1985 Toyota Corolla Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1985 Toyota Corolla. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“On may 23, 2003, I stopped at village seven amoco, my usual place for check ups for my vehicle. The temperature was rising slowly. I was told that I was very lucky I stopped because had I proceeded for another few miles the head gasket would have blown. They installed a new thermostadt, the first…”
“Hard to steering in traffic, almost causing accident, due to defect in the power steering gear rack and pinion”
“Defective vc joints, also electrical wires burned and carburetor problems.. *ak”
“Defective vc joints, also electrical wires burned and carburetor problems.. *ak”
“Defective vc joints, also electrical wires burned and carburetor problems.. *ak”
Defect investigations
IGNITER ASSEMBLY FAILURE
SUMMARY: TOYOTA RECOVERED SOME FAILED IGNITION CONTROL MODULES FROM THEFIELD. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT A SOLDER JOINT IN THE POWER TRANSISTOROF THE MODULE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE. BECAUSE THE PART IS AN EMISSIONRELATED COMPONENT A VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED.THE PREDOMINANT MODE OF FAILURE IS AN…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1985 Toyota Corolla as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.