Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Its an okay car - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By Redline056 - February 27 - 1:36 pm

  Its an amazing car in the summertime. It handles good in the rain. The car sucks at accelorating in the first gear but when you get past first gear the car comes alive. But the winter time sucks in it it becomes very slick the car mostely slides around and the car gets stuck in small amount snow (had a lot of problems with that) because the car is so low to the ground. But once again good for summer. The sports button in it doesnt seem to make alot of difference in the cars acceloration. The only thing i have noticed is that it holds the high rpms in the auto part of the tranny. The interior of the car is very user friendly with a good sounding radio. The trunk space is amazing in the car i also love how bright the lights are on the car but tend to get flashed alot because people keep thinking i have brights on. Its a good car to buy good fuel mileage but not a winter car. For winter i would suggest to buy something different.

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  CVT performance is disappointing - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By Calvin Winnager - February 15 - 2:45 pm

  Overall, the 2016 Corolla LE is a reliable, adequately functioning car, ride is comfortable. At low to moderate acceleration, the CVT functions well. At moderate to hard accelleration, the CVT forces you to learn to accelerate from a stop. For your safety, I suggest you not attempt to merge into high speed traffic from a full stop. If you floor it, it will not shift until 5000RPM. It acts like it is hung in its current gear while accelerating slowly. What you learn to do is pre-select your level of desired acceleration, rev the engine the related RPM(2000, 3000, 4000), hold it there while the CVT goes through its shifting. However, at highway speeds (55-75mph), it performs well at maintaining its speed. I contacted the local Toyota service department and they assured me this performance by the CVT is as designed by the Toyota engineers. He said that due to tight manufacturing tolerances there should no fear of thrashing the engine up to redline if it is properly maintained. I have driven personal and rental cars and trucks with 3, 4, or 5 speed automatic transmissions for over 30 years. If you decide to buy a 2016 Toyota Corolla with CVT tranmission, you might want to test its hard acceleration from a dead stop to to see if you are satisfied with its performance.

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  The worst driving position - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By Gnep - July 25 - 12:32 pm

  Good fuel economy on highway. Round trip from San Jose to San Diego at ~70 mph, gets ~37 mpg. At ~60 mph, mpg gets even better. Just average fuel economy in city. ~23.5 mpg. Much reduced body roll than previous model, now takes corners confidently. Doesnt float on highway, as previous model did. Acceleration from stop is not fast but acceptable. Adequate acceleration on highway. Con: First thing I noticed was distorted reflection in rear mirror. Made me dizzy. Luckily dealer could replace a rear mirror, its reflection was still distorted but less noticeable. Where is Toyota Quality Control? I have driven Camry, Altima, Mazda 3, Forte, Fusion, Focus, Sonata, Sentra, Elantra, & Accent. The 2016 Corolla LE has the worst front seat, virtually no lower back support. Third day into driving this car gave me back ache. I had to stuff a small pillow behind my back. Previous model does not have this problem. Cost cutting, thinner seat? The steering wheel is off-center, more towards the right. My left hand needs to reach further. After long hour of driving, your body posture becomes asymmetric. Just plain poor ergonomics. The steering wheels hard plastic cuts into the joints of my fingers. The center consoles hard plastic cut into the side of my right knee. I have since taped a soft pad there as cushion. After the San Jose - San Diego round trip, its roof started rattling. It was just one month of driving. Where is Toyotas reliability?

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  Not as good as expected. - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By DS - February 5 - 6:00 pm

  I recently purchased this car as a replacement for a 2016 KIA soul that had been flooded. This car is not even half the car the KIA soul is. I have had this car for 6 months and it has 1387 miles on it. The brakes are making noise, the car is very sluggish on acceleration. and it gets not even half what it stated on fuel mileage. I will not be buying another Toyota Corolla. I have owned a Tacoma before and it was better than this car and got better gas mileage. If you are considering this car, go actually drive a KIA soul its much better has better features for same cost or less.

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  Avarage - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By AJ - November 2 - 4:38 am

  Underpower needs more under the hood

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  Great in town rental. Not a hwy cruiser - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By HWYMiler - September 28 - 4:57 pm

  Very easy to drive. Brakes are decent, acceleration is adequate although the engine does buzz to get there. Not a huge fan of the CVT but seems like it needs that to get the most out of the engine. visibility is very good. It was the low end model but the stereo was fine. Biggest gripes: At highway speed the engine could use another gear. Turning around 3K @ 70mph => 34-35 mpg. Car would be much improved w/ small engine + turbo. Very little steering feedback and car tends to drift a bit on the hwy. Cruise control is typical Toyota in that it surged a few too many miles above the set speed as you hit rollers. LED headlights are way too hot which is a shame. I like the beam pattern of the LEDs but the temp does not create enough contrast and its compounded by not being strong enough. Drove this as well as the Ford Focus and VW Jetta 1.4 all in the same month. Each for almost a week. Granted Im not focused on long term ownership costs but the Jetta was hands down my favorite.

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  A big inconvinient - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By Lourdes - July 13 - 5:37 am

  If you buy model corolla L 2016 there is not cruise control and according to the parts department it is no even an option to buy it and have the dealer install it.

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  No seat support. View not prcise - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By mermaid - February 2 - 7:20 am

  Owned a 2003 Corolla S for 12 yrs. Had great back/lumbar support, handled well-one with the car) The 2016 has no back support = back stress! Need a rolled towel or pillow to support. NOT safe-after/during rain-the front windshield FOGS up continuous! Have to use wipers all the time...to clear the fog since defroster or change temperature does not clear it. (2003 Corolla never fogged after rain - had 12 yrs..) Car feels more bulky (not tight with road). Bad view/feel of outer car for turning/parking..so got to check how far pulled up, to park. Never had to issue with any other car! Interior looks cheaper than past models. Front outer grill a bit too much. Speakers not as good as my 2003. ECO mode light comes on = good.

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  cute little commuter car - 2016 Toyota Corolla
  By CMI - April 17 - 2:32 pm

  I have been driving this for 2 weeks while my Acura is in the collision shop. Great first car for a teen or a great commuter car. For a non-leather interior, the cloth seats are nice. Power windows and mirrors but not power seats. I am 54" and have the seat pulled all the way up. Not sure how shorter drivers would do. It has that CVT transmission that you will either love or hate. Its a little hard to get used to. Prefer more acceleration. Great on gas. AWFUL stereo.