2001 Toyota Corolla Problems and Repair Histories
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2001 Toyota Corollas for which no problems have been reported are not displayed. So the 2001 Toyota Corolla problems and repair histories you see here should not be used to infer car problem frequency.
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Toyota Corolla Reliability through December 31, 2012
General NotesModels and statistics marked with an asterisk (*) have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.
New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems. MethodologyOnly successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.
| Year | Make/Model | Trips/Year/100 Cars | Compared to all models for the same year | |
| 2001 | Toyota Corolla | 22 Corollas, 7.9 months of data per Corolla, average 134600 miles Small sample size. Join or 22 Corollas, 7.9 months of data per Corolla, average 134600 miles Small sample size. sign in to view |
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2001 Toyota Corolla
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| Toyota Corolla in North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2011 | 134000 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2011 | 134000 | 0 | Burning about a quart of oil a month when sold. Once I checked the oil and almost nothing at all showed up on the dipstick (it took 2 quarts to get it to halfway full) but the oil pressure warning light had not come on. Had developed a vibration/noise from the right rear wheel -- frequency proportional to my speed and occurred at every speed. CEL. My mechanic checked code, told me for catalytic converter. Advised me not to replace it, saying he'd often seen Corollas throw that code when nothing really wrong with catalytic converter. |
| Toyota Corolla in Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2011 | 155000 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2011 | 156240 | 100 | Rattles noise when left turn and slow down. Notice the strap of Muffler was broken. The shop just replaced the strap, the problem remains. |
2001 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Toyota Corolla in Missouri, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2009 | 154000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2009 | 168000 | 60 | drivers side front window motor unable to fully lift or lower window. replaced window motor unit and greased regulator. problem fixed. |
| Jul | 2010 | 172000 | 150 | Replaced both oxygen sensors to eliminate pinging. |
| Jul | 2011 | 182000 | 220 | Drive shaft was leaking grease out of boot. shaft replaced. |
| Toyota Corolla in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2011 | 142000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2012 | 144000 | 35 | Replaced passenger side electric window switch. |
| Toyota Corolla in New York, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2008 | 79000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2010 | 104300 | 300 | vapor canister replaced |
| Apr | 2010 | 107000 | 225 | front calipers replaced both sides frozen |
| Mar | 2012 | 135000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2012 | 93000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2012 | 93000 | 1500 | the engine started using oil at 110000 for no reason, and alot of ti tranny let go at 140000km for again no reason, the clutch was still in good shape, but the tranny made alot of noise until it just totally stop working |
| Toyota Corolla in South Carolina, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2010 | 650 | Blown spark plugs; replaced. Check engine light checked - Oxygen sensor bad (not replaced), MAP Sensor replaced. | |
| Apr | 2011 | 400 | Plugs replaced. Oil Changed. PCV replaced. | |
| Oct | 2011 | 450 | Oxygen sensor replaced. Plugs replaced. Determined to have a stuck piston ring (not repaired). | |
| Mar | 2012 | 130 | Plugs fouled b/c of stuck piston ring - plugs replaced. | |
| Jul | 2012 | 199000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in District of Columbia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2012 | 50000 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2012 | 50000 | 4500 | Bad engine replaced with rebuilt |
2001 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Toyota Corolla in Washington, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2010 | 97000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2011 | 103000 | 100 | Serpentine belt beginning to show signs of wear. Needs to be eventually replaced. |
| Mar | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Toyota Corolla in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2011 | 97000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2011 | 97300 | 2000 | Complete engine replacement |
| Jun | 2012 | 103000 | 7 | Replaced driver interior door handle. 2nd time in 2.5 years. |
| Mar | 2013 | 111000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in New Zealand | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2012 | 98580 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2012 | 98580 | 0 | Signficiant oil burning. Approx 1 litre + per month. |
| Toyota Corolla in Oklahoma, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2010 | 119000 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2012 | 128000 | 30 | Slight vibration and steering wheel shake at freeway speeds. Tires were rotated and balanced. |
| Mar | 2013 | 139000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jul | 2009 | 81000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2011 | 99000 | 220 | The windshield washer container cracked open and had to be replaced. |
| Toyota Corolla in British Columbia, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2010 | 81220 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2011 | 83880 | 0 | It is burning oil started from 3 years ago. I need to add 1 liter oil for every 5000KM. Now, it generates blue smoke after driving down a long downhill road with engine break. On normal road it is fine. We decided not to fix it due to cost. |
| Mar | 2012 | 94240 | 200 | Engine light was on. It used too much gas. The repair shop changed spark plugs and a circuit. |
| Apr | 2012 | 94860 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2008 | 62620 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2009 | 65720 | 1500 | Replacement of worn regular shocks and struts with heavy duty, lifetime-warrantied ones, partly due to regular commuting at very cold temperatures (down to -40C) on ice rutted roads with heavy passenger loads. |
| Sep | 2012 | 91140 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in New Jersey, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2009 | 118000 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2009 | 121000 | 458 | Catalytic converter and oxygen sensor replaced. Check engine light had come on. |
| May | 2009 | 123000 | 0 | The original cat converter failed, was replaced with a non oem model, after a few weeks it failed, and then the shop replaced it with an upgraded better model, so far it's been ok. |
| Jun | 2009 | 125000 | 265 | Power steering pump leak. |
| Sep | 2009 | 130000 | 52 | Cat Converter replaced again 2nd time by Midas. Part was not genuine Toyota part. |
| Jun | 2011 | 151000 | 100 | Replaced front stabilizer links. |
| Dec | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Toyota Corolla in British Columbia, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2007 | 60760 | First odometer entry | |
| Oct | 2008 | 65100 | 350 | Passenger front wheel bearings worn- R&R'd @ shop |
| Jan | 2009 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Toyota Corolla in Ohio, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2008 | 95000 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2008 | 98000 | 350 | Mass Air Flow sensor. I replaced it. Also did the PCV valve, which was a little gummy. |
| Jan | 2010 | 117000 | 25 | Turn signal switch went bad--replaced with a junk yard part from a Prizm. |
| Apr | 2010 | 117000 | 400 | I replaced the rear struts. Sway bar linkages had to be replaced too. They were worn enough that the tire dragged when there was little weight in the back. Factory pieces were completely intact, but a little rusty. Suspension was all factory OEM. |
| Sep | 2010 | 121000 | 100 | I replaced the front passenger wheel bearing. Replaced the original front brakes and rotors while I was at it, though they were (unbelievably) still good at 121k. |
| Sep | 2011 | 129000 | 0 | Throttle to transmission cable (NOT throttle cable, the other one) was sticking so it read as always being an open throttle. I repositioned the cable so the cable retracts again. |
| Dec | 2011 | 134000 | 25 | VSV (vacuum switching valve) changed at charcoal canister. Now my CEL is off. Aesthetic change only, but worth it. The old one was rusty and totally dead. |
| Mar | 2013 | 145000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in Nova Scotia, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2009 | 153140 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2009 | 153760 | 675 | Parking brake light on intermittently while driving; rear shoes worn, so they were replaced and drums were turned. Light still on intermittently. I think it may be front brakes as they're getting down too. |
| May | 2010 | 154960 | 1100 | Front discs, pads replaced Leaking exhaust near front manifold |
| Aug | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Toyota Corolla in Michigan, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2008 | 118000 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2010 | 147000 | 550 | Rear struts were worn out. |
| Jul | 2010 | 150000 | 490 | broken power steering pump. inside drivers door handle broke off. |
| Dec | 2012 | 176000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2008 | 87000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2010 | 99000 | 0 | Replaced worn-oout timing belt. |
| Dec | 2011 | 106000 | 700 | Front struts were very worn out, needed to be replaced |
| Jan | 2013 | 114000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in Ohio, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2010 | 117000 | First odometer entry | |
| Feb | 2011 | 118700 | 200 | rear brake rotor and pads replaced |
| May | 2011 | 119000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Corolla in Florida, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2010 | 104000 | First odometer entry | |
| Oct | 2010 | 105000 | 527 | they replaced a part to prevent headlights from staying on all the time and wearing the battery down. It was located behind the glove-box (unable to remember name of part) |
| Jun | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Toyota Corolla in West Virginia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2010 | 120000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2010 | 122000 | 93 | Recharged AC. No leaks found. |
| Jun | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2001 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Toyota in Virginia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Mar | 2008 | 87000 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2008 | 89000 | 300 | Worn pads. |
| Mar | 2009 | 105000 | 200 | Rear brake pads. |
| Jul | 2009 | 113000 | 0 | Vibration at highway speeds, worse under engine load and acceleration. |
| Mar | 2010 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
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