Factory build sheet

2021 Toyota Corolla LE

Build 5YFEPMAE-M · 1.8L 4cyl · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5YFEPMAE and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Corolla whose VIN starts 5YFEPMAE and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 2 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Toyota with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
1.8 L
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Engine model
2ZR-FAE
Engine manufacturer
Toyota
Valve train
Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Horsepower
139 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
4x2

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Seats
5
Seat rows
2
Series
ZRE212L-DEXLPA
Manufacturer
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, MISSISSIPPI, INC.

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

Driver assistance, as built

  • Forward collision warning Standard
  • Crash imminent braking Standard
  • Lane departure warning Standard
  • Lane keeping assistance Standard
  • Adaptive cruise control Standard

Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.

The same build, other model years

Toyota used the VIN pattern 5YFEPMAE for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 5YF TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, MISSISSIPPI, INC. · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 EPMAE Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 M Model year — 2021
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

NHTSA safety ratings

Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2021 Toyota Corolla as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2021 Corolla. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

2 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 5YFEPMAE-M shares the specification above.

  • 2 Known VINs

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 2 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.