2012 Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting Problems
- 28
- 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 28 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 7 records
- front marker · 5 records
- beam headlights · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
When driving at night i have an issue where the light source from headlights have a rainbow affect. Also tail lights are seen three times for every one light. Ie. Center brake light is illuminated on vehicle in front of me, there is a replicated light above and below the actual light. This is also an issue with traffic lights as there are 3 distinct lights for every one light. This may also be referred to ghosting.…
ODI 10501230
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
I have noticed ghosting of images most obvious while night driving. Particularly noticeable in led lights. It looks like a duplicate image of the lights created. It can be very glaring and hard to judge distance of other vehicles. *tr
ODI 10549531
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
While driving at night, all lights, especially red in color, which are viewed from front windshield, appear as three distinct images. The source light, then a distinct shadowed light above and below the source. This safety issue is extremely compounded when driving at night in high traffic situations where there are hundrends of tailights in front of me. All those lights are essentially trippled causing confusion…
ODI 10490622
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2012 Toyota Prius.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.