Passenger & boot space
How it copes with people and clutter
Front space
The important thing is you won’t struggle to fit, even if you’re really tall. The front seats slide back a long way on their runners and, although some rivals have a tad more head room, you’re unlikely to feel hemmed in. The Corolla is also broad enough inside to keep some space between you and your passenger.
What about storage? Well, the door pockets are on the small side, but you’ll find plenty of room elsewhere, thanks to a generous glovebox and enough trays and cubbies dotted about. You get the obligatory twin cupholders in the centre console too.
The only car in this class with less rear-seat space is the Peugeot 308.
Seat folding and flexibility
The rear seats don’t recline or do anything else particularly clever, but neither do they in the Corolla’s main rivals.
The seats do fold down in a 60/40 split, which is fairly standard across the family car class. The Audi A3 and other pricier rivals offer a more versatile 40/20/40 split, which is handy if you plan to put the seats down often.
The Octavia and others also have levers in the boot to flip down the rear seats, but the Corolla only has levers next to the rear seat head restraints.
