Used 2020 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT) Consumer Reviews
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Ignore the hate - Reliable, enjoyable car
kirkmonster, Chattanooga, TN, 02/18/2020
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
35 of 39 people found this review helpful
I have a 2020 LE + Premium Package with just shy of 8,000 miles on it. I have previously leased a 2016 Civic EX-T for 2 years (latest gen) and we currently have a 2018 Accord Touring (latest gen), so I definitely can compare it accurately to Honda. I have no idea what some of these people are complaining about. First off, no issues so far other than the interior lights not coming on (simple hardware warranty fix I'm sure). Car starts everytime and is going to for as long as I want to keep the vehicle. Maybe there were some issues for the new 2.0L engine or initial problems due to the first year, but I haven't experienced any. Car drives very nicely. Seats are comfortable for me (commuting daily, picking up kids, etc), audio sounds fantastic (better than our Accord's upgraded system), steering is nice, braking is nice, Blind Spot mirrors are a welcome feature, Adaptive Cruise, large media screen, BTA works just as well as BTA does in ANY vehicle (which 99% of the time is good). Complaints are minimal. The engine IS too loud under acceleration (I'd give up some HP in exchange for more muffling) and acceleration is "adequate". This year does not currently (although it MAY be an option in the future to upgrade) support Android Auto. Basically, those are the ONLY things you really need to be aware of. Is there something I miss from my Civic (again, latest gen)? Not really other than the Turbo 1.5 was nicer (although it was the upgraded engine) and maybe AA (although honestly I like my setup now). Our Accord definitely has features that I'd love to have (dynamic backup lines, ultra-sonic sensors, Heads Up display) as well as of course Heated/Ventilated Leather seats, but you are talking about AT LEAST a $10,000 increase in cost (> 50% more than the Corolla). The key question is this: do I love driving the Accord more? No, not really. Ignore the hate. It's a great vehicle and I expect to log many miles onto it without drama.
Wiper and transmission
SE driver, 02/07/2020
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
54 of 63 people found this review helpful
Our company has 3 2020 Corolla SEs with CVT and we are having problems. The wipers, when set on intermittent, will suddenly freeze in mid stroke and not move unless the lever is moved...happening on all 3 cars. Local dealers says there is nothing wrong and can't find any problem....all three cars? This MUST be a factory defect for all 3 cars to do this. CVT transmission lunges and jerks in shifts when under.light throttle that is increased and decreased.
Car broke down after a week
mmmeeee1111, 01/07/2020
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
64 of 77 people found this review helpful
I had high hopes for the vehicle because I had a good experience with an older Toyota Corolla model. Two days after purchasing this brand new vehicle, I noticed a weird high pitch sound while driving. Almost like a buzzing noise. About a few more days, I noticed that the gear was having a hard time changing. At one point, I spent over a minute forcing the vehicle to change from reverse to parking but it wouldn't. After moving the gear back and forth, it eventually changed. Now a week later, the gear is stuck again. This time, it was stuck for over an hour and we had to call a towing truck. I'm writing this review out of a kind place to warn everyone considering this vehicle to be careful. I think there is a bad batch of 2020 Toyota Corolla LE made and a potential recall. Please note that my vehicle is an automatic base model.
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Engine stalled, car would not restart
Tammy V Oxnard, Ca, Oxnard, CA, 01/16/2020
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
44 of 54 people found this review helpful
Safety and reliability on this car doesn’t even deserve one star, I leased 2020 Corolla LE in August 2019 and in December 2019 the car engine stalled in the middle of the road and the car would not restart the engine codes that fired off per service department were P1603 engine stall, P1604 startability malfunction, P1605 Rough idling, the Toyota service team claims to have found contaminated unleaded gas in my vehicle, which i found can not be true because customers have been pumping gas at the same gas station which is a pretty well reputable gas company and no other vehicles have been affected, With no other choice I needed my vehicle repaired and was forced to pay $500 in repairs right before the holiday, of course they said it was not covered by manufacturers warranty, they said I needed new spark plugs and they siphoned my fuel tank and did not properly clean out the fuel tank, my engine light is still coming on and now they are telling me I may need to replace a catalytic converter, which I was told If engine light doesn’t resolve I will need to be ready to pay additional money to repair and replace, just found the Recall all over the news outlets was just announced by Toyota about 2018-2019 Toyota Corolla have recalled for bad fuel pumps. I strongly believe my 2020 I bought in August 2019 is also related to this recall as I had the same symptoms occur with my corolla and I am very concerned about the safety of this car. I feel taken advantage of and ripped off by Toyota service team and will be going back to dealership where the vehicle was serviced to ask for my money back and have the vehicle fully repaired or see about turning this 2020 corolla back in, also note, less than 24 hours of leasing and driving it off the lot the rear passenger tire blew out on the freeway with my children inside the car causing the vehicle to fish tail on the freeway and Toyota roadside assistance could not locate or help me after 2 hours of waiting on side of freeway, I had to call highway patrol myself after Toyota roadside agent claims local police and highway patrol were not available to be reached to dispatch for help. After a long battle about the tire replacement Toyota finally agreed to replace blown out tire after initially wanting to charge me for replacing the tire that literally ripped off the rim. I’ve owned and leased several vehicles over the past 20 years and this 4 month old 2020 Corolla is the most unreliable vehicle I have ever experienced, please be consider this review before considering purchasing or leasing this car.
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Positive and Negative
Mustapha, Fairfax, VA, 08/06/2019
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
99 of 127 people found this review helpful
Positive: Smooth steering, many safety features as standard, reasonable price. Negative: Road Noise, thump noise from the back when brake (gets annoying) Updated days after driving more: My wife and I didn’t notice on the test drive as it normally is a short test drive but I recommend you to do test drive on red light areas and try to stop often, you will hear a thump noise every time you stop. We thought it will go away, It DIDNT, we took it to Service just a few days after we bought and guess what, EVERY 2020 Corolla has this problem, service couldn’t fix it. Toyota HQ are involved considering they didn’t want to acknowledge it is a defect but clearly it is as no thump noise every time you stop can be justified as engineering reasons. If you are okay with hearing that every time you stop go ahead but I wouldn’t recommend this vehicle to anyone, hear it for yourself and think twice.
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