As a car brand, Toyota is widely known for producing some of the best models on the market with extensive reliability. The Japanese automotive manufacturer sits in the top three for the best new cars and the best-used cars that offer the best reliability. If you take a dive into the past 15-plus years of Toyota’s history, you’ll see great strides with hybrid engineering and technology.
Whether you’re talking about past time or the present day, Toyota has played a significant role in the hybrid market, offering some of the best models you can pick up. One hybrid vehicle (HEV) is a pretty popular model that many people may know about: the Toyota Corolla Hybrid. If you’re wondering which model offers the best reliability and its general basics, here are all the hybrid years on the Toyota Corolla.
In compiling this article, we have cross-referenced information for vehicle reliability, maintenance, and pricing from sources like Toyota, Edmunds, NHSTA, IIHS, and Consumer Reports to give you the most up-to-date and accurate information possible. Please note that we have ranked the following models based on least reliable to most reliable.
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2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid
Reliability Score: 43/100
The 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid was the second year the model had a hybrid powertrain. The twelfth-generation Corolla Hybrid came equipped with a 1.8-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine. From 2020 to 2022, Toyota only offered a front-wheel drive system on the Corolla Hybrid. All years on the Corolla Hybrid utilized an electronically continuously variable transmission (eCVT), with 2020 through 2022 producing 121 horsepower and 105 pound-feet of torque.
Reliability
Starting the list off in last place is the 2021 Corolla Hybrid. Consumer Reports gave this year a reliability score of 43 out of 100. In terms of safety, the 2021 Corolla Hybrid received an overall safety rating of five out of five stars and came into contact with zero recalls. The 2021 Corolla Hybrid only came in one trim, the LE, with an affordable starting price of $23,600.
After five years, the 2021 Corolla Hybrid is expected to depreciate by $8,209, putting it at around $15,391. Other five-year ownership costs, such as maintenance and repairs, came out to $7,310. Including fuel, taxes and fees, financing, and insurance, the 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid is projected to cost $29,352 in ownership costs after five years.
- Recalls: 0
- 5-Year Maintenance And Repairs: $7,310
- Depreciation After 5 Years: $8,209
- True Cost To Own After Five Years: $29,352
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2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid
Reliability Score: 56/100
The next year on the list is the first year for the Corolla to debut its new hybrid powertrain. The 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid mirrors the model above with the same powertrain and performance specifications. The twelfth-generation Corolla arrived in 2018, but it wasn’t until 2020 that the sedan received a redesign from the ground up. Some of the exterior changes included a lowered and leaner aesthetic. This is because the front overhang is shortened, and the stance is wider. Other upgrades included more up-to-date technology and elevated interiors.
Reliability
The 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid received a 56 out of 100 reliability rating. Like the year above, it received an overall safety rating of five out of five stars and, like every year from 2020 to 2025, was a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
The 2020 Corolla Hybrid received two recalls pertaining to the rear seatbelt not locking in place and the potential for loss of stability control. Toyota offered the 2020 Corolla Hybrid at $23,100, projected to have depreciated by $8,451 after five years, putting it at $14,649. Its maintenance and repair costs after five years were similar to the 2020 model, with it coming to $7,610, being $300 more. Lastly, the overall five-year true cost to own the 2020 Corolla Hybrid is set to be $29,611.
- Recalls: 2
- 5-Year Maintenance And Repairs: $7,610
- Depreciation After 5 Years: $8,451
- True Cost To Own After Five Years: $29,611
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2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid
Reliability Score: 69/100
The 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid is next up and sees minimal changes compared to its previous year. Sharing the same powertrain as the 2020 model and so on, the noteworthy change seen on the 2023 models and up is the available all-wheel drive system. Debuting on the 2023 model, the 2024 model is available with an all-wheel drive system. Both the front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive models received a slight change in performance to 138 horsepower with the same 105 pound-feet of torque.
Reliability
The 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid jumps up in reliability with a 69 out of 100 score. The Nightshade Edition was a new trim added to the year, with the 2024 model now offering seven trims on the hybrid variant. The base started at $23,500, and the highest trim, the Nightshade AWD, was offered at $28,340. The depreciation on the Corolla Hybrid LE is expected to lose $9,940 after five years, giving it a value of $13,560.
The 2024 Corolla Hybrid keeps the A+ safety rating, with its overall score coming in at five out of five stars. It also came into contact with two recalls: the steering shaft possibly fracturing and the loss of power brake assist. You can expect to pay $4,313 in maintenance and repairs after five years, with the projected five-year true cost to own being $30,024.
- Recalls: 2
- 5-Year Maintenance And Repairs: $4,313
- Depreciation After 5 Years: $9,940
- True Cost To Own After Five Years: $30,024
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2025 Toyota Corolla Hybrid
Reliability Score: 76/100
The 2025 Corolla Hybrid takes home third place and is the most up-to-date version on this platform. It keeps the same powerful fifth-generation Toyota Hybrid system, with most features pushed over from the previous year. The 2025 Corolla Hybrid drops some trims, with only being available in five.
Reliability
Putting itself at a C-letter grade, the 2025 Corolla Hybrid lands itself with a 76 out of 100 reliability score. It has yet to be given an overall safety rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA), but it did carry over a recall from a previous year about the loss of power brake assist. Toyota offers the 2025 Corolla Hybrid base at $23,825 and the XLE at $28,190.
For the LE, the base trim, Edmunds projects that it will depreciate by $10,033 after five years, giving it a resale value of $13,792. The 2025 Corolla Hybrid depreciates the most from the list when compared to its base costs. At the same time, the 2025 Corolla Hybrid matches the 2024 model’s five-year maintenance and repair costs of $4,313. Taking one for the team again, the 2025 Corolla Hybrid has the largest five-year true cost to own, $30,320.
- Recalls: 1
- 5-Year Maintenance And Repairs: $4,313
- Depreciation After 5 Years: $10,033
- True Cost To Own After Five Years: $30,320
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2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid
Reliability Score: 82/100
The 2023 Toyota Corolla might be sitting in second place, but it could be argued that that it’s either a tie or deserves second. The 2023 model was the one to debut the added performance thanks to the new compact high-output/low-loss drive motor for the transaxle and motor, adding on two additional magnets for increased output. Not only did it debut the new power boost, but it was the first model to be offered in all-wheel drive. This brought on special trims centered around performance, utilizing performance components from the ICE Corolla such as sport suspension and firmer-feel electronic power steering.
Reliability
As you may have already been spoiled by the outcome, the 2023 Toyota Corolla Hybrid ties in with the year above in terms of its reliability. Both years received an 82 out of 100 reliability score. The 2023 year still keeps the ball rolling with flawless safety ratings, with its overall rating of five out of five stars. It came into contact with the same two recalls on the 2024 model.
The 2023 base Corolla was offered at $22,800, expected to depreciate by $9,664 after five years. Regarding its maintenance and repair costs, the 2023 Corolla Hybrid received the lowest, with its fees after five years coming to $4,202. You can expect to pay $29,215 for the 2023 Corolla Hybrid after five years.
- Recalls: 2
- 5-Year Maintenance And Repairs: $4,202
- Depreciation After 5 Years: $9,664
- True Cost To Own After Five Years: $29,215
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2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid
Reliability Score: 82/100
The 2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid sits at the top, or technically the bottom, but is considered, based on these scores, the most reliable year of the Corolla Hybrid. The 2022 year doesn’t receive any changes other than Toyota branding it as the most fuel-efficient model to ever wear the Corolla name back in 2022. This looks to be holding up well over the years because future models seem to be lower in fuel efficiency than the 2022 Corolla Hybrid.
Reliability
The 2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid should sit in the first place mainly because of its recalls and costs. Compared to the year above, the 2023 Corolla Hybrid, the 2022 model, did everything better minus its maintenance and repairs.
The 2022 Corolla Hybrid only came in one trim and started at $24,050. It is expected to depreciate less after five years compared to the Corolla above, with it coming out to $7,345 versus the $9,664 on the 2023 Corolla Hybrid. Its five-year maintenance and repairs were $2,116 more than the 2023 model but had lower overall ownership costs, $27,793. The 2022 Corolla Hybrid received a five out of five star safety rating and a reminder that it didn’t pop up with any recalls.
- Recalls: 0
- 5-Year Maintenance And Repairs: $6,318
- Depreciation After 5 Years: $7,345
- True Cost To Own After Five Years: $27,793