2026 Toyota Corolla Consumer Reviews
Review Summary
Most Helpful Reviews
Positive Review
I would've never thought that a small hybrid, let alone any small car, would be this much a joy to own and drive. But not only is the CH super economical, but it's also a great car to play with on the roads. The handling and grip is surprisingly potent, yet doesn't sacrifice ride quality and comfort to achieve this. And whenever you're inside, there's quite a good number of tech goodies that will keep you busy and informed. The only flaws with the CH is that while the acceleration gets the job done around town, you will struggle to keep up at freeway speeds, even in power mode. And while the rear seating area is big overall, the legroom is quite pinched. But other than this, the CH is a stylish and tidy compact hybrid that's difficult to fault.
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Critical Review
hello. this will be a long review, it’ll be worth reading if you’re thinking about getting this stupid car. i am a fairly small person, so i was fine with a smaller sedan, and i wanted something reliable and new with a fresh look and good for daily driving. i fell in love with this car when i first got it. however, after 3 years of this piece of garbage that toyota calls a corolla, and 74,000 miles later i want to rip it apart. to start with, the smaller things. the car is small. if you’re a bigger person, you don’t want this car. for one, every single bump in the road feels like a crater. it’s low profile tires, and stuff suspension makes it impossible for a comfortable commute. it doesn’t bother me too bad, but over the years, it has gotten extremely uncomfortable and quite literally feels like you’re riding in an ATV. sure, you can ride curves, and you can go fairly quick in the car, but it’s so uncomfortable. you will feel your entire body come out of the seat with one bump. it also needs an alignment super easily because of it. not because you hit a pothole and knocked it out of alignment, because i do NOT go fast in this car, but quite literally a bump will knock it out of alignment. fair warning. the car is also light weight, so a spec of wind will knock it into the emergency lane. it’s not good in the rain, and it is surely not good in snow. it is made extremely cheap. you can hear cracks and creaks in the interior like no other. parts on the exterior are breaking for no reason. i haven’t hit anything, i haven’t ran into a hole or anything, there are pieces that just fall off, due to the cheaply made car. this car is almost 30,000 dollars. DO BETTER. the entire front bumper is about to come off, because “the clips are bad.” yet, every time i took it to a shop or dealer, no one was able to pinpoint how the clips were bad, or why the clips are bad. so your value, is completely toilet. you will end up in the hole. the car does not have safety features. you cannot even check your tire pressure in this car. you don’t have the luxury of blind spot feature, nothing like the other toyotas offer, it’s very basic. but that’s not the big issue, either, that’s just something to complain about. THE BIG ISSUE: so now, would yall like to talk about the biggest issue? the fact of it is that this car comes with an automatic transmission, with a rarity of a few manuals. the automatic transmission is a CVT transmission, so you can only imagine what i’m going to tell you. it is my fault i did not research the CVT’s however, with toyota’s five star reliability ratings i didn’t research much. at 28,000 miles, my car’s transmission started slipping, and it died on me sitting at a red light. it was very hard and a huge safety concern when i tried to get it off the highway. it needed a new transmission. at 72,000 miles i was told my transmission was leaking fluid onto the axle. so, it was replaced at 74,000 miles due to my commute to work and school, and toyota dealership did not give me a rental and deemed it safe to drive until my transmission came in. once the new one was put in, within two weeks of having it, it is now back in the shop due to the transmission leaking AGAIN, and my car would almost stall going up a hill before throwing a “steering abnormality” code. so now, three transmissions later, im exploding. never again toyota. their cvt transmissions are jokes, their “rare” cars are jokes, and so are online ratings from bots. do. not. get. this. car. if you find one. they’re discontinued for a reason.
2026 Corolla Reviews
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For Canadians accustomed to very cold weather, a vehicle that starts reliably is very important. Toyota failed purchasers of the 2025 Toyota Corolla SE AWD Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) dismally here. The 12V battery needed to start the vehicle is not up to the task — it regularly loses its state of charge and after twice failing to boost the car with a NOCO Genius BOOST+ GB40, called to have someone drop by to get the vehicle started. Toyota’s solution? Trickle-charge the 12V battery or leave the car running in Ready-mode for an hour each week. The reality? Even after parking the vehicle fully charged in a heated garage, the 12V battery loses over 20% of its charge in one night. I’ve only had the car for one year and Toyota has already replaced the 12V battery twice. That isn’t a solution, and neither is trickle-charging or keeping the car going an hour a week to top-up the 12V. By the way, this vehicle does not include a spare wheel. If you want one, you’ll have to find a kit to protect the hybrid cable where a spare wheel usually goes, and you’ll have to find a thin wheel to fit in the remaining space, and a jack as well. Toyota needs to do better — a lot better — and so do their sales dealers (no one mentioned the 12V battery problem or the lack of a spare wheel when purchasing the vehicle). Resources: ANCEL BM200 battery monitor, CTEK CS FREE trickle charger, Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid AWD Spare Tire Mount Upgrade Kit Assembly Guide (Anson Liu), Spare Tire Kit Options For All 2023-2026 Corolla Cross Hybrid Models (Value Spare), Also do research for a better 12V battery — one that retains its charge and is suitable for frequent short trips and more electronics the factory-installed 12V battery isn’t suitable for (my electronic parking brakes failed to disengage while repeatedly attempting to do so, further draining the 12V. Buyer beware.
Great gas mileage
back seat cramped
Good condition good condition clean no accidents drive carefully and coverparking drive 10 minutes to work
Beautiful, comfortable, stylish
Rough ride, loud tires, low profile tires not good in winter
While this car is beautiful inside and out, it is not made for winter. Within the first year, I had to replace all low profile tires because even the smallest bump or pothole caused bubbles and bulges. I went to the dealership for my first service, which was 5 months after buying it, they rotated my tires, and they told me I had a bulge in one of the tires. I never experienced this issue with any car I've ever owned. My Dad didn't think we should replace it at the dealership so I drove it home, carefully. I was switching lanes and an entirely different tire popped out of nowhere because of a random pothole in between lanes. It wasn't even a big one. An SUV could easily go over it. Even my tiny Hyundai I had before it wouldn't have a popped tire. So that was $200 to replace. Then a week later on the expressway, an entirely different tire popped. I still don't know what I hit because I didn't see a pothole. That was another $200. Fast forward to my next oil change 6 months later, that same tire that had a bulge I had to replace because of inspection. Another $200. Then 6 months later, the one tire that wasn't replaced, suddenly had a bulge in it. This happened after filling it up to the level of air it is supposed to have. I didn't hit any potholes and it wasn't losing air. That's another $200. I finally decided to just trade it in for an SUV because I was out $800 for something that will likely keep happening. Probably only a summer car in a warmer state!
Great gas mileage, dependable, comfortable.
My son was ready for his first car. He had been driving his sister's 2020 Corolla any chance he could, so when it was time to look for his car, he know exactly what he wanted.
6 speed, color, moonroof
I bought this car last week. I love the color, 6 speed manual shift, & moonroof. It has low miles & no rust. It checked all of my boxes! It runs great! Very happy with this purchase
I want to know the value of the car, It's a Toyota Corolla SE model, it's like new and has a clean title.
Gas efficient
It can take a moment to speed up on the highway but not concern. It’s very good for its value as a starter car.
Had my 2025 Corolla since November 2024. Very efficient on gas, only using it for city driving and some highway driving. A full tank of gas lasts me 2.5-3 weeks. Car runs very smooth, no issues so far.
Great styling and gas mileage.
None so far.
Purchased 2 weeks ago and am enjoying the 40 mpg. Pretty sporty and much more power than the 2008 Corolla I had previously. It's an XSE with the leather interior package. Love it!
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