2018 Toyota Corolla air bags problems
35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2018 Toyota Corolla — 26% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On October 17, 2025, a 2018 Toyota Corolla LE was delivered to an authorized Toyota dealership for an airbag recall repair. The recall involved the airbag electronic control unit (ECU), which, according to Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), may fail to deploy the…”
filed Oct 19, 2025
“A car was going to hit my car, I went to hit the horn and the horn doesn't work a few days later a airbag light went on. Went to the dealership and they said it's a know malfunction in toyota corolla. They are not sure if the airbags will work or not. They recommend that I put a notice in for…”
filed May 18, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction…Campaign 20V024000 · Jan 17, 2020
Air Bags problems in other Corolla years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Corolla | 6 | 22% |
| 2024 Corolla | 6 | 10% |
| 2023 Corolla | 6 | 8% |
| 2022 Corolla | 9 | 9% |
| 2021 Corolla | 52 | 28% |
| 2020 Corolla | 17 | 6% |
| 2019 Corolla | 31 | 16% |
| 2017 Corolla | 54 | 31% |
| 2016 Corolla | 65 | 31% |
| 2015 Corolla | 56 | 26% |
| 2014 Corolla | 69 | 26% |
| 2013 Corolla | 72 | 36% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Toyota Corolla
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.