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2010 Toyota Corolla engine problems

33 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2010 Toyota Corolla cite engine, 3% of all 1,264 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
33
3% of all complaints
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
4
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the engine

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The car that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replace Ac don’t blow any cool air To be driving with a minor child it put he’s health in a bad risky situation”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 2, 2026Power train, Air bags, EngineODI 11741585
“Failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards occupant crash protection the air bag label installed on the driver side sun visor can separate from the surface visor”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 18, 2024Air bags, Wheels, EngineODI 11603056
“Engine problem Toyota corolla 2010 S vvt-I gear rattle when I started and by the time goes by the timing change maybe get broken while I'm driving and may cause and accident This problem is coming from manufacture cause my son in law got the same car as mine and he got hte same problem”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 4, 2022EngineODI 11495995
“The timing chain broke while the vehicle was in motion. Per multiple online sources, many of reported that the VVTi malfunction can cause premature wearing of the timing chain. There were only 140K miles on the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by two Toyota dealerships. There were no warning signs of this happening. The car stopped running in the middle of an intersection.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 25, 2022EngineODI 11490878
“I CHANGE OIL REGULARLY EVERY 5000 MILES. AT 187,775 MILES CHANGED OIL AND ONLY 1.25QT CAME OUT. NEXT OIL CHANGE ROUGHLY 192,000 ONLY 2QT CAME OUT. OIL CAPACITY IS AROUND 4.4 QT. NO OIL LEAKS SO THIS ENGINE IS BURNING OIL 2QT EVERY 5000 MILES.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 29, 2021EngineODI 11405406
“COLD START RATTLING. WHEN CAR SIT THERE FOR COUPLE HOURS THEN START UP, ENGINE RATTLES FOR A BRIEF 1-2 SECONDS CAMSHAFT FAILURE/CHAIN TENSIONER IMPROPER INSTALL”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 31, 2019EngineODI 11217012

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.