NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Toyota Prius Recalls
The 2013 Toyota Prius has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Toyota Prius. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 414
- Crashes reported
- 40
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Toyota Prius, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2013 Toyota Prius
Hybrid propulsion system: inverter
- Campaign
- 20V369000
- Reported
- June 24, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 266,638
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Prius, 1 other model
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
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
2013 Toyota Prius complaints by year
NHTSA has received 414 owner complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 40 describe a crash (10%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius, the component group named most often is the service brakes (56%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the engine (9%).
None of the 2013 Toyota Prius's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2013 Toyota Prius owners gave the mileage (175 complaints), the median was 54,425 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes232
- Electrical System52
- Unknown Or Other50
- Engine37
- Vehicle Speed Control22
- Air Bags18
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 | |
| 2014 | 28 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 28 | |
| 2019 | 29 | |
| 2020 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 80 | |
| 2026 | 38 |
Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 80. 20% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Toyota Prius drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Toyota Prius year in the same window: 11th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 414 complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Prius by model year
Other 2013 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted