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2006 Toyota Corolla transmission problems

The 2006 Toyota Corolla has 43 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

43

Transmission complaints

4%

Share of year

7

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Corolla transmission complaints by model year64 complaints1980: 1 complaints1984: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 4 complaints1990: 6 complaints1991: 9 complaints1992: 15 complaints1993: 4 complaints1994: 6 complaints1995: 13 complaints1996: 4 complaints1997: 7 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 6 complaints2000: 7 complaints2001: 10 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 64 complaints2004: 16 complaints2005: 39 complaints2006: 43 complaints2007: 29 complaints2008: 13 complaints2009: 45 complaints2010: 50 complaints2011: 19 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 9 complaints2014: 26 complaints2015: 30 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 12 complaints2019: 52 complaints2020: 35 complaints2021: 19 complaints2022: 15 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 7 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Corolla transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS CHANGING LANES FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE IN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICAL ACCELERATED SUDDENLY LEFT THE ROAD WENT THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER AND OVER TURNED IN OPPOSING LANES. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONCIOUS. THIS HAPPENED AT 6:00 ON 7/15/2009 ON I 10 IN BORNE, TX. *CN”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 15, 2009 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2006 Toyota Corolla have?

NHTSA has 43 complaints about the 2006 Toyota Corolla transmission — 4% 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.