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2003 Toyota Corolla Consumer Reviews

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4.7
(1,506 reviews)
2003 Toyota Corolla
5
75%
4
19%
3
3%
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2%
1
1%
95%
Recommend this vehicle
Value
4.7
Performance
4.6
Quality
4.7
Comfort
4.6
Reliability
4.8
Styling
4.6
2003 Corolla Overview
Among the 1506 owners who provided feedback on the 2003 Toyota Corolla for Kelley Blue Book, consumer sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with 95% recommending the vehicle. As a whole, consumers found the vehicle's reliability and quality to be its strongest features and styling to be its weakest. 1133 out of 1506 of owners (75% of them) rank the 2003 Corolla five out of five stars. Overall, consumers seem aligned in their opinions of the 2003 Toyota Corolla. Is it the right vehicle for for you? Check out Kelley Blue Book's consumer reviews and see for yourself.
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Positive Review

"This car saved my life"

I purchased this car new back in 01/2005. I have never had an issue with this car and had almost 300K miles. The only thing major that happened was I needed a new water pump and timing chain and of course regular oil changes. This past Monday, 01/24/2013, my daughter and I were involved in a MAJOR car accident; both air bags were deployed and the entire engine folded. The police, EMT, and other first responders kept saying "your car did what it was supposed to do and it saved your life". I would recommend this car to the world, if only other cars were made as perfectly as this one, I think there would be more saved lives in car accidents.


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Critical Review

"Poor quality"

2003 Corolla uses lots of cheap parts. Brake pads replaced after 1 year of driving, tires replaced in 1.5 years. Serpentine belt tensioner turned bad in 3 years, rubber boots of the front struts completely disintegrated themself within 3 years, and the plastic coolant reservior has been leaking coolant. I had a 1991 Corolla prior, and it had no problem for 10 years of service. Toyota quality definitely slipped recently, at least on mass models like Corolla or Camry.

2003 Corolla Reviews

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Papa Toms Jewel
2/24/2025
Papa Tom
Pros

Dependable and reliable

Cons

Sad to sell

This car has had one owner, a elderly lady how drove the car around town for arrons, church and doctors appointments. She had the car maintained regularly at the delership. It has never been in any accidents and had no tickets. This vehicals milage is acurrate at 97,424. The car is very well maintained and with the lw milage it shows just how less it> s been driven. The 2004 Toyota Corrola S is one of Toyotas best develope cars that if it is continued to be fully maintained should last well over the 200,000 mile mark and beyound. The interior is nice and clean with all accesories working. There are no dents or damage to the body of the vehical. This car is getting an average of 22-24 miles per gallon of regular gas. The tires and brakes are fairly new and the vehical is getting a full maintanace detail now. The owner had to sell me the car because of medical issues she has and had to move back east to be around family members.

Value
5.0
Performance
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Styling
5.0
Recommends this vehicle
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Vicktor
12/5/2024
To much scratches

The car it's old year 2006 The paint it's no good The mileage no so bad The car ha v e bad pai t inches hood The bumper rear to.many scratches

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Toni H
10/17/2024
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Unsubscribe me now. I don’t want your spam emails. Your unsubscribe function does not work and no one answers my email requests to stop.

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Anonymous Reviewer
10/16/2024
My 2006 Toyota Corolla CE is now 17years old

And still in good tuning condition. I just now started to have an A/C problem. But it took me years with no problem. I love my cat.

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TAYOH
10/9/2024
The Billy Goat of cars

This thing will outlive you and your kids if given the proper maintenance. 100% recommend, such a reliable car with hardly any issues at all. You could drive this thing around the world twice and have no problems.

Value
4.0
Performance
5.0
Quality
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Styling
4.0
Recommends this vehicle
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Frank
8/6/2024
Clean
Pros

Runs good

Cons

250.000 miles

Run and drive well. Very Cold Air Heating Good Interior Electric Glasses All its lights work. A B without problems Very good to work with Gasoline saver Details of painting And a little corroded the corners of below can be seen in the photo.

Value
3.0
Performance
5.0
Quality
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Styling
4.0
Recommends this vehicle
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Anonymous Reviewer
4/29/2024
In 2004 I picked the

Bought a 1 yo Corolla sedan (over a similar Focus) from Enterprise (liked their no hassle fair price albeit limited selection of make and model) in 2004.It was a great car for 16 (likely would have lasted many more) years til it was T boned by a Sonata which also showed how safe it was and well it was built. Knowing I planned to keep it a long time (I had it Ziebarted) the comparably poor reliability of the Focus made the choice clear

Value
5.0
Performance
4.0
Quality
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Reliability
5.0
Styling
4.0
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Kat Lemon
2/22/2024
Never fails

These cars are the absolute best, especially for new drivers. They are literally amazing because you don’t ever have to do anything to them except change the oil, of course. Maybe a started. Guarantee that they will go until you wreck it.

Value
5.0
Performance
5.0
Quality
5.0
Comfort
3.0
Reliability
5.0
Styling
5.0
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