Toyota COROLLA (1968–2025)

Background

The Toyota Corolla is a series of compact cars manufactured and marketed globally by the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation since 1966. Since 1997, the Corolla has remained the best-selling automobile nameplate of all time, surpassing the Volkswagen Beetle. Toyota reached the milestone of 50 million Corollas sold over twelve generations in 2021, and has sold over 54 million units as of early 2026.

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Specification

Produced: 54,000,000 units
Engine: Varies enormously by generation/market across 12 generations
Fuel: gasoline
Displacement: 1.6–1.8 L · 4 cyl
Fuel economy: 24–28 mpg combined — EPA 1988–1996

Still on UK roads

154,293

licensed vehicles · 2025

2014 ▼ 17% since 2014 2025

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Notes

Best-selling automobile nameplate in history (54M+ units), overtaking the VW Beetle's record in 1997. Spans 12 generations under many market-specific derivative names (Levin, Sprinter, Altis, Axio, Fielder, Corolla Cross).

Production years