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rvpilot1, 06/27/2012
2012 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
11 of 34 people found this review helpful
Gas milage nowhere near advertised. I started out getting 30 in town, now have about 700 miles and milage now at 24mpg. Check of highway milage only 31. also the warning buzzer is so weak I cant hear it at all if car running, barley when car shut off. Maint said there was nothing they could do about the buzzer. If milage what you are looking forget this car.
Don't waste your time
Hayden Maggart, 03/10/2017
2012 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 12 people found this review helpful
My wife owns this 2012 Corolla S 4A, and it has many issues that annoy me. First the front right and rear right speakers are partially blown out. Seat ergonomics are horrible. Traction control system cuts power right when you need it. It has been reliable, and has surprisingly little body roll. The steering is direct, but numb. Acceleration is poor. It will scream all the way to 6k rpm without much happening. If you are looking for something "cheap" to get you from A to B, and you are also a toyota fanboy, this is the car for you. Otherwise, buy almost anything else. A USB port in the car doesn't do much if half the speakers blow out (happened in my mother-in-laws camry as well). Buy a civic or subaru impreza in the same price range.
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6500 mile 7 month old corolla made me stranded on the HWY
texaslover, 06/12/2013
2012 Toyota Corolla L 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
7 of 24 people found this review helpful
I can't believe this. I have been royal toyota customer, I always trusted toyota's reliability until now. I have 1999 toyota sienna and I had 94 corolla and those cars have been wonderful even though they are old and high mileage on them. So I purchased another corolla. Yesterday, I went to another city (about 80 miles away from my home town) and this 7 month old 6500 miles corolla just quit on the express way. Check engine and trac off light on and no response from gas pedal. I was almost killed by other car. I had to tow 80 miles. And this morning toyota care towing car came and made big mess on my interior with lots of dirty oil mark all over the door. Big disappointment!
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paracelsus, 07/27/2013
updated 08/20/2016
2012 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 10 people found this review helpful
The car replaced my 25 year old car that was starting to have some expensive issues. I got a really good deal on a lease for this car, but I have found myself wishing for my older car back. The quality of this car is inferior to my older car. I ended up with an all grey car as every other option I asked for was 'not available'. It's appearance is average. There is velcro visible on either side of the dashboard. The doors are block with styrofoam painted black. You can not only hear the road as clear as day, but you can feel every bump. I am also very disappointed in the gas mileage. It is not a great improvement over my older car. The check up was a quick thing and they didn't replace the dollar store windshield wipers that came with the car. Can't really recommend it. Update I ended up turning this car in at the end of the three year lease and getting an SUV from Chevrolet. I did not have any real issues with the car failing during the three years I drove it, but I also put only about 10,000 miles on it. Road noise was bad and gas mileage remained below par. The trunk was very limiting and retrieving anything from under or beside the seats was near impossible. For the price I got, it was a great deal, but we always ended up taking someone else's car as no one really wanted to ride in the Corolla. It was low to the ground and you had to duck to get into it or you would hit your head. I did seek out a new lease on a larger Toyota so I could fit all my nieces and nephews in it, but the prices are quite high for a stripped down model and when asked about coming down in price, Toyota told me how horrible the Chevy is and how unhappy I would be and that I should have accepted their first offer of $100 more than I ended up paying for my current car. Actually argued with me. I left and won't be getting another Toyota. The major difference I noticed was that when I went in to Toyota for service, they just took my car and handed me a print off of stuff as I left. No one explained what they did or if there were any issues. They were confused when I asked and hurried me out each time. With my current car, they service it and explain exactly what they did and why and answer any questions I have. If you are looking for a very basic car made from cheap materials, then this is your car. It works great as a commute car. If you can get it cheaply enough, it should do the job.
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GENE, 06/05/2020
2012 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Maintaining scheduled services, pays off!