Are your front wheels bolted on tight?

 

yes i checked all good

 

Strut bearing? If you get in the car and just brake before doing anything else, do you hear anything?

 

It is not uncommon for brake pads to shift in direction when you pull into your parking space, and then shift the opposite direction when you back out the next morning. However, sometimes it is more noticeable when the contact points of the pads are rusted in their anchors. You can either live with it or remove the pads, lube the contact points, and re-install them.

To verify whether the pads are the causes of the noise, when you pull in at night, back up slightly before parking the car, see if it still makes the same noise!
Jusy saying!

 

Take it back to the dealer...and speak to the manager.

 

I noticed the same with mine. It started around 40K on first time I brake - almost as if pads are seating for the first time. Had dealer check them, I think they lubed the backing, but the noise is still there on cold days. As you noticed, noise on mine also goes away once it warms up. I use eBrake when parking...

 

My front original Advics brake rotors were completely toast at 46,000 miles when I replaced them and the pads... Rear original Advics pads were reduced to slick copper pucks at 72,000 miles when I replaced them.

Replacement WAGNER ZD2176 front brake pads, RAYBESTOS 982491FZN Element3 Coated front rotors, and POWER STOP 172183 Z17 rear brake pads are a great upgrade over stock.

2020 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0L L4 Brake Pad | RockAuto

2020 TOYOTA COROLLA 2.0L L4 Rotor | RockAuto

 

Dealer said clunk is probably pads shifting when reversing. They also redid the alignment and I'm curious why the bottom right readings from first alignment are different than new readings top left? Shouldn't they be very similar?

 

Dealer said clunk is probably pads shifting when reversing. They also redid the alignment and I'm curious why the bottom right readings from first alignment are different than new readings top left? Shouldn't they be very similar?

Here is what I think happened:
When they checked, the dealer discovered that not everything was tightened properly after the last alignment. That's why they did the alignment again for you as things can shift as you drive. And this time, they double checked everything is tight, clunk goes away. Alignment is not as high precision as you may think, there is always an allowable percentage of error. The readings may or may not be identical when you take the car on/off the rack.
Yes, the pads can shift slightly, but should not shift enough to make a clunk when your car and the original oem pads are still relatively new. They just said that instead of admitting to the screw up. Is this still the same dealer you complained about since you bought the car?

 

Is the clunk still happening after the re-alignment?

 

Will find out tomorrow morning.

 

No clunk noises this morning. Car handles even better too.