2007 Toyota Corolla Vehicle Speed Control Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Jul 3, 2026 · 95 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 95 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2007 Toyota Corolla, 11% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 33,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “suddenly accelerated” (15% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Suddenly accelerated: mentioned in 14 of 95 complaints (15%)
  • Unintended acceleration: mentioned in 11 of 95 complaints (12%)
  • Surged forward: mentioned in 7 of 95 complaints (7%)
  • Able stop: mentioned in 7 of 95 complaints (7%)

At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?

Based on 79 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles13 · 16%
10k–25k miles15 · 19%
25k–50k miles27 · 34%
50k–75k miles14 · 18%
75k–100k miles3 · 4%
100k–150k miles6 · 8%
150k+ miles1 · 1%

How serious are the reports?

Of 95 complaints, 47 mention a crash, 20 an injury.

Toyota Corolla vehicle speed control complaints by model year

Peak: 2010, with 198 complaints
1995: 319951996: 71997: 91998: 1819981999: 132000: 72001: 1420012002: 112003: 772004: 6020042005: 662006: 752007: 9520072008: 542009: 1972010: 19820101982011: 462012: 162013: 1820132014: 292015: 182016: 2220162017: 292018: 112019: 1320192020: 52021: 72022: 220222023: 12024: 22025: 220252026: 2

n = 1,127 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearVehicle Speed Control complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2026 Corolla212%—
2025 Corolla26%8,000
2024 Corolla23%10,000
2023 Corolla11%—
2022 Corolla22%5,474
2021 Corolla74%4,000
2020 Corolla52%11,500
2019 Corolla136%4,550
2018 Corolla118%6,000
2017 Corolla2916%4,400
2016 Corolla2210%13,000
2015 Corolla188%22,000
2014 Corolla2911%12,881
2013 Corolla189%20,000
2012 Corolla164%25,514
2011 Corolla468%10,275
2010 Corolla19816%6,300
2009 Corolla19714%20,000
2008 Corolla5417%36,000
2007 Corolla9511%33,000
2006 Corolla759%50,000
2005 Corolla668%40,000
2004 Corolla6013%43,100
2003 Corolla7711%62,500
2002 Corolla119%86,524
2001 Corolla1411%43,201
2000 Corolla75%132,000
1999 Corolla138%55,000
1998 Corolla188%64,820
1997 Corolla97%99,876
1996 Corolla75%73,000
1995 Corolla32%—

When owners reported it

Peak: 2010, with 58 complaints
2008: 5200852009: 2200922010: 582010582011: 5201152012: 2201222013: 5201352014: 6201462015: 2201522016: 3201632017: 1201712018: 2201822020: 1202012024: 1202412025: 220252

n = 95 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 2007 Toyota Corolla. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

Uncontrolled maximum acceleration after shifting into gear. Occurred after shifting gears such as parking. It represents a definite safety issue. There is no warning of occurrence. It has happened about 6 times in the past 4 years. I do not drive often. I contacted Toyota who referred me to the…

Received Jun 17, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11667454

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, there was an intermittent unintended acceleration without the accelerator pedal being depressed. No warning light was illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal, and the vehicle was able to be…

Received Apr 1, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11652063

The car wouldn’t break a few months back causing it to smash into the person infront of me ever since then and getting repaired nothing has fixed it.

Received May 26, 2024 · NHTSA complaint 11590798
Toyota Corolla
2019-2022 Toyota Corolla G-X 1.8 (3BA-ZRE212). Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: オーバードライブ83, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2007 Toyota Corollas have vehicle speed control problems?

No. NHTSA has 95 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2007 Toyota Corolla (11% of the 836 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2007 Toyota Corolla vehicle speed control?

No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.

At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?

The median reported mileage is 33,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2007 Toyota Corolla?

The most frequent phrase is “suddenly accelerated”, in 14 of 95 complaints, followed by “unintended acceleration” (11).

Other 2007 Toyota Corolla problems

See all 2007 Toyota Corolla problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Corolla years.