Toyota Corona: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Toyota Corona across 2 model years: 2 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
1981	1	1	0	0
1969	1	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Powertrain 50% of all complaints
2 Tires 50% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Powertrain: 1 complaints (50% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Tires: 1 complaints (50% of all).

Symptoms owners describe

How many of the 2 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).

steering or power steering problems1 · 50%
rollaway, parking brake1 · 50%

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Powertrain	1	1	0
Tires	1	0	0

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle began to roll away down a slope. The engine was off and the keys were not in the ignition when the failure occurred. The contact was able to enter the vehicle and apply the emergency brake however, the vehicle continued to roll away.
Powertrain · 1981 · crash · 2013-01-03 · NHTSA complaint #10490863
Two ohtsu small passenger car tires at different times, self destructed without warning or external cause.
Tires · 1969 · 2011-10-27 · NHTSA complaint #10433053

When owners complained

NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.

20111
20131

What to check before buying

Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.

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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.