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1996 Toyota Corolla airbags problems

The 1996 Toyota Corolla has 32 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 21% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

32

Airbags complaints

21%

Share of year

22

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Corolla airbags complaints by model year554 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 50 complaints1994: 76 complaints1995: 62 complaints1996: 32 complaints1997: 31 complaints1998: 64 complaints1999: 20 complaints2000: 18 complaints2001: 23 complaints2002: 23 complaints2003: 333 complaints2004: 237 complaints2005: 458 complaints2006: 453 complaints2007: 438 complaints2008: 138 complaints2009: 554 complaints2010: 423 complaints2011: 418 complaints2012: 370 complaints2013: 73 complaints2014: 71 complaints2015: 56 complaints2016: 65 complaints2017: 54 complaints2018: 35 complaints2019: 31 complaints2020: 17 complaints2021: 52 complaints2022: 9 complaints2023: 6 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 4 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Corolla airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING APPROX 50 MILES AN HOUR, FRONAL IMPACT. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT CAME OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY INVESTIGATED THE CAR BUT THEY WILL NOT CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THEIR INVESTIGATION TURNED UP. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY KEEP…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · February 27, 1998 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1996 Toyota Corolla have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 1996 Toyota Corolla airbags — 21% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.