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Toyota Prius

Every Toyota Prius model year on file, 1998 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years12,5081,108 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years291998 to 2027
Recall campaigns35Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5,805Summed across model years
By model year

The 2010 model year drew the most complaints, 2,822, 23% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01,0002,0003,00019982002200520082,822201120142017202020232027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Toyota Prius complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
4,459
Lighting
3,514
Electrical system
1,595
Speed control
1,049
Engine and cooling
777
Structure
428
Airbags
426
Stability and traction control
419
Powertrain
413
Steering
379
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Toyota Prius model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Toyota Prius by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone001
2026Hatchback633.31501025
2025Hatchback1612.53202038
2024Hatchback2615.43254099
2023Hatchback195.317340118
2022Hatchback2420.826711131
2021Hatchback616.78601118
2020Hatchback1442.917501147
2019Hatchback3023.323131140
2018Hatchback3613.925711201
2017Hatchback9115.453531246
2016Hatchback1545.81,23251302
2015Hatchback16518.297113324
2014Hatchback20713.51,72533427
2013Hatchback41011.22,56333466
2012Hatchback42412.31,69663461
2011Hatchback5218.62,36863359
2010Hatchback2,8227.011,518104387
2009Hatchback50213.51,24062225
2008Hatchback1,49710.72,43442222
2007Hatchback2,0037.02,42843219
2006Hatchback1,4396.32,24863210
2005Hatchback1,05110.42,62863222
2004Hatchback6106.92,17963226
2003Sedan997.130011133
2002Sedan16710.864221136
2001Sedan16510.975031154
2000Hatchback40.0170045
1998Not decoded0NoneNone0023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Toyota Prius

  • 26V-049 Jan 28, 2026
    Water may enter the rear door switch and cause a short circuit, allowing an unlocked rear door to open unexpectedly
    Electrical system · 141k vehicles
  • 25V-744 Oct 30, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.02M vehicles
  • 24V-548 Jul 23, 2024
    Load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values
    Equipment · 34k vehicles
  • 24V-274 Apr 17, 2024
    Water may enter the rear door switch and cause a short circuit, allowing an unlocked rear door to open unexpectedly
    Electrical system · 56k vehicles
  • 21V-734 Sep 22, 2021
    Engine Control Unit (ECU) software may falsely detect an error and shut down the hybrid system, causing a loss of drive power
    Engine and cooling · 8,411 vehicles
  • 20V-369 Jun 24, 2020
    Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall…
    Hybrid and electric propulsion · 267k vehicles
  • 19V-876 Dec 11, 2019
    Electrical short circuit in the combination meter could occur, causing the speedometer, the odometer, and the fuel gauge to go blank
    Electrical system · 3,751 vehicles
  • 19V-544 Jul 24, 2019
    Brake booster pump may fail causing a deactivation of the Vehicle Stability Control system and a loss of braking assist
    Stability and traction control · 6,925 vehicles
  • 19V-244 Mar 27, 2019
    Text on the load capacity label may become illegible
    Equipment · 3,634 vehicles
  • 18V-684 Oct 4, 2018
    Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall…
    Hybrid and electric propulsion · 807k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.