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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Recalls

The 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 15, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
12

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Hybrid propulsion system

Campaign
17V718000
Reported
November 15, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 39,915
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2015 Prius Plug-In Hybrid

17V718000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, the newest on June 20, 2024. Of these, 3 describe a crash (25%).

In complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, the component group named most often is the service brakes (67%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the power train (8%).

The 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid's only recall does not concern the service brakes.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes8
  • Electrical System3
  • Power Train1
  • Service Brakes, Air1
  • Suspension1
  • Traction Control System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20161
20171
20181
20191
20202
20232
20244

Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 4. 8% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 12 complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid by model year

Other 2013 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: June 20, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted