2000 Toyota Corolla E110

Overview

Engines

1.8L four-cylinder

Came as

• Sedan

On record

1 warning, no recalls

What changed for 2000

• VVT-i and a coil for each cylinder raise output to 125 hp, and child seat anchors are added. Edmunds, a published reference

Compare 2000 with 1999

Rare and special

• Front side airbags and anti-lock brakes

Colors

• Venetian Red Pearl3M8, 1999–2000
• Twilight Blue Pearl8M8, 1999–2000
• Black Sand Pearl209, 2000–2002
• Woodland Pearl6R1, 2000–2002
• Silverstream Opal1C4, 1999–2002

Sources: Edmunds, an owners' registry (unofficial)

Interiors in the generation, years not known: Light Charcoal Edmunds

Specs

Engines

• 1.8L four-cylinder 1ZZ-FE engine page Toyota, a published reference

  All-aluminum with a timing chain; 120 hp, then 125 hp with VVT-i from 2000

Transmissions

• 5-speed manual A published reference
• 3-speed automatic A published reference
• 4-speed automatic A published reference

Drivetrains

• Front-wheel drive A published reference

Body styles

• Sedan A published reference

Trims

• VE (1998–2000) A published reference
• CE A published reference
• LE A published reference

Packages

• Touring Package A published reference
• Front side airbags and anti-lock brakes Edmunds, a published reference
• Power sunroof A published reference

Figures for the whole 8th gen

• Engine output: 120 hp and 122 lb-ft for 1998–1999; 125 hp and 125 lb-ft for 2000–2002 A published reference
• Timing drive: A chain, where the engines before used a belt A published reference
• Carrying capacity: 1,500 lb A published reference
• Lights: Daytime running lights on every car A published reference

Rare trims and options

• Rare

  Front side airbags and anti-lock brakes Package

  Very few cars had this option A published reference

Watch out

Faults owners and the press report, and how to spot each one.

• Burning oil All years

  Check: Check the oil level and ask how much it uses between changes. Look for blue smoke at start-up and oil fouling on the plugs.

  On CarComplaints.com's page for oil use in the 2002, an unofficial source, 59 owners report it at about 99,200 miles on average, at rates from about a quart every 1,000 miles to one every 150 to 300, and 14 had the engine replaced. In a BobIsTheOilGuy forum thread, also unofficial, two owners report their 2001 and 2002 Corollas burning oil. Owners' reports (unofficial)

Recalls

No recall is written up here.

No recalls are listed. Checked against NHTSA records on November 2, 2026.

Owning

What owners and buyers say

• Sought after

  Cars that do not burn oil All years

  One source so far

  Not every engine burns oil. In a BobIsTheOilGuy forum thread, an unofficial source, two owners report theirs uses none, one at about 235,000 miles. Owners' reports (unofficial)

• Avoid

  Oil burning, 1998–1999 and 2002 All years

  Less sought after

  A published reference reports a flawed piston ring design on the engines without VVT-i, which made higher-mileage cars burn oil. CarComplaints.com, a complaints site and an unofficial source, rates the 2002 the worst Corolla year, with excessive oil use its top problem, and SlashGear says to avoid the 2002 for the same reason. SlashGear, a published reference, owners' reports (unofficial)

Maintenance

No service schedule is added yet.