NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Toyota Prius V Recalls
The 2013 Toyota Prius V has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 4, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Toyota Prius V. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 125
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Toyota Prius V, 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 V
Hybrid propulsion system
- Campaign
- 18V684000
- Reported
- October 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,329
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 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 2012, 2014 Prius V
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 13E070000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Prius V
2013 Toyota Prius V complaints by year
NHTSA has received 125 owner complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius V, the newest on October 1, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius V, the component group named most often is the service brakes (51%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the engine (12%).
None of the 2013 Toyota Prius V's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2013 Toyota Prius V owners gave the mileage (67 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes64
- Electrical System16
- Engine15
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
- Unknown Or Other9
- Exterior Lighting7
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 21 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Prius V peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 21. 17% 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 125 complaints about the 2013 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 2013 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted