalls
The 2011 Toyota Corolla has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Toyota Corolla. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 584
- Crashes reported
- 44
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Toyota Corolla, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2011 Toyota Corolla
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 20V024000
- Reported
- January 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,891,976
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2019 Corolla, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V741000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 928,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2010, 2012–2013 Corolla, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,299,448
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 Corolla, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V340000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,754,517
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Corolla, 9 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V689000
- Reported
- October 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,814,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Corolla, 11 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 14V743000
- Reported
- November 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Corolla, 12 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Corolla, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 Corolla, 15 other models
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 11V566000
- Reported
- November 22, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 518
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Corolla, 1 other model
2011 Toyota Corolla complaints by year
NHTSA has received 584 owner complaints about the 2011 Toyota Corolla, the newest on May 15, 2026. Of these, 44 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 34 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Toyota Corolla, the component group named most often is the air bags (72%), followed by the vehicle speed control (8%) and the steering (7%).
5 of the 2011 Toyota Corolla's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Toyota Corolla owners gave the mileage (194 complaints), the median was 31,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags418
- Vehicle Speed Control46
- Steering43
- Structure22
- Engine19
- Electrical System18
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 40 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | |
| 2013 | 23 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 121 | |
| 2017 | 282 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2011 Toyota Corolla peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 282. 19% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Toyota Corolla drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Toyota Corolla year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★☆☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 584 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Corolla are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Corolla by model year
Other 2011 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: May 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted