NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Toyota Prius Recalls
The 2011 Toyota Prius has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 4, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 521
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 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 2011 Toyota Prius
Hybrid propulsion system
- Campaign
- 18V684000
- Reported
- October 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,329
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2014 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 2010, 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 2010, 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 2010 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 2010, 2012–2014 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 2009–2010, 2012 Prius, 15 other models
2011 Toyota Prius complaints by year
NHTSA has received 521 owner complaints about the 2011 Toyota Prius, the newest on October 1, 2026. Of these, 37 describe a crash (7%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Toyota Prius, the component group named most often is the service brakes (51%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the exterior lighting (9%).
None of the 2011 Toyota Prius's 6 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2011 Toyota Prius owners gave the mileage (330 complaints), the median was 76,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes264
- Electrical System68
- Exterior Lighting48
- Engine47
- Air Bags46
- Unknown Or Other28
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 | |
| 2013 | 27 | |
| 2014 | 38 | |
| 2015 | 32 | |
| 2016 | 56 | |
| 2017 | 29 | |
| 2018 | 51 | |
| 2019 | 55 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 24 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2011 Toyota Prius peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 56. 20% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Toyota Prius drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Toyota Prius year in the same window: 9th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 521 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Prius are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Prius by model year
Other 2011 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted