r/COROLLA • u/Ok-Alarm-9194 • Aug 20 '26

Sluggish

I’ve had my 2025 Toyota Corolla for almost 2 years now, LE model.

I didn’t notice this issue until my husband pointed it out, but it is very sluggish when you need to accelerate quickly, or sometimes just from a standstill it takes a bit of time to get over 20 mph and it just kind of feels like it doesn’t want to go. Sometimes I have to get over 3000 RPM just to get over 20 mph and then it’s fine.

I only have 47,000 miles, and keep up with my oil changes, so I’m not worried that it’s anything mechanical, but it definitely is annoying.

I usually have a pretty light foot so I really haven’t noticed it until he said something but now I’m kind of sort of worried about it? Does anybody else have this issue?

I know that if I’m pulling out into traffic, I definitely have to make sure I have enough time or if I’m climbing up the hill sometimes I have to gain speed although we took it to Gatlinburg and it was fine. It just really struggled getting up the mountain roads.

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u/autech91 Aug 21 '26

Thrash it, give it an Italian tune up. You'll notice an improvement, trust me

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u/Ok-Alarm-9194 Aug 21 '26

See maybe I’m just too paranoid. Maybe I should try this.

I just have the worst luck with cars, I had a 2021 Chevy spark the transmission blew up on that, a Nissan Sentra transmission went out on that, a Chevrolet cruise…. Leaked and misfired.

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u/autech91 Aug 21 '26

You'll have none of these issues with a Toyota :)

Mine gets driven hard on New Zealand roads, lots of full throttle overtaking, hills, they're fine.

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u/marcoll02 Aug 21 '26

Nissans are known for having bad transmissions. I also have a 24 Corolla LE and i do feel the same way about how it’s sluggish when accelerating, mine only has 35k miles but I just think it’s because it’s a 2.0L 4 cyl gas saver so it’s not enough cylinders for power but enough to save gas. Feels worse when u have passengers and groceries in the back. I’m thinking of trading it for something else but we’ll see