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2005 Toyota Corolla speed control problems

The 2005 Toyota Corolla has 66 speed control complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

66

Speed Control complaints

7%

Share of year

36

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Speed Control complaints by year

Corolla speed control complaints by model year198 complaints1980: 1 complaints1982: 3 complaints1984: 1 complaints1987: 3 complaints1988: 1 complaints1989: 3 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 2 complaints1993: 9 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 7 complaints1997: 9 complaints1998: 18 complaints1999: 14 complaints2000: 7 complaints2001: 14 complaints2002: 12 complaints2003: 78 complaints2004: 60 complaints2005: 66 complaints2006: 75 complaints2007: 95 complaints2008: 54 complaints2009: 198 complaints2010: 197 complaints2011: 46 complaints2012: 16 complaints2013: 18 complaints2014: 29 complaints2015: 18 complaints2016: 22 complaints2017: 29 complaints2018: 11 complaints2019: 13 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 7 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 2 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Corolla speed control complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I MET WITH AN ACCIDENT RECENTLY OWING TO UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT I WITNESSED THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY TOOK SOME TIME AND SAID THAT THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL PROCEDURE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE SIGN WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AS BEFORE.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Speed Control · August 25, 2011 · crash

Common questions

How many speed control complaints does the 2005 Toyota Corolla have?

NHTSA has 66 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Corolla speed control — 7% 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.