2022 Toyota Corolla
The 2022 Toyota Corolla is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid and gas compact sedan with 12 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Corolla Hybrid, is EPA-rated at 52 mpg combined. NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for this model year so far (Safety Signal A). Owners have filed 105 complaints, most often about the electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.
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| Trim | Powertrain | Drive | MSRP | HP | Torque | MPG comb | Seats | Cargo (2nd row) | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gas | FWD | — | 139 hp | 126 lb-ft | 33 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 15 in |
| LE | Gas | FWD | — | 139 hp | 126 lb-ft | 33 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 16 in |
| XLE | Gas | FWD | — | 139 hp | 126 lb-ft | 32 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 16 in |
| SE MT | Gas | FWD | — | 169 hp | 151 lb-ft | 32 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 18 in |
| SE CVT | Gas | FWD | — | 169 hp | 151 lb-ft | 34 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 18 in |
| XSE | Gas | FWD | — | 169 hp | 151 lb-ft | 34 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 18 in |
| SE Nightshade | Gas | FWD | — | 169 hp | 151 lb-ft | 34 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 18 in |
| SE MT Apex | Gas | FWD | — | 169 hp | 151 lb-ft | 31 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 18 in |
| SE CVT Apex | Gas | FWD | — | 169 hp | 151 lb-ft | 33 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 18 in |
| XSE Apex | Gas | FWD | — | 169 hp | 151 lb-ft | 33 mpg | 5 | 13.1 cu-ft | 18 in |
MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.
Specs & fuel economy
Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corolla Hybrid | Hybrid | FWD | 1.8L 4-cyl + 207V Li-Ion | 53 | 52 | 52 | $1,300 |
| Corolla Hatchback | Gas | FWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 32 | 41 | 35 | $1,900 |
| Corolla | Gas | FWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 31 | 40 | 34 | $1,950 |
| Corolla APEX | Gas | FWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 31 | 38 | 34 | $1,950 |
| Corolla XSE | Gas | FWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 31 | 38 | 34 | $1,950 |
| Corolla | Gas | FWD | 1.8L 4-cyl | 30 | 38 | 33 | $2,050 |
| Corolla | Gas | FWD | 1.8L 4-cyl | 29 | 39 | 33 | $2,050 |
| Corolla Hatchback XSE | Gas | FWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 30 | 38 | 33 | $2,050 |
| Corolla | Gas | FWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 29 | 36 | 32 | $2,100 |
| Corolla XLE | Gas | FWD | 1.8L 4-cyl | 29 | 37 | 32 | $2,100 |
| Corolla APEX | Gas | FWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 28 | 36 | 31 | $2,150 |
| Corolla Hatchback | Gas | FWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 28 | 36 | 31 | $2,150 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 44073, 44238, 44074, 44077, 44076, 44070, 44071, 44239, 44075, 44072.
Emissions & certification
Source: EPA emission certificates| Configuration | Smog rating | Emission standard | Where it can be sold new | SmartWay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corolla, Corolla APEX, Corolla Hatchback, Corolla Hatchback XSE, Corolla Hybrid, Corolla XSE | 7 / 10 | California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | SmartWay |
| Corolla, Corolla XLE | 5 / 10 | California LEV-III ULEV70 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | — |
Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.
The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.
Factory warranty running out?
The 2022 Toyota Corolla is in the years where transmission, electronics and drivetrain repairs land on the owner. What an extended plan does and does not cover is worth reading before a dealer quotes you one.
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Recalls (0)
Source: NHTSA recall databaseNo NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2022 Toyota Corolla. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them.
These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.
NHTSA defect investigations
Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021. On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject mat
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005 · the investigation’s page →
Hear about a recall before the letter does
The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2022 Toyota Corolla, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.
Parts & accessories for the 2022 Toyota Corolla
Search by fitment on eBay Motors — OEM take-offs, aftermarket, and the trim pieces dealers no longer stock. The listing and the price are the seller's.
Find parts for this Corolla →Owner complaints
Source: NHTSA complaint database13 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 11 injuries · 0 deaths reported
3.6 per 10,000 built · Toyota reported 288,591 Corolla built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)
Filed per year: 2021: 2 · 2022: 20 · 2023: 24 · 2024: 16 · 2025: 19 · 2026: 24
Most-cited components
In owners' own words
Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.
The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Corolla Hatchback. The contact stated that the steering wheel, the brake pedal, and the front end of the vehicle were shuddering significantly when depressing the brake pedal. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving and while at a complete stop.
The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Corolla Hatchback. While the contact's wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering power low and the engine stop warning lights illuminated. The vehicle lost motive power in the middle of the road. The contact's infant child was an occupant in the vehicle at the time of the failure.
I bought my car Toyota Corolla coss has three months with 3,700 miles on it. and has had two times problems. The first time, on February 28 2023 at 8 a.m., I was at a traffic light stop my car about 15 seconds later when I heard a warning beep. The message read "low steering power," low battery, and then steering lock.
The contact owned a 2022 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, a deer intercepted her lane causing her to hit the front driver's side of the vehicle. The contact stated an unknown warning light was illuminated.
The contact rented a 2022 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact attempted to cancel the cruise control but was unable to.
The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the passenger’s side front mirror made an abnormal sound and shattered. The air bag warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over safely.
Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.
Reported by Toyota itself: 122 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 3 killed, 139 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 42 per 100,000 built. Every Corolla model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.
When owners reported it
miles, typically
Half the 24 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 9,000 and 47,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.
Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.
Crash ratings
Source: NHTSA NCAP| Configuration | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 10% |
| 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 10% |
| 5 HB FWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | 10% |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.
Driver-assist crash reports (1)
Source: NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-011 severity unknown
May 2023 to May 2023 · 1 with an air bag deployment · 1 towed
What was engaged, and what was hit
System named: TSS 2.0 (1)
Crash partner: Other 1
Filed by: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
| Incident | System | Struck | Injury alleged | State | Speed | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Level 2 · TSS 2.0 | Other | unknown | CA | 85 mph | 1306-5602 |
From the manufacturer’s own filing
The reporting entity’s narrative as NHTSA published it, with anything identifying removed and nothing added. A narrative is a notice, written before the entity had verified what happened.
On May [redacted], 2023, Toyota received an allegation related to this crash from a rental car company representative on behalf of the renter (driver) and determined this case is reportable under the SGO.
A report under the General Order is a notice the manufacturer or operator must file within days of hearing of a crash in which a Level 2 driver-assist or automated-driving system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. It is filed before anything is verified, and entities with telematics hear of far more crashes than entities that rely on complaints, so counts say as much about the reporting as about the car and are not comparable across makes. Nothing is normalised by fleet size. Every report on file, by make and year → · NHTSA’s page and files
Service bulletins & campaigns
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsMost often about: Structure, Electrical System, Equipment, Engine, Unknown Or Other.
- T-SB-0110-20 Rev2 Service bulletin2026-08-20 · Engine
- OBSOLETE NOTICE August 20, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0051-26.
- T-SB-0104-21 Rev2 Service bulletin2026-02-27 · Engine
- OBSOLETE NOTICE February 27, 2026: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
- T-SB-0106-22 Rev2 Service bulletin2026-01-30 · Electrical System
- OBSOLETE NOTICE January 30, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0001-26.
- T-SB-0001-26 Service bulletin2026-01-28 · Electrical System
- Some 2018 – 2024 model year Toyota vehicles equipped with a Premium Audio with Dynamic Navigation System require a Special Service Tool (SST) USB flash drive to update the map, points of interest, and system software.
- T-SB-0055-24 Rev2 Service bulletin2026-01-07 · Unknown Or Other
- Some 2005 – 2026 Toyota vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. The purpose of this Service Bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures for odor remediation. This Service Bulletin provides a guide on how to prepare and treat the interi
- T-SB-0088-23 Rev2 Service bulletin2025-08-19 · Engine
- OBSOLETE NOTICE August 19, 2025: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0059-25.
- T-SB-0059-25 Service bulletin2025-08-15 · Engine
- Some 2020 – 2025 model year Corolla vehicles may exhibit a vibration or rattle noise from the right-hand engine mounting insulator sub-assembly. This condition will usually go away when the engine’s Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) are above idle. This condition is typically found on vehicles in warm climates/weather. No Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) are associated with this condition. This conditio
- T-SB-0010-24 Rev2 Service bulletin2025-06-25 · Electrical System
- Some 2021 – 2022 model year Avalon, 2018 – 2024 Camry, 2019 – 2025 model year Corolla, 2022 – 2025 model year Corolla Cross, and 2019 – 2025 model year RAV4 vehicles with A25A-FKS and M20A-FKS engines may have a MIL ON condition with one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) upon cold soak start up with engine coolant temperatures between 14°F – 41°F: •P030027 – Random/Multiple
A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.
Diagnostic trouble codes on file
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsCodes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.
| Code | What it means | Most often filed under | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|---|
| P26AE | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Power Train | 1 owner report |
Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.
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At the New York inspection station
Source: New York State DMVIn New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2022 Toyota Corolla failed the emissions check on 0.89% of first inspections — lower than the 1.7% for every 2022 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.6% (every 2022 vehicle: 1.4%).
failed emissions
6,297 initial inspections of 6,176 vehicles.
| Measure | The 2022 Corolla | Every 2022 vehicle | Behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failed the emissions check | 0.89% | 1.7% | 6,291 |
| Failed the safety inspection | 1.6% | 1.4% | 6,297 |
| Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit | 0.33% | 0.18% | 6,297 |
| Miles driven a year | 10,485 | 10,455 | odometer at inspection |
| Average odometer | 44,854 | 44,815 | odometer at inspection |
New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2022 vehicle” is every 2022 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).
Corolla by model year
all years, side by side →Common questions about the 2022 Corolla
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsDoes the 2022 Toyota Corolla have any recalls?
No NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2022 Toyota Corolla. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them, and a clean sheet on a recent model year often just means the vehicle is new.
How safe is the 2022 Toyota Corolla?
NHTSA gave the 2022 Toyota Corolla 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 4-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it A (100/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.
What is the fuel economy of the 2022 Toyota Corolla?
Across the 12 EPA-rated configurations of the 2022 Toyota Corolla, the best EPA combined figure is 52 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.
What do owners complain about on the 2022 Toyota Corolla?
Owners have filed 105 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Toyota Corolla, most often about electrical system, power train, service brakes. Of those, 13 involved a crash, 11 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.
How clean is the 2022 Toyota Corolla?
The EPA smog rating for the 2022 Toyota Corolla runs 5 to 7 out of 10 across its configurations. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30, California LEV-III ULEV70, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30, Federal Tier 3 Bin 70 — which the table above lists per configuration.
Are there service bulletins for the 2022 Toyota Corolla?
The manufacturer has filed 232 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2022 Toyota Corolla, most often covering structure, electrical system, equipment. The most recent is dated 2026-08-20. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.
How does the 2022 Toyota Corolla do at state inspection?
In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2022 Toyota Corolla failed the emissions check on 0.89% of first inspections — lower than the 1.7% for every 2022 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.6% (every 2022 vehicle: 1.4%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.
What we hold, and what an empty row means
Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.
| Data | Held | Source | What it covers — or what empty means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel economy & configurations | 12 configurations | EPA certification records | Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures. |
| Emission certificates | 12 configurations | EPA emission certificates | Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new. |
| Recalls | none | NHTSA recall campaigns | No campaign has been filed. Because the register is complete, an empty row here means there is nothing to find — not that we are missing it. |
| Owner complaints | 105 | NHTSA complaint database | Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold. |
| Crash ratings | 3 tested | NHTSA NCAP | Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them. |
| Service bulletins | 232 | NHTSA manufacturer communications | Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall. |
| Investigations | 1 | NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation | Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative. |
| Driver-assist crash reports | 1 | NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01 | Crashes the manufacturer or operator reported with a Level 2 or automated-driving system engaged. Notices, filed before verification; not comparable across makes. |
| Specifications filed with NHTSA | none | NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns | We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable. |
| Trims, pricing & equipment | 10 trims | Manufacturer press kit | Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from. |
Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.
Sources & method
Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.