NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Toyota Prius V Recalls
The 2012 Toyota Prius V has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 4, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Toyota Prius V. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 218
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2012 Toyota Prius V, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 Toyota Prius V
Hybrid propulsion system
- Campaign
- 18V684000
- Reported
- October 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,329
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Prius V, 1 other model
Hybrid propulsion system: inverter
- Campaign
- 15V449000
- Reported
- July 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108,624
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Prius V
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 15 other models
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 13E070000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Prius V
2012 Toyota Prius V complaints by year
NHTSA has received 218 owner complaints about the 2012 Toyota Prius V, the newest on September 24, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2012 Toyota Prius V, the component group named most often is the service brakes (57%), followed by the engine (17%) and the electrical system (11%).
None of the 2012 Toyota Prius V's 4 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2012 Toyota Prius V owners gave the mileage (136 complaints), the median was 68,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes124
- Engine36
- Electrical System24
- Unknown Or Other15
- Vehicle Speed Control15
- Steering11
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 30 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2012 Toyota Prius V peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 30. 19% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 218 complaints about the 2012 Toyota Prius V are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Prius V by model year
Other 2012 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted