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Toyota Corolla repairs by problem area
Engine (42%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)
Brakes and Traction Control (6%)
Suspension and Steering (12%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (20%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (7%)
Other (6%)
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Chart based on 1529 repairs.
Toyota Corolla suspension repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (14%)
$500 - $999 (18%)
$100 - $499 (39%)
< $100 (28%)
Chart based on 174 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2015 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 4000 mi | Rear shock absorbers were both leaking and were replaced. |
2014 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 50000 mi | Knocking noise and tapping noise when going down a hill |
2014 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Creaking noise at low speeds when turning over bump |
2013 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
134-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 75640 mi C $50 |
Right front wheel bearing was noisy. No play in it but it was growling. |
2013 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
| 117000 mi US $185 |
Replaced stabilizer bar link. Was causing noise on bumps. |
| 82000 mi US $150 |
There seemed to be a grinding sound especially when turning a corner and braking. My dad replaced a bearing on (I think) the front driver's side. |
2011 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 72800 mi US $1311 |
Remove and replaced lower control arms and CV joints. |
| 81000 mi US $1307 |
Shock and strut replacement. That the old ones were worn was noticeable in the handling. |
2010 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 107000 mi | Vibration felt in steering wheel at all speeds. |
| 91760 mi C $560 |
Growling noise similar to propeller air plane and vibration in gas pedal. Replaced Front Right Wheel Bearing |
| 116000 mi US $298 |
Replaced struts. |
| 19220 mi | There was a clicking noise when turning the steering wheel coming from the steering column. Took it to the dealer and the steering column was replaced under warranty. This is apparently a fairly common issue with 2009/2010 models. |
| 74400 mi $500 |
tire suspension |
| 135000 mi US $289 |
Experienced and uneven, whirring noise while driving. Mechanic replaced left wheel bearing. Charged for wheel bearing and wheel bearing assembly. |
2009 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| US $1000 | Steering Wheel Problem - The car tries to veer left or right while trying to drive forward. It's as a kid turning handle bars backwards while riding a bike. |
| 17300 mi US $6 |
Excessive rust on engine sub frame at rearmost lower A arm attachment points, both sides. Applied rust remover solution, sanded, and applied Krylon rust preventative paint. Reported to Toyota. No reply. |
| 102000 mi | Left rear wheel bearing assembly replaced under used car warranty. |
| 58000 mi US $400 |
Right front strut was leaking oil and needed to be replaced. Caused tire to "chatter" and a rough ride |
| 172000 mi US $1300 |
Front struts were worn out, one of them leaking. Had both front struts replaced. |
| 162000 mi US $350 |
Replaced Driver Side Front wheel bearing |
| 78120 mi $250 |
4 shocks and struts, and lower ball joints |
| 96100 mi | Unusual tire wear indicated wheel alignment/suspension problems. Replaced both front struts, due to leakage and clunking noise. Adjusted wheel alignment to reduce toe-in and bring camber closer to 0 degrees. |
| 55000 mi | Front right wheel bearing. |
| 84000 mi US $1500 |
Rear struts wearing out, replaced with aftermarket KYB items |
| 17980 mi | replaced wheel bearing |
2008 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 59500 mi | This car has had a steering wheel vibration since purchased new. Have had wheels balanced 4 times by 3 different shops. New tires were tried. 4 wheel allignment was done. Vibration is independant of gear, engine RPM, and braking. |
| 111300 mi US $260 |
Driver side rear wheel bearing needed replacement. |
2008 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 78700 mi US $850 |
Steering was tight and car bounced excessively on rough road. Changed all four struts, front sway links and had wheels re-aligned. |
| 104000 mi US $987 |
Also power steering fluid leaking. They also said the serpentine belt needed replacing. |
| 224000 mi US $370 |
Strut boots disintegrated and caused damage to strut. Replaced both struts. Front strut boots disintegrated causing strut damage. Replaced both front shocks. |
| 209000 mi US $350 |
I replaced struts with full coil assembly. |
| 169000 mi US $1400 |
Replace tie rods. Wheel alignment |
2007 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 69000 mi US $400 |
Replaced 4 struts and two front sway bar links. |
2007 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 119000 mi US $255 |
Front Left Wheel Bearing was bad, wheel bearing assembly replaced. |
| 134000 mi US $500 |
Passenger Inner Tie Rod replaced |
| 462000 mi US $300 |
Front Struts |
| 124000 mi US $500 |
Rear suspension replaced |
| 160000 mi US $450 |
Wheel bearing had to be pressed off so took to shop to have it replaced |
| 75020 mi ﷼600 |
steering pulls to the right. mechanic suspected worn dampers. replaced and repaired. |
| 84940 mi ﷼300 |
rear wheel noise. replaced both sides rear wheel bearings. |
| 121520 mi C $900 |
Replace front end wheel bearing, oil change and full service. |
| 104078 mi US $944 |
Funny sound when driving at certain speeds. Oil filter Air filter Cabin air filter Rear struts Rear brake shoes |
| 4960 mi | At startup, most of the time, my car was whining. Power steering was also tough. The problem was a malfunctioning power steering pump. power steering pump due to some sort of engine whining |
2006 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 201000 mi US $150 |
replaced front struts |
| 129500 mi US $800 |
Both Front Struts. |
| 242100 mi US $1400 |
Replaced both struts. |
| 102800 mi US $600 |
Replaced both front end tire bearings. |
2006 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 156000 mi US $435 |
Driver side front wheel bearing was worn and making grinding noise and vibration. Had the bearing replaced. Problem surfaced over the span of more than 1000 miles before it was bad enough to justify a trip to the mechanic. |
| 59000 mi | Loud valve tapping sound. Problem with cup the mushroomed on rocker arm. Covered under warranty. |
| 19000 mi US $201 |
At 19,700 miles rear wheels had alignment issues. Both rear wheels needed shims to correct the alignment. After a lot of efforts by myself the Toyota company agreed to pay for the parts (shims) and labor. I paid for alignment. No other problem so far. |
| 5654 mi | Leak Power Steering-Replace O Ring |
| 5900 mi | Power Steering Pump Replaced |
| 89600 mi C $240 |
Fluid in right front strut leaked out. Car was banging on rough surfaces. Strut was replaced. |
| 109235 mi C $65 |
Noise from rear wheels that sounds like wheel bearing noise. Techs diagnosed problem as "Rear tire has a cupping wear - possibly alignment out. Rear is unadjustable. Sound is coming from the rear tires. No correction at this time." The noise is not fixable. |
| 35000 mi | An ongoing problem. They replaced all parts in the rear suspension that they possibly could. Lemon Law Complaint started. Toyota settled out of court for $2,000... This after spending Mucho $$$ to try to fix it. We are still driving the car. |
| 33000 mi | The car is now history. It was traded in and is now someone else's problem. We received our check from Toyota and kissed it good bye. Never figured out what the cause of the problem was. |
2005 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 121000 mi US $1101 |
All 4 shocks dead. Replaced 4 struts with complete service units. |
| 69000 mi US $485 |
Car very noisy. I thought it might be the tires. Shop said passenger side wheel bearing so I replaced both front wheel bearings. |
| 154000 mi US $1985 |
Front bearings |
2005 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 120900 mi C $1500 |
Shock absorber front |
| 237000 mi US $1479 |
Replace both front struts |
| 179000 mi US $600 |
Rotors and pads and 1 wheel bearing replaced |
| 186000 mi | Bearing wheel |
| 103700 mi US $1100 |
replaced shocks and struts |
| 64400 mi US $1200 |
front struts went bad. they were leaking down strut. unsafe to drive in this condition. brought car to shop due to vibration and pulsing at 60mph.shop checked brakes and front end. found bad front struts and brake calipers.had to replace calipers,rotors and pads. pads were 6 months old. shop covered pads. had to pay for rotors,calipers. |
| 79000 mi US $1000 |
rear strut leaking replaced strut. replaced serpentine tensioner. |
| 117700 mi US $350 |
rear wheel bearing was making noise and needed to be replaced. |
| 191580 mi C $150 |
Passenger side wheel bearing |
2005 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
2004 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 41000 mi US $330 |
RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED, |
| 131940 mi C $500 |
Replaced 2 front wheel bearings. RHS had 3-6o'clock play, LHS no play but noise. |
2004 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 181040 mi C $1100 |
Both front wheel bearings worn out. |
| 144000 mi | replaced four struts (at 144k whaddya want) |
| 144200 mi US $699 |
replaced rear struts normal at 144k |
| 162600 mi US $550 |
One of the coils around the strut had broken. Both coils were replaced. |
| 184000 mi US $150 |
Significant issues emerging. Clunking noise indicating suspension issue and possible wheel bearing failure. This car may not make it to 200k as it might be smarter to buy a new one before Trump tariffs raise the price of a new Corolla by $2k. |
| 130000 mi US $80 |
The left rear wheel bearing was replaced due to a growling noise. |
| 147000 mi US $42 |
told I needed new struts to quiet the noise from the tires |
2003 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 127480 mi C $500 |
replace struts |
| 69360 mi C $1008 |
replace front stab.bar [link kit and bushing] ,replace 2 front shocks, also includes oil change and cabin air filter replacement |
| 100440 mi C $422 |
Right rear wheel bearing replaced |
| 187000 mi US $600 |
power steering going out |
| 195000 mi US $500 |
rear "tie rods" or stabilizers replaced |
| 193440 mi C $250 |
Front wheel bearing worn out and replaced. |
| 159000 mi US $178 |
Replace right rear hub to replace sealed bearing that was starting to make humming noises. |
| 164500 mi US $200 |
Rattle in front suspension. Tried replacing upper strut mounts, but rattle same after repair. Will try Toyota TSB for this problem next. |
| 189300 mi US $120 |
Replaced sway bar links and eliminated clunking noise in front suspension. |
| 245000 mi US $240 |
Replaced RF wheel bearing |
| 104923 mi C $191 |
Front left wheel bearing replacement |
| 123524 mi C $646 |
front shock replacement alignment |
| 138920 mi C $149 |
Front right wheel bearing replacement. Front right wheel bearing replacement |
| 124000 mi US $278 |
R&R Rear Bearing & Hub Assembly, passenger side |
| 173117 mi US $217 |
Rear wheel bearing R&R. Second time replacing this bearing. |
| 90000 mi US $65 |
Wheel bearing. |
| 160800 mi US $500 |
Replaced front struts and stabilizer links. |
| 165500 mi US $250 |
Replaced worn rear struts |
2003 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 128000 mi US $450 |
Front Struts |
| 186000 mi C $700 |
two front bearings replaced |
| 161300 mi US $89 |
Replaced left rear wheel bearing. The back plate to the hub is made of metal and rusted through. The replacement hub fixed the issue with plastic to prevent failure due to corrosion. |
| 162000 mi US $240 |
The left front wheel bearing was replaced |
| 177300 mi US $400 |
Replaced the left front wheel bearing |
| 119000 mi US $400 |
Worn driver side front stub axle bearing causing mild grinding noise when loading driver side of car during cornering. Bearing seized on stub axle from rust, so stub axle replaced with bearing. |
| 138500 mi US $350 |
New struts -front- new strut mounts- new shocks rear' |
| 277500 mi US $770 |
Struts, all four, car was hoping around. Could have driven for a while. Fixed; car drives like a sports car compared to before. |
| 117180 mi C $480 |
Front strut mount bearing replaced - did the strut as well. |
| 118000 mi US $600 |
Wheel bearing assembly replaced on rear, both sides. |
| 126500 mi US $1780 |
Removed and replaced shock and strut assemblies in front and back. |
| 163200 mi | Replaced both rear wheel bearings and hubs, due to roaring/rubbing noise from rear. Noise gone. |
| 18600 mi | replaced right front strut due to clunking noises |
| 68200 mi C $250 |
replaced both front stuts and mounts due to clunking noises in front end. |
| 97960 mi C $250 |
Bearings on front driver side replaced. |
| 103540 mi C $250 |
Right front wheel bearing replaced |
| 127100 mi C $2500 |
front struts |
2002 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| 182280 mi C $550 |
Car not handling well. Replaced front struts. |
2002 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 119660 mi | Shocks and struts were coming due for replacement |
| 199640 mi C $500 |
Fuel&Air induction system service. Sway Bar bushings replaced |
| 115620 mi US $560 |
Front wheel bearings were starting to make noise. They were replaced |
| 157700 mi US $440 |
Replaced front struts |
2002 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 3-speed automatic FWD
| 129800 mi US $275 |
wheel bearings were replaced on the passenger front wheel |
2001 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| 134000 mi | Had developed a vibration/noise from the right rear wheel -- frequency proportional to my speed and occurred at every speed. |
2001 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 173280 mi C $220 |
Change link kit on both wheel rear and front |
| 147000 mi US $550 |
Rear struts were worn out. |
| 150000 mi US $440 |
broken power steering pump. |
| 199100 mi US $150 |
Replaced passenger side front tie rods. |
| 202000 mi US $350 |
Driver side front and passenger rear sway bars replaced. |
| 208000 mi US $150 |
Replace right front sway bar. |
| 65720 mi C $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. |
| 106000 mi US $700 |
Front struts were very worn out, needed to be replaced |
| 208000 mi US $100 |
I replaced the rear shocks, they were leaking and would not pass the safety inspection |
| 151000 mi US $800 |
Vibration at highway speed. Found tires had flat spots (octagonal rather than round) due to worn rears struts. Struts replaced (tires too, but I didn't include that in repair cost). |
| 117000 mi US $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. |
| 121000 mi US $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. |
| 175460 mi C $1387 |
BOTH FRONT SHOCKS AND WHEEL BEARINGS |
| 125000 mi US $265 |
Power steering pump leak. |
| 151000 mi US $100 |
Replaced front stabilizer links. |
| 130000 mi US $100 |
Front bearings replaced. |
2001 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 3-speed automatic FWD
| 148200 mi US $1700 |
new shocks and struts |
2001 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 113000 mi | Vibration at highway speeds, worse under engine load and acceleration. |
| 65100 mi C $350 |
Passenger front wheel bearings worn- R&R'd @ shop |
| 217000 mi US $350 |
Needed new left front wheel bearing |
2000 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 120000 mi | Noise - Replaced lower arm control. |
| 154060 mi C $900 |
Worn out sway bars resulted in poor suspension and handling properties. |
2000 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
125-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 101300 mi | Front and rear struts were worn, replaced front and rear struts and rear sway bar links. |
| 140000 mi | New owner will likely have to get the front struts replaced in the next few months. |
| 83000 mi US $1000 |
Lower control arm bushings starting to crack |
| 251000 mi US $400 |
Lower ball joints, strut mounts, sway bar links front and rear. |
| 257000 mi US $200 |
lOWER CONTROL ARMS,SWAY BAR LINKS,STRUT BEARINGS,TURN FRONT ROTORS. |
| 261700 mi US $32 |
REPLACE REAR SWAY BAR LINK |
| 95000 mi US $25 |
front swaybar endlinks replaced |
| 105500 mi US $90 |
Replaced both lower front control arms because the bushings where breaking down. replaced tie rod ends because the rubber boots were cracked |
1999 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| 99000 mi US $60 |
Replaced some stabilizer joints in the front wheel. |
1999 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 126000 mi | Knocking noise when going over bumps. Mechanic diagnosed as early signs of a bad strut. Advised that it was not a big problem so we elected to wait a little while before making the repair. |
| 133000 mi | Knocking noise reported in December 2011 later went away on its own. |
| 154500 mi | There is noise coming from the rear wheels when the road is not smooth. Mechanic identified the noise from several worn parts: suspension control arm, spring seat, etc.. Too expensive to repair. |
| 61300 mi US $80 |
Sway bar links needed replaced |
1999 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 91000 mi US $489 |
Power steering pump replaced along with belt. |
| 110000 mi US $732 |
Also asked to perform state inspection, found tie rod ends needed replacement which also necessitated a front end alignment. |
| 135000 mi US $450 |
Bearing noise coming from engine compartment. Power steering pump and drive belt tensioner needed to be replaced. First shop wanted $750, Toyota dealer wanted $1240, local vocational school did the work for $450 |
| 158000 mi US $80 |
Replaced power steering pump with used part. $80 vs $425 |
| 101000 mi US $70 |
Diagnosed strut going bad, it's a big noisy over bumps but isn't leaking or broken. Told to just keep driving and prepare to replace struts in the future. |
| 137000 mi US $550 |
Irregular metal chatter noise from front left wheel area. Mechanic suspects struts but did not hear noise themselves. |
| 137000 mi | Two issues: front left wheel bearings ($300) and struts (640-front and 550-rear). |
| 137000 mi US $309 |
Left front wheel bearing needed to be repacked. Tires rotated as well. |
| 103000 mi | Faulty stabilizer bar end links both front and rear; replacement is required, and parts were ordered. |
| 105000 mi US $150 |
Faulty stabilizer bar end links were successfully replaced with new items. Problem resolved. |
1998 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| 147800 mi US $1100 |
Four shocks, tie rod ends, replace torsion bar ends |
1998 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 117180 mi C $90 |
rear stabilizer bar links replaced |
| 122140 mi C $45 |
replaced stabilizer links in the front - worn out |
| 134200 mi C $60 |
rear stabilizer links worn out - replaced. |
| 116000 mi US $230 |
Developed a leaking power steering hose. Was replaced |
| 124200 mi US $390 |
Steering link came apart on right side. Repaired. |
| 129000 mi US $43 |
Replaced sway bar link |
| 196000 mi US $47 |
Car makes noise when steering locked left or right. Also other noises from suspension while driving. Was told sway bars, tie rods, and strut mounts need replacing. Decided to wait and evaluate cost of repair over getting new car. |
1997 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| US $250 | front passenger side wheel bearing replaced. |
1997 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 253600 mi US $700 |
2 wheel bearing assemblies |
1996 Toyota Corolla
Engine not specified
| 302000 mi US $25 |
Bushings were hard from age. |
| 280000 mi US $32 |
Power Steering Pump Pressure Hose. It has been leaking since I got the car. Had the extra time from getting laid off plus didn't want fluid all over Moms driveway. |
1996 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 198000 mi US $1300 |
Problem was rattling and loose steering, wandering. Tie rods, universal joint, rack and pinion, and a blown strut. All were replaced. |
1995 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 149000 mi | car needed new shocks/struts; also using a quart of oil every 1000 miles |
1995 Toyota Corolla 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 132060 mi C $150 |
Right lower ball joint worn out |
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