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2014 Toyota Corolla recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There are 2 US recalls for the 2014 Toyota Corolla, and 3 in Canada. Owners filed 270 complaints with NHTSA, most often about air bags. Its best NHTSA overall crash rating is 5 stars.

2US recalls
0urgent recalls
270owner complaints
5★overall crash rating

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US recalls (2)

Air bags: air bag/restraint control module

2020-01-17 · campaign 20V024000 · 2,891,976 vehicles

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Corolla, 2011-2013 Matrix, 2012-2018 Avalon, and 2013-2018 Avalon Hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

Risk and remedy

Risk: In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ECU and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning March 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between March 16, 2020 and June 27, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB03, 20TA03 and 20TA05.

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer, switch/wiring

2013-10-17 · campaign 13V505000 · 9,795 vehicles

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

Risk and remedy

Risk: A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Canadian recalls (3)

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Electrical

2021-11-24 · campaign 2021-723

Issue: This recall is for certain block heater kits installed on certain vehicles or sold as accessories at Toyota or Lexus dealerships. On certain vehicles, the engine block heater cable may not have enough heat protection and could be damaged by high temperatures. If this happens, the cable could short circuit while plugged in, and cause the wiring to overheat or melt. Note: This recall only affects the following block heater/cord part numbers: C014003034 PK5A408J09 PU14000904 C014003151 PK5A408J13 PU14000905 C014000885 PK5A489J11 PU14000907 C014000888 PK5A489J22 PU14000909 C014000907 PK5A410H00 PU14000911 C014100904 PU14000900 PU14000913 C014100907 PU14000901 PU14003571 C014100911 PU14000902 PK5A489J14 PK5A408J05 PU14000903 Safety Risk: Engine block heater wiring that overheats or melts could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: Toyota recommends that you should stop using the engine block heater immediately. Toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to disable the engine block heater. For some vehicles, the corrective actions for this recall are under development. For others, a new engine block heater cannot be installed, and the owner will receive a refund of the purchase price of the engine block heater.

Airbag

2020-01-17 · campaign 2020-013

Issue: On certain vehicles, the circuits within the airbag control module could be damaged in a crash. This could cause the airbags and seat belt pretensioners to not deploy in certain crashes. Safety Risk: Airbags or seat belts that do not work properly in a crash could create an increased risk of injury. Corrective Actions: Toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to install an electrical noise filter to prevent damage to the airbag control module.

Electrical

2013-10-10 · campaign 2013-352 · 625 vehicles

On certain vehicles, the windshield wiper switch may have been manufactured incorrectly and could cause an electrical short when the wiper switch is moved from the OFF position to the MIST position. This would blow the fuse, causing the windshield wipers to become inoperative, potentially reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch.

Owner complaints (270)

Owners filed 270 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Toyota Corolla (64 crashes, 3 fires, 50 injuries, 1 deaths reported). Among 51 model years of this model, it ranks #12 for the most complaints (median 133).

Most-reported problemComplaints
Air bags69
Electrical system52
Unknown or other38
Structure32
Vehicle speed control29
Power train27
Steering18
Engine18

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2014 Toyota Corolla.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2014 Toyota Corolla 4 DR FWD5★5★5★4★

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2014 Toyota Corolla version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
Corolla 1.8 L Automatic 4-spd273530$2,250
Corolla 1.8 L Automatic (variable gear ratios)293732$2,100
Corolla 1.8 L Automatic (AV-S7)293632$2,100
Corolla 1.8 L Manual 6-spd283631$2,150
Corolla LE Eco 1.8 L Automatic (variable gear ratios)304034$1,950
Corolla LE Eco 1.8 L Automatic (variable gear ratios)303833$2,050
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Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.