The correct tyre pressures for the Toyota Corolla range from 2014-present

By Stuart Johnston

Your car’s tyres are one of the most important safety-critical items. And yet often tyres are the most neglected of components, as people simply assume that if there is no flat tyre, everything is in good shape. One of the most important aspects of tyre care is ensuring they are run at the correct pressures.

The Toyota Corolla range of sedans remains the most successful sedan range ever launched in South Africa. Now  approaching its fifth decade in South Africa, the current generation of Corollas has undergone a few minor revisions since the current shape was launched in 2014, but essentially the model mix has remained stable since that time. The car has been produced in South Africa since the 1970s and is still built here, and  Toyota’s plant near Durban has produced well over 1 million Corollas.

There are currently  12 Toyota Corolla models in the line-up, ranging from the 1.3 Esteem to the 1.8 Exclusive automatic. In listing the correct tyre pressures for its Corolla range, Toyota doesn’t differentiate between models. Despite the fact that there are three different wheel sizes and tyre profiles fitted to various models in the Corolla range, the same pressures are specified for all models. However, Toyota does list two pressures, for lower speed driving and higher-speed driving.

The correct pressures are to be found in the front door jam of the Corolla, listed on a manufacturer’s sticker. Note that these are cold tyre pressures.

They read as follows:

For speeds lower than 160 km/h:
Front: 230 kPa (2.3 Bar)	Rear 230 kPa (2.3 Bar)
For sustained speeds higher than 160 km/h:
Front 260 kPa (2, 6 Bar)	Rear 260 kPa (2,6 Bar)