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Toyota Corolla Cross
Car and Driver says Toyota has taken all the best attributes of the Corolla Hybrid, fuel efficiency, affordability, and earnest value, and repackaged them into an SUV shape called the Corolla Cross Hybrid, with a 196-hp hybrid powertrain providing perky-enough power that sips fuel at up to 36 mpg highway in Car and Driver's testing, though its road manners are a bland disappointment. MotorTrend says for 2026 the Corolla Cross gets its first significant update since debuting, with Toyota putting design front and center to counter past criticisms about the SUV's interior quality, giving the hybrid version a single, uninterrupted body-colored vertical panel linking the front fenders with a wide honeycomb grille, distinct from the gas model's narrower, more 'rugged' trapezoidal grille, plus redesigned full-LED headlights and taillights and an available 18-inch wheel option, though MotorTrend says the SUV could still use a little more grunt.
The Corolla Hybrid's best traits, in an SUV shape
Car and Driver (opens in a new tab) says Toyota has taken all the best attributes of the Corolla Hybrid, fuel efficiency, affordability, and earnest value, and repackaged them into an SUV shape called the Corolla Cross Hybrid, with a 196-hp hybrid powertrain providing perky-enough power that sips fuel at up to 36 mpg highway in Car and Driver's testing, though its road manners are a bland disappointment.
A first significant design update for 2026
MotorTrend (opens in a new tab) says for 2026 the Corolla Cross gets its first significant update since debuting, with Toyota putting design front and center to counter past criticisms about the SUV's interior quality, giving the hybrid version a single, uninterrupted body-colored vertical panel linking the front fenders with a wide honeycomb grille, distinct from the gas model's narrower, more 'rugged' trapezoidal grille.
Sharper looks, but still needs more grunt
MotorTrend (opens in a new tab) says the 2026 Corolla Cross also gains redesigned full-LED headlights and taillights and an available 18-inch wheel option, though the SUV could still use a little more grunt.
Questions buyers ask
How much horsepower does the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid have?
Car and Driver (opens in a new tab) says 196 hp.
What's new on the 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross?
MotorTrend (opens in a new tab) says its first significant styling update, with distinct front-end designs for the hybrid and gas versions.
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The 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross is built around 2.0L four-cylinder or 2.0L hybrid, rated at 169 / 196 horsepower across its subcompact SUV body style.
Explore this topic →02Trims and equipmentThe 2025 U.S. lineup has 6 trims.
Explore this topic →03Towing and capabilityThe 2025 Corolla Cross seats 5 and is a Subcompact SUV.
Explore this topic →04Safety and ownershipNHTSA lists 19 owner complaints for the 2025 Corolla Cross.
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2025 Toyota Corolla Cross
Gas trims (L, LE, XLE) share a 169-horsepower 2.0L engine with optional AWD; the separate Hybrid line (S, SE, XSE) uses a 196-hp combined system with standard all-wheel drive.
Read specifications, trims, answers and sourcesModel-year archive
2 indexed Toyota Corolla Cross model years.
| Model year | Trims | Open record |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross | 2026 record → | |
| 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross | 1 | 2025 record → |
Background and safety record
What public sources say about the Toyota Corolla Cross.
The Toyota Corolla Cross is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota since 2020. Adopting the Corolla nameplate, it is positioned as a more practical and larger alternative to the C-HR and is built on the same TNGA-C (GA-C) platform as the C-HR, Lexus UX and E210 series Corolla. By size, the Corolla Cross is positioned between the smaller C-HR and the larger RAV4 in Toyota's global crossover SUV lineup.
- Safety
- The US market Corolla Cross was awarded the "Top Safety Pick+" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in 2021. It received overall Good and Superior ratings on all categories except headlights, as only the XLE trim with Adaptive Front Lighting System received the Good rating while the other trims were rated Acceptable.
- Awards
- The Corolla Cross was the 2022 South African Car of the Year.
- Design
- The Corolla Cross is the second Toyota crossover built on the GA-C platform, after the smaller C-HR which was launched in 2016. The vehicle shares the same 2,640 mm (103.9 in) wheelbase as the C-HR, but occupies a larger footprint prioritising on interior space and practicality.
- Production
- As of December 2024, the Corolla Cross is produced or assembled in Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, the United States, Malaysia, China, South Africa and Pakistan.
- Powertrain
- The conventional petrol model uses either a 1.8-litre 2ZR-FE/2ZR-FAE regular/2ZR-FBE flex fuel or a 2.0-litre M20A-FKS regular/M20A-FKB flex fuel four-cylinder petrol engines that produces 103 kW (138 hp; 140 PS) at 6,000 rpm and 177 N⋅m of torque at 4,000 rpm and 126–130 kW at 6,600 rpm and 207–210 N⋅m of torque at 4,400–4,800 rpm respectively.
Source: Toyota Corolla Cross (Wikipedia); safety and recall figures from NHTSA.
Toyota Corolla Cross at a glance
- Production
- July 2020 – present
- Model years
- 2022–present (North America)
- Class
- Compact crossover SUV (C)
- Body style
- 5-door SUV
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
- Platform
- TNGA: GA-C
- Battery
- 6.5-Ampere hour, Ah nickel-metal hydride (1.8 L hybrid models 2020-2024), 4.08-Ah lithium-ion (1.8 L and 2.0 L hybrid models)
- Drivetrain
- Power-split
- Wheelbase
- 2640 mm
- Length
- 4460 mm
- Width
- 1825 mm
- Height
- 1620 mm
- Curb weight
- 1325 kg (petrol models), 1385 kg (hybrid models)
- Related models
- Toyota Corolla (E210), Toyota C-HR (AX10), Toyota C-HR (AX10/50), Lexus UX
- Also called
- Toyota Frontlander (China, GAC Toyota), Toyota Cross (Brunei), Toyota Corolla X SUV (Morocco)
NHTSA rated the 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross overall 5 of 5 stars, front crash 4 of 5 stars, side crash 5 of 5 stars, rollover 4 of 5 stars.
Owners filed 19 complaints with NHTSA for the 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross, most often about unknown or other (5), power train (4), service brakes (4).
Year by year
The Toyota Corolla Cross across 5 model years.
| Model year | Combined MPG/MPGe | EPA annual fuel cost | EPA records | NHTSA recalls | NHTSA complaints | NHTSA overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross | 30–42 | $1,550–$2,150 | 3 | 5 stars | ||
| 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross | 30–42 | $1,500–$2,100 | 3 | 19 | 5 stars | |
| 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross | 30–42 | $1,500–$2,100 | 3 | 42 | ||
| 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross | 30–42 | $1,500–$2,100 | 3 | 4 | 174 | |
| 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross | 30–32 | $1,950–$2,100 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
Year-to-year changes
What changed in the Toyota Corolla Cross, one model year at a time.
| Step | EPA records | Combined MPG/MPGe, midpoint | Added | No longer listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 to 2024 | Labels: Corolla Cross AWD | Labels: Corolla Cross 4WD | ||
| 2022 to 2023 | 2 to 3 | 31.0 to 36.0 | Labels: Corolla Cross Hybrid AWD; Engines: 2L 4-cyl SIDI & PFI; Hybrid; Transmissions: Automatic (AV-S6) |
Buying used
What the Toyota Corolla Cross recalls and complaints are about.
| Model year | Campaigns | Systems recalled | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | electrical system (instrument cluster/panel); steering (column); air bags (frontal) | None |
| 2022 | 2 | electrical system (instrument cluster/panel); air bags (frontal) | None |
| System | Complaints | Share of all complaints | Worst model year |
|---|---|---|---|
| engine | 123 | 44% | 2023 (102) |
| electrical system | 91 | 32% | 2023 (68) |
| unknown or other | 53 | 19% | 2023 (24) |
| steering | 53 | 19% | 2023 (44) |
| visibility/wiper | 28 | 10% | 2023 (25) |
| power train | 26 | 9% | 2023 (11) |
Trim by trim
Every 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross trim side by side.
| Trim | Drive | Engine | Horsepower | Torque (lb-ft) | Curb weight (lb) | Max towing (lb) | Combined mpg | Base price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | AWD | 2.0-liter 4-cylinder | 169 | 150 | 3,295 | 1,500 | 30 | $26,485 |
| LE | AWD | 2.0-liter 4-cylinder | 169 | 150 | 3,285 | 1,500 | 30 | $28,815 |
| XLE | AWD | 2.0-liter 4-cylinder | 169 | 150 | 3,325 | 1,500 | 30 | $31,410 |
Source: Kelley Blue Book specifications for the 2026 model year; base price is KBB's national base price where its list carries the trim by the same name. A dash means KBB lists no figure.
Specifications by year
Power, weight and towing for every Toyota Corolla Cross model year.
| Model year | Trims | Engines | Horsepower | Curb weight (lb) | Max towing (lb) | Fuel tank (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2.0-liter 4-cylinder | 169 | 3,285–3,325 | 1,500 | 13.2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2.0-liter 4-cylinder | 169 | 3,285–3,325 | 1,500 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2.0-liter 4-cylinder | 169 | 3,115–3,170 | 1,500 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2.0-liter 4-cylinder | 169 | 3,115–3,170 | 1,500 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2.0-liter 4-cylinder | 169 | 3,115–3,170 | 1,500 | 12.4 |
Source: Kelley Blue Book specifications for each model year. A range covers every trim KBB lists that year; a dash means KBB lists no figure.
Model-year recall record
Toyota Corolla Cross: which model years carry more or fewer federal safety recalls.
| Model year | Federal recalls on file | Complaints on file | Recalls most commonly affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | not available | ||
| 2025 | 19 | ||
| 2024 | 42 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 174 | steering, electrical system, airbags |
| 2022 | 2 | 45 | electrical system, airbags |
| 2021 | not available | ||
| 2020 | not available | ||
| 2019 | not available | ||
| 2018 | not available | ||
| 2017 | not available | ||
| 2016 | not available | ||
| 2015 | not available |
Method: recall counts and their affected components come from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation: Recalls API, queried by exact make, model and model year. Complaint counts come from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation: Complaints API, same query pattern. Data pulled 2026-09-04.
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Q01Is there a best year to buy a Toyota Corolla Cross?
Federal recall records don't single out a best Toyota Corolla Cross model year: recall counts across the 2 published model years checked here stay within a normal range of this nameplate's own average (about n/a recalls per year), with no year standing out as notably higher or lower. Recall count is one input, not a purchase verdict. It says nothing about a specific vehicle's price, mileage, accident history or maintenance record.
Q02What are common recall-related problems on the Toyota Corolla Cross by model year?
2023: steering, electrical system, airbags. 2022: electrical system, airbags.
Diagnosing one of these symptoms? The recalled systems above map to this site’s own ownership desks: general, evidence-first guidance that applies regardless of whether the specific vehicle in front of you was ever part of a recall campaign: Climate and electrical, Buying, records and recalls, Brakes, tires and steering.
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1 Toyota Corolla Cross trim, each with its own page.
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Frequent questions
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Q01How many trims does the 2025 Corolla Cross come in?
The 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross (subcompact SUV) comes in 6 trims: L, LE, XLE, Hybrid S, Hybrid SE, Hybrid XSE.
Q02What are the 2025 Corolla Cross trims?
The 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross trims are L, LE, XLE, Hybrid S, Hybrid SE, Hybrid XSE, listed from the entry L up to the top Hybrid XSE.
Q03What engine or powertrain does the 2025 Corolla Cross use?
The 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross is built around 2.0L four-cylinder or 2.0L hybrid, rated at 169 / 196 horsepower across its subcompact SUV body style.
Q04How much horsepower does the 2025 Corolla Cross have?
The 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross is rated at 169 / 196 horsepower (2.0L four-cylinder or 2.0L hybrid).
Q05Is AWD or 4WD available on the 2025 Corolla Cross?
The 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross is offered with FWD / AWD.