NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Toyota Prius Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 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
- 424
- Crashes reported
- 46
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 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 2012 Toyota Prius
Hybrid propulsion system
- Campaign
- 18V684000
- Reported
- October 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,329
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2014 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 2010–2011 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 2010–2011 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 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Prius
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
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 Prius, 15 other models
2012 Toyota Prius complaints by year
NHTSA has received 424 owner complaints about the 2012 Toyota Prius, the newest on October 1, 2026. Of these, 46 describe a crash (11%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 33 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Toyota Prius, the component group named most often is the service brakes (43%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the exterior lighting (8%).
None of the 2012 Toyota Prius's 6 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2012 Toyota Prius owners gave the mileage (237 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes184
- Electrical System52
- Exterior Lighting36
- Engine31
- Unknown Or Other31
- Air Bags28
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 38 | |
| 2013 | 36 | |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 22 | |
| 2018 | 34 | |
| 2019 | 34 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 44 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2012 Toyota Prius peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 44. 29% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Toyota Prius drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Toyota Prius year in the same window: 8th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 424 complaints about the 2012 Toyota Prius are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Prius by model year
Other 2012 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted