Browse over 9,000 car reviews
The 2024 Toyota Corolla range of configurations is currently priced from $25,992.
Our most recent review of the 2024 Toyota Corolla resulted in a score of 8.2 out of 10 for that particular example.
Carsguide Deputy Editor James Cleary had this to say at the time: After several years in market, the Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport Hybrid stands up well. Late 2022 upgrades have helped keep the hybrid powertrain on the pace and the multimedia system competitive. The sedan layout is better than the hatch for carrying people and cargo, it’s a refined and comfortable drive, and the ownership package sets the pace in this category. That said, safety is good but could be better, the CVT’s a bit drony, there are some small things we’d like to see on the standard equipment list (adjustable rear ventilation, extra USBs) and there’s room for improvement in terms of in-cabin storage. But overall, it’s hard to go past this small sedan proposition.
You can read the full review here.
This is what James Cleary liked most about this particular version of the Toyota Corolla: Hi-tech powertrain, Driving dynamics, Affordable ownership costs
The 2024 Toyota Corolla carries a braked towing capacity of up to 1300 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
The Toyota Corolla 2024 prices range from $26,400 for the basic trim level Hatchback Ascent Sport + Convenience PK to $48,070 for the top of the range Hatchback ZR TWO-Tone OPT Prem Paint HYB.
While the sedan sold alongside the hatchback version of the Corolla in Australia, the hatchback easily outsold the sedan. And that’s pretty much the reason you still see a lot of hatchbacks getting around, but sedans are thin on the ground. They just didn’t sell in the same numbers back in the day. Fundamentally, buyers were much more likely to go for the extra practicality of the hatchback layout.
Of course, that’s in Australia. In some other markets (China, for example) the sedan version of a particular make and model is often more popular than the hatchback variant. It’s a cultural thing, in essence.
Show more
Even though your car has a hybrid driveline, the bit that runs on petrol uses the same technology as any other Toyota petrol engine. So E10 is fine according to Toyota, although it also says 10 per cent (hence E10) is the highest percentage of ethanol you should consider using. Likewise, 95 RON petrol presents no problems.
Show more
If the car won’t accelerate beyond 40km/h, it could be because it has gone into limp-home mode in order to protect itself from further damage. If so, that’s possibly because there’s a major problem somewhere in the driveline. But the chainsaw noise is pretty worrying, too, and suggests that something is rubbing on something else that shouldn’t be.
The best advice is to not drive the car any farther until it’s been checked by a mechanic. Continuing to drive it risks doing more damage to whatever is already wrong with it.
Show more
At a minimum, all Corollas feature an 4.2-inch touchscreen multimedia display with voice control (higher grades boast 7.0- and 12.3-inch screens), Android Auto and (wireless) Apple CarPlay, six-speaker audio with digital radio and in-built satellite navigation. There’s also climate control air (single-zone), a 7.0-inch information display in the instrument cluster, keyless entry and start, wireless phone charging, active cruise control, an electrochromatic rearview mirror, 16-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, tail-lights and DRLs, as well heated door mirrors.
The Corolla is powered by a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, naturally aspirated four cylinder engine. Hybrid models are powered primarily by a naturally aspirated 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine supported by a primary AC synchronous, permanent magnet electric motor.
The Corolla’s interior is simple without crossing over into plain, the dual-level dash design accommodating a media screen standing proud in the centre, and a compact instrument binnacle sitting under a curved brow. There’s plenty of breathing space up front and in the rear there’s good legroom and ample headroom.
The Corolla ZR hybrid has the biggest boot size of the hatch range because it has a tyre repair kit instead of a spare tyre. The storage space is 333 litres (VDA), as opposed to 217L in all other variants, whether they have a full-size spare (Ascent Sport petrol) or not (all others). By contrast, the sedan’s boot measures 470 litres.
The Corolla is a five-seater in sedan and hatch form, with comfy seats trimmed in hard-wearing cloth in the lower grades and premium partial synthetic leather trim on the top-spec ZR.
Toyota doesn’t quote acceleration figures for the Corolla but you can expect 0-100km/h in around 12 seconds for hybrid models and approximately 10 seconds for non-hybrids. Top speed is around 190km/h.
Non-hybrid Corollas have a range approaching 850km, while hybrid’s models can go just over 1100km between fills.