NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Toyota Prius Recalls
The 2005 Toyota Prius has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 14, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Toyota Prius. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 1,051
- Crashes reported
- 102
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Toyota Prius, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Toyota Prius
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 12V536000
- Reported
- November 14, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 350,662
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 Prius
Steering
- Campaign
- 12V537000
- Reported
- November 14, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 669,705
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 Prius
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Prius, 17 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 09V388000
- Reported
- October 5, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,445,056
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 Prius, 6 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 06V188000
- Reported
- May 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,856
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Prius
Air bags
- Campaign
- 06V096000
- Reported
- April 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Prius, 5 other models
2005 Toyota Prius complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,051 owner complaints about the 2005 Toyota Prius, the newest on February 16, 2026. Of these, 102 describe a crash (10%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 66 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2005 Toyota Prius, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (33%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (12%).
None of the 2005 Toyota Prius's 6 recalls concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2005 Toyota Prius owners gave the mileage (869 complaints), the median was 77,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting346
- Electrical System178
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic128
- Vehicle Speed Control109
- Service Brakes82
- Service Brakes, Electric68
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 72 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 43 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 50 | |
| 2009 | 80 | |
| 2010 | 322 | |
| 2011 | 72 | |
| 2012 | 48 | |
| 2013 | 73 | |
| 2014 | 59 | |
| 2015 | 53 | |
| 2016 | 33 | |
| 2017 | 31 | |
| 2018 | 39 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Toyota Prius peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 322. 18% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Toyota Prius drew 2.9× the complaints of the median Toyota Prius year in the same window: 7th highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the Toyota Prius years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,051 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Prius are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Prius by model year
Other 2005 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: February 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted