Toyota Prius Headlights Problems
- 286
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 9
- Years with records
- 2002–2017
- 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.
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- failure mileage · 36 records
- current mileage · 23 records
- side headlight · 22 records
- passenger side · 20 records
- both headlights · 17 records
- come back · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 129 |
| 1–30k mi | 58 |
| 60–100k mi | 44 |
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
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Exterior Lighting · Headlights
The headlights keep going out, making driving at night unsafe until you can get it fixed. It just happened again, march, 29, 2018. It happened 2/11, 6/11, 12/12, 1/13, 6/13, 3/15, 1/16, 7/17 and now. It wasn't raining, nothing interesting at all. Local driving.
ODI 11084237
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. While driving 35 mph, the driver's side headlight flickered. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact also mentioned that the headlights had to be manually turned off and on to function normally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the headlights needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure…
ODI 11115103
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. While driving 25 mph at night, the headlights failed to work without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at [redacted] and stated that the vin was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 181,308.
ODI 11024201
Electrical System · Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota prius. The contact stated that the vehicle started on its own without warning. The contact stated that he had an auto power start fob, but it was not around the key fob. In addition, a headlight warning sensor illuminated that advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (brunswick auto mart, [redacted], brunswick, oh, 44212). The…
ODI 11015195
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. While driving unknown speeds, the headlights failed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 117,000.
ODI 11046124
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. While driving 45 mph, the driver side low beam headlamp failed to illuminate without warning. The failure was rectified by turning the light switch off and on. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, both the driver and passenger…
ODI 10875373
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated that the headlights failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 204,000. Updated 10/24/14*lj updated 4/16/2015 *js
ODI 10632070
Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated that the headlights failed to activate. In addition, the headlights powered off independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
ODI 10638525