2021 Toyota Prius — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (24,976 records, model years 2001–2026) are most frequently classified under: brakes, lights and electrical system.
• Safety recalls (126 records, model years 2001–2026) are most frequently classified under: high-voltage battery & electric drive, air bags (restraint system) and equipment & accessories.
• Transport Canada recalls (121 records, model years 2001–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and brakes.
• Manufacturer communications (7,014 records, model years 2001–2026) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 2001 326 records for 2001 326
2. 2002 308 records for 2002 308
3. 2003 235 records for 2003 235
4. 2004 851 records for 2004 851
5. 2005 1,287 records for 2005 1,287
6. 2006 1,663 records for 2006 1,663
7. 2007 2,233 records for 2007 2,233
8. 2008 1,729 records for 2008 1,729
9. 2009 739 records for 2009 739
10. 2010 3,229 records for 2010 3,229
11. 2011 890 records for 2011 890
12. 2012 898 records for 2012 898
13. 2013 885 records for 2013 885
14. 2014 643 records for 2014 643
15. 2015 496 records for 2015 496
16. 2016 466 records for 2016 466
17. 2017 344 records for 2017 344
18. 2018 240 records for 2018 240
19. 2019 174 records for 2019 174
20. 2020 160 records for 2020 160
21. 2021 123 records for 2021 123
22. 2022 156 records for 2022 156
23. 2023 144 records for 2023 144
24. 2024 129 records for 2024 129
25. 2025 58 records for 2025 58
26. 2026 32 records for 2026 32

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 1mention a crash

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 116
• Investigations NHTSA 1
• Owner complaints NHTSA 6

Explore the underlying evidence records