IllustrationATTEMPTED TO UNBUCKLE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO REMOVE CHILD SAFETY SEAT; BUCKLE FELL COMPLETELY OFF; ENTIRE VEHICLE BELT SYSTEM NEED REPLACING. *AK
1991 Toyota Corolla
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1991 Toyota Corolla do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 129.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Corolla years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 6 of 71 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports3 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
71 reportsDUNLOP TIRES REPLACED DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR. *SD
GAS TANK; FUEL LEAKS FROM THE GAS TANK ONLY WHEN YOU FILL THE GAS TANK. *AK
LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SID. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *DSH
HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP WHILE DRIVING AND BENT THE HOOD. *AK
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT W/ADDITIONAL LAP FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER ALLOWING MAJOR CONTACT W/STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PROP UP ROD FOR HOOD CAN SLIP OFF PLASTIC PIECE FASTENER BREAKS OFF, POSSIBLE INJURING PERSON UNDERNEATH. TT
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, HAD TO BE CUT OUT. TT
SOMETIME WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE WHEN DRIVING AND TRY TO PARK CAR STALL . TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.