Used 2021 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT) Consumer Reviews
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Rolling Rolla
Satisfied Key, Valencia, PA, 10/03/2020
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
26 of 33 people found this review helpful
Great running car, good on gas have alot of nice features.
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Solid Compact
Thom, Redmond, WA, 07/23/2021
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
Pros: the adaptive cruise control is the best i have used. people can shift lanes in front of me without the car freaking out and braking and it will accelerate smoothly. fuel economy is great too. for as small a car is this is, the trunk is pretty large and was able to fit multiple fullsized hardshell suitcases with ease. The car handles well and reminds me a bit of my old honda fit. it is zippy and the steering feels excellent. Cons: the speakers are bad. they are not only low quality, but their placement being on the dash refracting off of the windsheild makes everything sound tinny. there isnt much power in the engine if you need to get up to highway speeds quickly. The width of the car feels just slightly cramped with the door. It would have been nice to shrink the center console and stretch the dimensions of the door for a more symmetrical fit but this is really a small complaint that wouldnt bother me until after a couple years of ownership. Neither Here nor There: The interior isnt particularly luxurious, but it doesnt feel cheap either. it is just barebones and practical. no tacky fake accents anywhere or stick-on wood grain like ford uses. I didnt have a chance to test the higher trim levels though. the media system is pretty middle of the road and doesnt stand out. It seems to be priced pretty competitively and drives nicely.
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okay car
Dave, Blythewood, SC, 07/18/2021
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
14 of 23 people found this review helpful
I recently rented Corolla from Toyota dealer for a week and received a brand new car. The car drives nicely, has good build quality (no squeaks, rattles, wind noise), has good suspension and adequate breaks. However, when driving on highway, you can't help noticing that the engine is weak and it is hard to stay in the left lane. Virtually all competitors now offer more powerful engines with base models for the same price or less. Toyota still carries on with 20 years old 1.8 liter engine in base model.
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Feels cheap
JT, Chelsea, MA, 07/29/2022
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
15 of 27 people found this review helpful
I feel compelled to write a review after having a 2021 sedan in LE trim for the last week as a work rental. The previous car I had for a work rental was a 2022 Nissan Sentra in SV trim so I am comparing to that car, as well as to a 2018 Mazda CX-5 and 2023 Nissan Leaf that I own. Overall, it's OK for basic transportation but after driving it for the week I would never buy one, at least in this trim, for several reasons. 1) It lacks basic safety features in this trim that are now standard for the vast majority of vehicles today, namely NO BLIND SPOT MONITORING, NO REAR CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT, and lacking both is unacceptable today. If they wanted to cheap out at this trim, they should have nixed radar cruise for standard cruise, and nixed steering assist/lane tracing assist, as neither of which works that well in realtime use, and neither of which is a true safety feature but more of a "convenience" feature. 2) CVT engine - it is very noisy and inconsistent in terms of acceleration and responsiveness. The Nissan Sentra also has these problems and is often typical of CVTs but the Corolla's was slightly worse than the Sentra's. 3) Real world fuel economy - no one ever talks about how congestion affects gas mileage, and in my experience if you frequently drive in city traffic with delays/gridlock/rush hour, you will get on average about 6 mpg less than what the reported values are. For me doing a mix of city/highway but frequently encountering delays in Boston metro area, I averaged 26-27 mpg. This was slightly worse than the Sentra that I previously had as a rental (that averaged about 28-29 mpg). 4) ride quality - the Sentra had a somewhat improved ride compared to the Corolla 5) old-school key in ignition - it's far less common these days but the Corolla in this trim still has a key that goes in the ignition, so no keyless entry like the other vehicles I am comparing to, which isn't terrible, just surprising given keyless entry is fairly standard these days 6) cheap touchscreen - the touchscreen seemed to be a screen from about ten years ago, it was very dim (low contrast, not bright) and was very frustrating to use because typically you would have to touch multiple times to get it to recognize your touch (e.g. skipping tracks, changing stations, pinching when Google maps was active on Android Auto) - it seems like it was perhaps older technology that was not responsive to touch), and often was very laggy. It's likely that higher trims are better and I think the build quality is good, but you shouldn't have to pay more just to have basic safety features like blind spot monitoring. Also, the lane departure warning is coupled with steering assist/lane tracing assist so you can only toggle all of this off and on with a steering wheel button and you can't adjust the warning volume and the system did not work that well (overly sensitive) so I found myself just turning it off frequently because it just became annoying. The steering assist also was not well executed because it would steer very aggressively (e.g. on a curve) so you felt like it was waiting to course correct until the last minute versus how most people would ease in to curves in normal driving. If these aren't the kind of things that would bother you then sure buy one, but it seems other comparable vehicles have better execution.
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mav, Norfolk, VA, 05/29/2023
Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I am annoyed and disappointed that in order to use Apple CarPlay, my iPhone has to be physically connected to the USB port underneath the multi-media display screen. I also find it terribly distracted that the lower left quadrant of the multi-media screen fades and brightens haphazardly.