NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Toyota Prius Recalls
The 2010 Toyota Prius has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 4, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Toyota Prius. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 2,823
- Crashes reported
- 183
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Toyota Prius, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2010 Toyota Prius
Hybrid propulsion system
- Campaign
- 18V684000
- Reported
- October 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,329
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Prius, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 16V487000
- Reported
- June 30, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 482,002
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Prius
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Prius, 12 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 14V743000
- Reported
- November 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Prius, 12 other models
Hybrid propulsion system: inverter
- Campaign
- 14V053000
- Reported
- February 12, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 698,457
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Prius
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 13V235000
- Reported
- June 5, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 87,060
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Toyota Prius
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2012 Prius, 15 other models
Service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 10V039000
- Reported
- February 9, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 148,549
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Toyota Prius
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Prius, 18 other models
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 2005–2009 Prius, 17 other models
2010 Toyota Prius complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,823 owner complaints about the 2010 Toyota Prius, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 183 describe a crash (6%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 65 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2010 Toyota Prius, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (30%), followed by the service brakes (21%) and the service brakes, electric (18%).
1 of the 2010 Toyota Prius's 10 recalls also concerns the service brakes.
Where 2010 Toyota Prius owners gave the mileage (2,260 complaints), the median was 6,419 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic849
- Service Brakes593
- Service Brakes, Electric502
- Vehicle Speed Control287
- Electrical System192
- Exterior Lighting149
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 65 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,468 | |
| 2011 | 96 | |
| 2012 | 53 | |
| 2013 | 106 | |
| 2014 | 116 | |
| 2015 | 94 | |
| 2016 | 132 | |
| 2017 | 104 | |
| 2018 | 132 | |
| 2019 | 58 | |
| 2020 | 85 | |
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 46 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2010 Toyota Prius peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 1,468. 63% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Toyota Prius drew 27× the complaints of the median Toyota Prius year in the same window: 1st highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Toyota Prius years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 2,823 complaints about the 2010 Toyota Prius are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Prius by model year
Other 2010 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted