Toyota Corolla Matrix
Registered from 2003 to 2013.
Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 158 hp · 1395 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2012 | 158 hp · 1395 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2011 | 158 hp · 1395 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2010 | 158 hp · 1395 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1345 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2008 | 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway |
| 2007 | 1211 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1329 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2005 | 1329 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1329 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2003 | 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
65% of 2013 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 4. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
17V006000
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), H0A (Toyota Zone C), GLG (Lexus Zone A), GLH (Lexus Zone B) and HLA (Lexus Zone C).
18V024000
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began on January 29, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
19V005000
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began February 15, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Electrical overstress
Engineering analysis, opened April 2019, closed September 2024.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.
Engine Stall
Engineering analysis, opened August 2010, closed September 2010.
Steering Wander or Drift
Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2010, closed May 2011.
Engine Stalling
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2009, closed August 2010.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Toyota filed 34 bulletins about the 2013 Corolla Matrix.
- Engine: 13
- Engine and engine cooling: 9
- Equipment: 8
- Structure: 2
- Air bags: 1
- Visibility: 1
- To prevent brake rotor rust from forming during transportation and storage, wheel film will be used instead of a cardboard type of anti-rust cover. The purpose of the wheel film is to shield the disc… · July 2024
- To prevent brake rotor rust from forming during transportation and storage, wheel film will be used instead of a cardboard type of anti-rust cover. The purpose of the wheel film is to shield the disc… · July 2024
- This is to advise of various price adjustments that will affect Toyota Genuine Motor Oil and Long Life Coolant, effective March 1, 2024. These products are ordered through the Toyota Complete… · April 2024
- TSB: The air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air conditioning refrigerant leaks. Follow the procedures outlined in this service bulletin… · October 2023
- POL: This consolidated Tire Warranty Guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by Toyota. This information must be kept near the point of… · February 2022
- Replacement vin plates. · June 2021
- Product general information. · June 2021
- Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements · April 2021
26 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.