Faults:

Nothing major has gone wrong with my Corolla. It is the epitome of dependability.

General Comments:

I love my Corolla. Cheap to maintain, just keep its oil changes up and service the brakes. Here in the Northeast, I go through struts and front-end components more often than say someone likely would down south or out in the midwest. But the car still starts, runs, and drives every single day. I use it to commute for work, I use it to explore aimlessly, I use it on long trips. There's some things to be aware of when purchasing a used Corolla, but overall I'd say it's in my top 3 most reliable cars I've ever owned.

Now currently at a smidge over 216k, original engine and transmission. Tire wear is minimal, oil and coolant consumption on mine luckily is very minimal without any excessive use. The engine runs as smooth as Day 1. It does occasionally make the VVT-i rattle sound upon warm start. It sometimes has a longer crank time when warm as well (there has been TSB's on this and many comments of other owners on solutions--do a Google search and ye shall find). No check-engine lights in the 17k or so I've driven the car.

I have owned it for almost one full year and do a LOT of driving. This car has seen some miles and still is as faithful as the day I bought it for short money. Buy a Corolla of any generation if you can! You probably won't regret it.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with the car; the only things I’ve had to change so far were the tires and battery. Maintenance has been incredibly cheap as well as being easy to work on.

General Comments:

It will get you from A to B reliably. No matter what, this machine will never let you down. If you treat it well, it will treat you even better. I’ve got nothing but love for it and Toyota. I will not be surprised if it outlives me if I’m being honest.

Faults:

Gravel roads are pitting the paint job, and I've noticed if I drive over 45 MPH on gravel it tends to slide. The manual seat belts are annoying as I'm used to automatic ones.

General Comments:

I just retired an '89 Camry with 215 thousand miles on it, no air, and no muffler any more, so the Corolla is luxurious in comparison.

It's not a luxury car, however, just inexpensive, reliable 'plain-jane' transportation. So far I absolutely love it!

I had a trusted mechanic go over it before I bought it, and he could find absolutely nothing wrong with it.

I plan to drive this car until it drops (like the Camry, which technically has not 'dropped' as it still runs fine, just looks like heck).

Faults:

My engine light came on, took it too the dealer and I need to get a new charcoal canister, under warranty, thank god! The car is still new, only 25k miles.

The guy told me, that they have had quite a few problems with this lately (because colder than usual weather)??? And the canister is on back order (which does make it sound like it is happening to a lot of people).