2010 Toyota Prius Engine Problems
- 111
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 111 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- hybrid system · 19 records
- check hybrid · 17 records
- every miles · 11 records
- excessive consumption · 9 records
- quart every · 8 records
- check engine · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 34 |
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 150–400k mi | 14 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Car purchased new and serviced at toyota dealership every 10,000 miles using 0-20w synthetic oil. At around 106,000 miles i noticed the display flashing something but could not, at that time, read what the warning was. It seemed to happen going around curves, turning etc. Finally, at maybe 107,000 miles, the warning stayed on long enough to see the low oil warning. Took the car in at 108,000 (no oil on dipstick at…
ODI 10971414
Engine
I just tested all years from 2010 to 2011 prius, those prius burns a lot of oil at every 2,000 miles. I did fill it (at 4.4 quarts of oil) correctly it but prius ate over 3 quarts in 2000 miles. Like many of people have been reports this on priuschat.com and etc online forums. I hate to spend my money to buy motor oils! Why this prius excessive oil consumption? "what did this happen?" i just purchased 2010 prius on…
ODI 11075866
Engine
Excessive oil consumption. This problem is identical to the hundreds i have read on the exact same vehicle. It is already well documented by owners.
ODI 10924521
Engine
Excessive oil consumption. The car is consuming 1 quart of oil every 1,200 miles and has failed an oil consumption test performed by the dealer.
ODI 10915580
Engine
Over the past three weeks i have noticed the check major system light flickering when turning to the left or right or coming to a sudden stop. I took my car in for the 80,000 mile check and told the service technician what i had seen. He told me he could tell me what the issue was without looking at the car. He said the car was burning excessive oil, the issue has been reported to toyota and he would file a case…
ODI 10895572
Engine
Toyota refuses to provide any documentation or tsb explaining why 2010- 4 cyl. (2zrfxe) sc20hr11 90919-01253 was superseded by sc16hr11 90919-01275 spark plug
ODI 10898296
Engine
My toyota prius has not been identified as one of the models in this class action law suit, but approximately four months ago, at 110,000 miles, my vehicle started to burn oil excessively, causing me to have to fill it every 1,200 miles. I take it in for maintenance to the same person at the same dealership since i have owned the car new. I was notified of this problem with the piston rings with the other toyota…
ODI 10929724
Engine
I have had our pruis for a while now and i loved the car. Now the car is a nightmare and a danger. The engine is burning oil at an alarming rate and couldn't figure out why. We are having to put oil in it every couple of days . It did stall once, so i checked everything i could and then noticed there was hardly any oil on dip stick after change oil a couple of days before. The dealership doesn't tell you anything…
ODI 10876399
Engine
In 2016 about the 130,000+ mile mark on my vehicle, i started complaining about my car consuming oil. The dealer findlay toyota assured me that it had to do with the heat and was normal. I was lead to believe the paper i signed after the work was complete has to do with the maintenance being done, no one mentioned it meant all my concerns were acknowledged. The days continued and even in during colder months of the…
ODI 10971428
Engine
2010 toyota prius suddenly lost power while driving at speed. My wife was able to pull over, and after a few minutes the car again appeared to be operating normally. This has now happened twice while driving on an interstate. After the first occurrence the toyota dealership said they could find no computer codes that indicated any problem. Now it's six months later, and the same thing happened again.
ODI 10864875
Engine
Used 2 qts of oil for every 1500 miles. There are no leaking of oil found under engine
ODI 10883727
Engine
Oil warning system came on 4-20-16. Oil change not due for another 1000 miles. Garage changed oil at 95188 miles. Less than 4 months later on aug. 9,2016, oil warning system came on. I watched as 3 quarts of oil were added at mileage 99712, 4524 miles later. Prius is using 1 quart of oil for every 1500 miles.
ODI 10896164
Engine
Excess oil consumption at 93,000 miles. The toyota dealer has told me that it will cost $13,000 to replace the engine and that is my only option.
ODI 10893772
Engine
Car is burning excessive amounts of oil. Dealer told me (over phone) that triangle was from taking corners too fast (dealer has since said this was inaccurate info). Oil change for life (every 10k miles) at dealer and no one has ever notified me that car is using oil. 6,000 miles after last oil change, over 3 1/2 quarts of oil used. I nearly locked up the engine. Car is not leaking oil. Car sometimes smells of oil…
ODI 10839926
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Excessive oil consumption starting at 100,000 which worsened. I now have to put a quart of oil every 750-1000 miles in my 2010 prius. No one at toyota will admit this is a problem, albeit there are an extreme amount of these complaints online through different blogs and web sites. Really, we toyota owners bought this car to decrease our carbon footprint...ironic, right?
ODI 10981496
Engine · Unknown Or Other
I along with an alarming amount of others have experienced the 2010 prius begin to burn oil at an alarmingly high rate around 60-80k miles. This is accompanied with an emission into the cabin of noxious fumes during high oil burn rate (heavier acceleration) moments. We have all been told by the dealerships that this is "normal". This has led to burning over a quart of oil every 1000 miles, headaches from the fumes,…
1 injury
ODI 10820477
Engine · Horn · Hybrid Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. Each time the vehicle was driven, it shook, stalled, and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. In addition, the contact had to depress the brake pedal with excessive pressure for the brake lights to illuminate. Also, the horn failed to function. The vehicle was taken to south bay toyota (located at 18416 s western ave, gardena, ca 90248, [redacted]), but was not…
ODI 11171844
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Check hybrid system car shuts off and can not restart, tried system reset per manual but would not clear hybrid. Towed to dealer, dtc code p3004-800, tech said this was the only code, had recall eoe reflash 04-14-2014 ipm extended 15 years. Car was in motion per wife. (it had been raining) the dtc p3004-800 power cable malfunction
ODI 10816757
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle stalled. The check engine and general warning lights illuminated. The contact coasted over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the water pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vin was not included in the nhtsa campaign number: 12v536000 (engine and engine…
ODI 10810135
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Seats
Burning oil issue. Front head light short circuit or burned out. Leather seat separated twice.
ODI 10821583
Engine
My prius is burning an excessive amount of oil. More than a quart every 1000 miles.
ODI 10808120
Engine
2010 toyota prius, 84,000 miles: experienced loss of oil, took to dealer who topped off and asked me to return. Returned at 85,790 miles after further loss of oil (down two quarts). The toyota mechanic had to call toyota, who stated they knew of the problem. The pcv sticks open, resulting in oil being sprayed where it doesn't belong. Repair, which includes replacement of several parts, estimated at $629.00. The…
ODI 10786482
Engine
Resolution to excessive oil use: switch from factory recommended 0w-20 full synthetic to mobile 1 high mileage 5w-30 full synthetic.
ODI 10783875
Engine
My car is consuming about 1 quart of oil every thousand miles, sometimes even more. I have always got the oil replaced in a very timely manner and with only around 118,000 miles on it, this is very troubling. My dealership is aware of this problem and they have charged me upwards of $4,000 to replace the head gasket and the oil pan gasket saying it would solve the problem, which it didn't. They did the oil…
ODI 10790578
Engine
At 92,000 miles my vehicle started to burn oil excessively, i made multiple trips to the dealership, they did multiple tesst and continued to maintain(per toyota corporate) that i was within toyota guidelines. This causes me to fill oil every 400-600 miles to be safe and i have found it completely devoid of oil many times.i understand from the dealership that some of the prius models have also had this issue and…
ODI 10934466