Corolla

2014 · LE

Resale price

$7,200

5-yr depreciation

43%

Of original value, first five years

Yearly maintenance

$409

Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres

Combined MPG

EPA combined city and highway

Trouble-free miles

178,000

Before a first repair above $500

Known issues

Oil consumption on the 1.8L (2009-2011); dashboard cracking in hot climates.

Where it is made

Final assembly · Blue Springs, Mississippi, USA

Country of origin

Japan

Home market of Toyota, the brand that designs and engineers this car.

Parts from Japan

15%

Share of the car's parts content sourced in Japan.

Made in the USA

60%

parts

100%

assembly

Finished in a US plant, with the parts share above sourced domestically.

Against the 2014 model year median

Measure	This vehicle	Median	Difference
Resale price	$7,200	$7,250	−$50
5-yr depreciation	43%	55%	−12%
Yearly maintenance	$409	$492	−$83
Combined MPG	32 mpg	31 mpg	+1 mpg
Trouble-free miles	178,000 mi	136,500 mi	+41,500 mi

Long-haul file · ten years old, half a million miles

Fun fact · 02

Toyota Corolla · 1998 — 2002

600,000+ miles

The car that outlived its own warranty twice

The last of the truly boxy Corollas is the high-mileage benchmark of the segment. Almost nothing on it is exotic: a plain 1.8-litre four, a four-speed automatic, and body panels that bolt on instead of being bonded into the structure. Documented examples in courier and taxi service pass 600,000 miles, and the failure that finally stops them is usually rust rather than the drivetrain.

What it is

1.8-litre 1ZZ-FE inline-four, 125 hp
Chain-driven cams, iron-liner alloy block
Four-speed automatic or five-speed manual
41 mpg highway with the five-speed