Toyota Corolla E30

Corolla (E30) · 1975–1979 · 5 model years · 21 trims

Toyota Corolla (E30) – front
Photo: ToyotaCorolla-front by dave_7, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
All photo credits
  1. Photo: ToyotaCorolla-front by dave_7, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Photo: 1976 Toyota Corolla 30 De Luxe by Rutger van der Maar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Photo: 1976 Toyota Corolla 30 De Luxe (48480161367) by Rutger van der Maar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Photo: 1978 Toyota Corolla (TE31) Special 4-door, front side by Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Photo: 1978 Toyota Corolla (TE31) Special 4-door, rear by Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Trims by model year

Trim Engine HP Torque Transmission Drive MPG city/hwy (comb)
1979
2-Door Hardtop 3AT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 4MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 3AT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
4-Door Wagon 4MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 5MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Hardtop SR-5 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Liftback Deluxe 3AT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Liftback Deluxe 4MT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Liftback SR-5 5MT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Sport Coupe Deluxe 3AT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Sport Coupe Deluxe 4MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Sport Coupe SR-5 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
1978
2-Door Hardtop 3AT 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 4MT 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 5MT 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 3AT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
4-Door Wagon 4MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 5MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Hardtop SR-5 5MT 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Liftback Deluxe 3AT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Liftback Deluxe 4MT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Liftback SR-5 5MT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Sport Coupe Deluxe 3AT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Sport Coupe Deluxe 4MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Sport Coupe SR-5 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
1977
2-Door Hardtop 3AT 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 4MT 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 5MT 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 3AT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
4-Door Wagon 4MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 5MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Hardtop SR-5 5MT 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Liftback Deluxe 3AT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Liftback Deluxe 4MT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Liftback SR-5 5MT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Sport Coupe Deluxe 3AT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Sport Coupe Deluxe 4MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Sport Coupe SR-5 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted 75 — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
1976
2-Door Hardtop 3AT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 4MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 3AT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
4-Door Wagon 4MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 5MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Hardtop SR-5 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Liftback Deluxe 3AT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Liftback Deluxe 4MT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Liftback SR-5 5MT · Liftback 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Sport Coupe Deluxe 3AT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Sport Coupe Deluxe 4MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Sport Coupe SR-5 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
1975
2-Door Hardtop 3AT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 4MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
2-Door Hardtop 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD 21/33
4-Door Wagon 3AT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
4-Door Wagon 4MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
4-Door Wagon 5MT · Wagon 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 2-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 3AT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 3-speed automatic RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 4MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 4-speed manual, all-synchromesh RWD —
Deluxe 4-Door Sedan 5MT · Sedan 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —
SR-5 5MT · Coupe 2T-C, 1.6L OHV hemi-head inline-4, carbureted — — 5-speed manual overdrive RWD —

Safety & recalls by model year

YearRecallsNHTSA overall rating
1979 1 —
1978 1 —
1977 1 —
1976 0 —
1975 — —

US-market data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), matched by model year, make and model; the year link opens the full recall list and star ratings.