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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Toyota Corolla Recalls

The 2020 Toyota Corolla has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Toyota Corolla. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
311

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
22

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2020 Toyota Corolla, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2020 Toyota Corolla

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Campaign
23V865000
Reported
December 20, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 999,901
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2021 Corolla, 10 other models

23V865000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
20V682000
Reported
November 4, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 1,525,742
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 19 other models

20V682000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly

Campaign
19V877000
Reported
December 11, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 9,468
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

19V877000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Toyota Corolla complaints by year

NHTSA has received 311 owner complaints about the 2020 Toyota Corolla, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 22 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2020 Toyota Corolla, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the power train (13%) and the electrical system (11%).

None of the 2020 Toyota Corolla's 3 recalls concerns the engine.

Where 2020 Toyota Corolla owners gave the mileage (69 complaints), the median was 10,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine111
  • Unknown Or Other79
  • Power Train40
  • Electrical System34
  • Service Brakes24
  • Air Bags18

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Toyota Corolla received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201913
202032
202117
202225
202326
2024114
202556
202628

Complaints about the 2020 Toyota Corolla peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 114. 36% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Toyota Corolla drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Toyota Corolla year in the same window: 6th highest of the 23 ranked years.

Toyota Corolla years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 311 complaints about the 2020 Toyota Corolla are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Corolla by model year

Other 2020 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted