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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 5YFBU4EE7DP209255 · Checked Aug 21, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 10

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5YFBU4EE7DP•••••• 2013 Toyota COROLLA

This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2013 Toyota COROLLA build (10 vs 6).

10on this build
182on the model
33builds in total
3involved a crash
3injuries
Most reported Air Bags 3 Steering 2 Engine 2 Visibility 1

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Air Bags crash Aug 2014
The contact owns a 2013 toyota corolla. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle failed to stop when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and no injuries were…
Vehicle Speed Control crash Apr 2013
The contact owns a 2013 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while at a stop with the brakes depressed, the vehicle accelerated and the contact crashed into the wall of a private residence. The contact sustained injures to the right leg and the front passenger sustained a…
Unknown Or Other Dec 2025
The paint on my 2013 Toyota Corolla, Super White (040), is peeling extensively down to the primer on the roof, hood, trunk, and door frames and pillar areas. Toyota previously acknowledged this issue as a manufacturing defect affecting 2008–2017 Corollas and issued a Warranty…
Engine Dec 2015
Dec 27 2015 around reno nv. It happened three times that day. I was breaking gently to come to a stop (because of a stop sign). The shifter was in "d". When the car speed decreased to around 10mph, the engine suddenly accelerated and the car lurched forward. I applied maximum…
Steering Jun 2013
The contact owns a 2013 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle veered out of the lane independently. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation and when the contact was driving at any speed. The vehicle was neither…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5YFBU4EE7DP209255 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.