Toyota Prius Exterior Lighting Problems
- 3,121
- 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 3121 stored complaint records:
- 14 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Headlights · 18 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 1157 |
| 60–100k mi | 747 |
| 1–30k mi | 374 |
| 100–150k mi | 366 |
| 150–400k mi | 171 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Headlights constantly go out. Research online proves prius vehicles with hid bulb systems have ballast issues causing constant blowing of either bulbs or ballast failure. Not only is safety constantly compromised, but it is illegal when a headlight goes out driving down the road.
ODI 11307420
Exterior Lighting
The headlight lenses covers repeatedly clouds over to the point i can hardly see the roadway at night. Dealer have cleanse the lenses how has last for about a month. The dealer now says these need to be replace at a cost to me for $750. I believe this is manufacture's defect and it is a serious safety issue for a recall. The dealer should develop a fix and replace these lenses without charging the vehicle owner.
ODI 11301782
Exterior Lighting
Headlight bulbs fail frequently, several times per year. I called toyota in january 2020. I was informed they had a brief warranty extension to cover the issue, but that has ended. They've refused to offer any assistance. They claim they notified me of the issue, but they clearly did not; the address they claimed to have sent it to was not my address. This is a safety issue, because the bulbs fail so frequently and…
ODI 11299922
Exterior Lighting
Hid lights going off while driving. One light intermittently going on and off. Turning light switch off and then on again turns them back on. Have seen online numerous reports of this probel
ODI 11299610
Exterior Lighting
The headlights on my 2005 prius continue to go out. We replace the bulbs but even with brand new bulbs will be driving and after about 60 seconds of headlights being on the light will turn off. Sometimes only one turns off but often bolt turn off and we're in complete darkness driving on the road. We have to toggle the headlight control off and on several times before they turn on again, which leaves us driving in…
ODI 11289902
Exterior Lighting
For a few months, the left hand side front headlight has gone out, if i turn the lights off and then back on again, it comes back on. However last night, while driving on a dark nc highway both lights went out. They came back on when i turned the lights on an off again. This happened two more times. It is clearly a safety issue that i see many other prius owners experience. It is entirely possible both lights have…
ODI 11289306
Exterior Lighting
Headlights go out after a few days.. Replaced over 8 bulbs. Checked connectors, checked wiring.. No problem found and the problem still exist.
ODI 11289097
Exterior Lighting
Headlights intermittently fail. Sometimes one headlight will go out and other times both. So far, if i detect one or both headlights are out, turning the headlight switch off and back on will correct the problem. Depending on street lighting, i am not always able to detect if the headlights are off until another car flashes to let me know or i enter a dark roadway where it becomes obvious.
ODI 11282441