2012–2025 · 3 generations
Toyota Corolla Parts, Specs and Maintenance Guide
Every maintenance specification for the 2012–2025 Toyota Corolla, organised by generation. Pick a topic for the full picture across every year, or jump straight to your model year.
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Quick facts: 2020–2025 Corolla
Toyota Corolla maintenance guides
Oil & filter
Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval
Battery
BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded
Tires & wheels
Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque
Wiper blades
Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths
Air & cabin filters
Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals
Bulbs
Headlight, fog and marker bulb types
Brakes
Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes
Fluids
Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities
Service schedule
What's actually due at every mileage interval
Problems & reliability
Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid
Oil light reset
Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools
Key fob battery
Which coin cell the remote takes
Specs
Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy
Which Toyota Corolla generation do you have?
Specifications change at generation boundaries, not every model year. Two cars four years apart often take the identical oil, filter, and battery. These are the generations we hold data for.
| Generation | Model years | Body style | Engines | Oil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E210 (12th generation) | 2020–2025 | Compact sedan (TNGA-C platform; the Corolla Hatchback, sold from 2019, shares this platform and most service parts) | 3 | 0W-20, 0W-16 |
| E170 (11th generation) | 2014–2019 | Compact sedan | 2 | 0W-20 |
| E140 (10th generation) | 2012–2013 | Compact sedan | 1 | 0W-20 |
About the Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling nameplate in automotive history, and the 2012–2025 US span covers three generations that get steadily more sophisticated while staying cheap to run. 8L 2ZR-FE, a dated but rugged 4-speed automatic, 0W-20 oil, and a Group 35 battery. Its paperwork trail is mostly Takata airbag-inflator and airbag-ECU recalls, all fixed free.
The E170 (2014–2019) kept the 2ZR engine family (adding the 140-hp Valvematic 2ZR-FAE in the LE Eco) but swapped in a CVT that Toyota had to recalibrate under service campaign JSD, made LED low beams standard on every trim, and quietly switched the oil filter from a cartridge to a spin-on in 2016, a detail that trips up DIYers. 8L hybrid rated over 50 mpg, with LN-format batteries replacing the old Group 35. Across all three generations the bolt pattern stays 5x100, lug torque stays 76 ft-lbs, and maintenance follows Toyota's standard rhythm: 10,000-mile synthetic oil changes, 30,000-mile filters, coolant at 100k then every 50k, and iridium plugs at 120k.
Owners look things up because the details shift constantly, filter style by year, oil grade by engine, battery size by powertrain.
Toyota Corolla by model year
Year pages show only the engines and specs offered that year.
Sources
- 2023 Corolla Owner's Manual, maintenance data (Toyota.com)
- Toyota Genuine Battery application chart 2023, ZRE212/ZWE21# = LN1, MZEA12 = LN2 (toyotapartsandservice.com)
- Toyota Genuine Spark Plug application chart 2020, E210 plug part numbers (toyotapartsandservice.com)
- Toyota Genuine Oil Filter application chart 2020, 90915-YZZF2 for all E210 engines (toyotapartsandservice.com)
- AMSOIL vehicle lookup, 2020 Corolla 2.0L M20A-FKS capacities
- Legacy Toyota, Corolla oil type & capacity by year (dealer service guide)
- fueleconomy.gov, 2021 Corolla / Corolla Hybrid EPA ratings
- TirePressure.org, 2021 Toyota Corolla placard pressures
- NHTSA recall 20V-682, Denso fuel pump
- iFixit, 2018–present Corolla 12V battery replacement (engine-bay location)