150 of the 1,128 complaints about the Toyota Corolla (13.3%) concern Transmission / powertrain, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 1.1× the Transmission / powertrain share across all tracked vehicles.
150Complaints · Transmission / powertrain
13.3%Share of complaints
1.14×vs. all vehicles
58Last 12 months
2.7%Share involving a crash or fire
1Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Transmission / powertrain complaints peak with the 2019 model (48, 24% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (4). 58 Transmission / powertrain complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 22 in the 12 months before — the pace is rising.
Owners most often describe: “slave cylinder”, “clutch”, “transmission”, “manual” and “fluid”. 4 of these reports (2.7%) describe a crash or fire, with 7 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 18V901000 (2018-12-19, model years 2019).
During a routine transmission fluid service on a 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid, I discovered that the transmission model (PA10) is completely unlabeled and cannot be identified anywhere under the hood, in the owner’s manual, or on any visible tag.
Transmission / powertrain · 2025-10-25 · ODI 11695622
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway with the engine off and attempting to enter the vehicle to clean the interior of the vehicle, the vehicle rolled away going downward out of the…
Transmission / powertrain · 2024-12-10 · ODI 11629864
The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while shifting gears on several occasions, the clutch was sticking. Additionally, while shifting from 1st to 2nd gear, the clutch was almost stuck to the floorboard.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-08-25 · ODI 11759527
A severe, pre-existing life-safety defect and unauthorized structural modification were discovered on my 2024 Toyota Corolla .
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-08-13 · ODI 11756720
FAILED COMPONENT & AVAILABILITY: The manual transmission Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) failed internally. Due to caustic hydraulic fluid contamination and severe system pressure loss, I had to replace the internal CSC unit, the clutch disc, the pressure…
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-08-06 · ODI 11755364
Clutch failure at early miles on multiple cars, there's even blogs about it. They don't want to cover, but it doesn't have the durability of a normal clutch.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-08-05 · ODI 11755092
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER Campaign 18V901000 · 2018-12-19 · Model years: 2019
Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback vehicles equipped with Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT). The pump impeller blades within the torque converter may detach, especially when driven under high load, potentially causing a vehicle stall.
Remedy: Toyota has notified owners, and dealers will replace the CVT and torque converter, free of charge. The recall began April 22, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J17/J07.
How common are Transmission / powertrain problems on the Toyota Corolla?
150 of the 1,128 complaints about the Toyota Corolla (13.3%) concern Transmission / powertrain, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 1.1× the Transmission / powertrain share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Toyota Corolla model years have the most Transmission / powertrain complaints?
By model year, Transmission / powertrain complaints peak with the 2019 model (48, 24% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (4).
Is there a recall for Toyota Corolla Transmission / powertrain problems?
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 18V901000 (2018-12-19, model years 2019).