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1998 Toyota Corolla body & structure problems

The 1998 Toyota Corolla has 24 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Body & Structure complaints

9%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Corolla body & structure complaints by model year43 complaints1979: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 1 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 16 complaints1992: 9 complaints1993: 14 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 6 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 7 complaints1998: 24 complaints1999: 10 complaints2000: 7 complaints2001: 12 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 32 complaints2004: 8 complaints2005: 17 complaints2006: 22 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 43 complaints2010: 28 complaints2011: 22 complaints2012: 14 complaints2013: 10 complaints2014: 32 complaints2015: 31 complaints2016: 15 complaints2017: 9 complaints2018: 4 complaints2019: 6 complaints2020: 11 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 1 complaints
Corolla body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *YH”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · July 26, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 1998 Toyota Corolla have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 1998 Toyota Corolla body & structure — 9% 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.