Toyota Prius Unknown Or Other Problems
- 363
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 18
- Years with records
- 2001–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 363 stored complaint records:
- 24 indicate a crash
- 14 indicate injury
- 7 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- hybrid system · 10 records
- combination meter · 8 records
- known issue · 5 records
- lights came · 5 records
- check hybrid · 5 records
- safety issue · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 89 |
| 60–100k mi | 64 |
| 100–150k mi | 47 |
| 30–60k mi | 42 |
| 150–400k mi | 30 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
When i was about to exit while driving on freeway, myabs, brake, tcs light is suddenly on, the brake need power to push and regenerate charger not working when brake pedal push, and make mpg drop.
ODI 11307535
Unknown Or Other
On 1/23/2020 while driving on highway i60 in az around 9 am the sunroof of the car exploited. No object was noticed to hit the car or sunroof. It's unknown the reason leading to the explosion.
ODI 11301587
Unknown Or Other
I switched into neutral and pushed the park button to park. I leaned forward to grab my wallet and felt the car accelerating over the parking curb. I immediately slammed the brakes and the car accelerated into a building. I am fortunate to be alive because if the airbag would have activated, i would have broke my neck.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11301244
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
On an intermittent basis, the dash does not light up(speed, gear selections , gas level, etc) when this happens you can not shut the engine off or remove the ignition key which are big safety items when you have to park as you can not lock the doors and all information on the large display does not work or any of the dash display so you have no indication of speed, engine warnings etc. I purchased my 2007 prius from…
ODI 11300471
Unknown Or Other
While driving the vehicle the hybrid system failed as per notification on the dashboard. The car was operable but i was not able to drive above 40 miles per hour. I was told by the certified toyota dealer that the inverter failed and they were not able to provide a reason why it failed. There was a previous recall on the inverter in 2014 to fix a software issue which was repaired. I was told by the dealer this…
ODI 11300773
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
The dashboard lights go out, meaning you can no longer see the mph, the fuel, and everything important to drive with gauges. This can happen at anytime, driving or parked, on any street in any weather. Also note, you can no longer shut the car off, unless you hold the start button for 20 seconds. Sometimes the car will still not shut off, it's also sometimes hard to tell if the car is off, because there is no more…
ODI 11277937
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
While driving back from running errands my car's lights on the dashboard started to come on and noises started to start happening. I was lucky i was only a few streets away from my house so i decided to drive back home. The break was really hard to press. The brake felt like it was a rock and hard to press. I drove with my hazards on unsure of what could happen while driving. There was something wrong and the car…
ODI 11300762
Air Bags · Body · Unknown Or Other
I was turning left and was hit by an oncoming car. Most damage done to the front right. The car was totaled. I was going about 5-10mph though the oncoming car was going approximately 40mph. The firemen, police and insurance adjuster were all very concerned that the airbags did not deploy. My babies were safe in the backseat thanks to their car seats. I had to go to the hospital and suffered a concussion. We just had…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11268210