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194 Toyota Corolla Cross SUVs held TLC licenses on October 12, 2026, all as for-hire vehicles (FHVs). It is the 57th most common TLC model. It is also one of the youngest: 75.8% are model year 2024 or newer, against about 31% for all FHVs.
About two in five decode as hybrids. If you are choosing between the hybrid and gas versions, the EPA ratings below show a 10 to 12 mpg gap.
Counting method
The TLC's active FHV list and medallion list only show VINs. TLC Help decoded them with NHTSA's vPIC decoder, which names the model and fuel type. The fuel type can be wrong for a few model years, and the lists change daily.
A young fleet
The Corolla Cross first appears in the EPA's listings for model year 2022, so no TLC car can be older. The counts grow from 18 (2022) and 29 (2023) to 54 (2024), 38 (2025) and 55 (2026). Its median model year, 2024, ties it with a handful of the newest models among the top 60, such as the Kia Sportage.
Age is not a concern yet for these cars. TLC's current FHV rules set no fixed retirement age, and every FHV must pass three inspections a year (rule 59A-26(a), chapter 59). See TLC vehicle retirement age and TLC vehicle inspection.
Hybrid or gas
The 2022 Corolla Cross was gas only; the EPA lists the Corolla Cross Hybrid from 2023. So the 76 hybrids should all be among the 176 cars from 2023 or later, about 43% of them. In the EPA listings we checked (2023, 2024 and 2026), every Corolla Cross Hybrid has all-wheel drive.
Sources: EPA labels for the Hybrid AWD, FWD and AWD.
Note the city number. The hybrid is rated 46 mpg in the city against 31 for the gas FWD model, a bigger gap than on the highway. Stop-and-go city driving is where hybrids gain most, though your real results will not match the EPA test. Per 1,000 miles, the combined ratings work out to about 24 gallons for the hybrid and 31 for the gas FWD. Try your own costs in the lease-vs-buy tool, and see EV vs hybrid for Uber in NYC.
Buying a used one
Because every Corolla Cross Hybrid the EPA lists is all-wheel drive, an FWD Corolla Cross is a gas car. A 2022 Corolla Cross is also gas, since the hybrid only arrived for 2023. Confirm the powertrain with a VIN decode or the window sticker, and get an FHV insurance quote before you buy (FHV insurance requirements).
Bases
189 (97.4%) are at black car bases, the base type app trips go through, and 5 at livery bases. None are taxis, none at luxury limousine bases and none marked wheelchair accessible.
Plates
New FHV licenses are issued only for approved wheelchair accessible vehicles (TLC). A Corolla Cross can only take over an existing license that is not WAV-restricted: file the transfer within 15 days of registering the car with the DMV, then pass TLC inspection (rule 59A-09(a)). See TLC plates for FHVs.
The Corolla Cross is far smaller in TLC numbers than the Toyota RAV4, and less often hybrid. Compare the Toyota Corolla sedan, the Hyundai Tucson, the Nissan Pathfinder and TLC fleet by make and model.
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Data on this page
Aggregates of public data. They describe trips and vehicles, never individual people.
TLC's vehicle lists have no make/model column, so TLC Help decoded the VIN of every licensed vehicle with NHTSA's vPIC decoder (one representative VIN per manufacturer + model-descriptor + model-year pattern) and published only counts. 5 of 115,081 vehicles (0%) could not be decoded to a model and are left out. vPIC sometimes reports trim-family names (e.g. 'RX' not 'RX 350h'); powertrain comes from vPIC's electrification/fuel fields and may misclassify a few model years. Snapshot lists change daily.
- Toyota Corolla Cross: licensed TLC vehicles by model year — Active FHVs and authorized medallion taxis that are a Toyota Corolla Cross, by model year.NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · pulled Oct 12, 2026Model year from TLC's vehicle_year / model_year columns. Age limits for TLC vehicles come from TLC rules, not this chart.
- Toyota Corolla Cross in the TLC fleet: hybrid, electric or gas — Licensed Toyota Corolla Cross vehicles by powertrain (from decoded VINs).NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · pulled Oct 12, 2026
- Toyota Corolla Cross: where it is licensed (FHV base type vs medallion taxi) — Licensed Toyota Corolla Cross vehicles by fleet: FHVs by the type of base they are affiliated with, and medallion taxis.NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · pulled Oct 12, 2026Wheelchair-accessible (FHV list): 0 WAV, 0 PILOT. App-based (high-volume) work generally runs through black car bases.
Frequently asked questions
How many Toyota Corolla Cross SUVs are licensed by the TLC?
194 on October 12, 2026, all for-hire vehicles and none as yellow taxis, or 0.17% of TLC vehicles. TLC Help counted them by decoding VINs with NHTSA's vPIC decoder.
Are TLC Corolla Crosses hybrids?
76 decode as hybrid (39.2%) and 118 as gas. The EPA lists no Corolla Cross Hybrid for 2022; the hybrid first appears for model year 2023.
What mileage does the Corolla Cross Hybrid get?
The EPA rates the 2026 Corolla Cross Hybrid AWD at 42 mpg combined (46 city, 39 highway). The gas Corolla Cross is rated 32 mpg with front-wheel drive and 30 mpg with AWD.
Is the Corolla Cross a new car on TLC plates?
Yes. Its median model year is 2024, one of the newest of the 60 most common TLC models, and 147 of 194 (75.8%) are model year 2024 or newer.
Sources
Last reviewed against the official sources on .
- NYC Open Data: For Hire Vehicles (FHV) – Active (8wbx-tsch) data.cityofnewyork.us
- NYC Open Data: Medallion Vehicles – Authorized (rhe8-mgbb) data.cityofnewyork.us
- NHTSA vPIC VIN decoder API vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov
- fueleconomy.gov: 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid AWD fueleconomy.gov
- fueleconomy.gov: 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross fueleconomy.gov
- fueleconomy.gov: 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross AWD fueleconomy.gov
- fueleconomy.gov: Find a Car (model listings by year) fueleconomy.gov
- TLC: Get a For-Hire Vehicle License nyc.gov
- TLC Rule Book Chapter 59 (For-Hire Vehicles) nyc.gov
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