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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Toyota Prius Recalls

The 2015 Toyota Prius has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Toyota Prius. 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
166

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
29

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2015 Toyota Prius, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2015 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 2013–2014 Prius, 1 other model

20V369000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Toyota Prius complaints by year

NHTSA has received 166 owner complaints about the 2015 Toyota Prius, the newest on October 3, 2026. Of these, 29 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries and 3 deaths.

In complaints about the 2015 Toyota Prius, the component group named most often is the service brakes (54%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the power train (8%).

The 2015 Toyota Prius's only recall does not concern the service brakes.

Where 2015 Toyota Prius owners gave the mileage (71 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes89
  • Electrical System27
  • Unknown Or Other15
  • Power Train13
  • Engine8
  • Exterior Lighting7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Toyota Prius received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201511
201613
201710
20188
201912
20209
202111
20226
20236
20248
202540
202632

Complaints about the 2015 Toyota Prius peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 40. 25% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Toyota Prius drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Prius year in the same window: 15th highest of the 21 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 166 complaints about the 2015 Toyota Prius are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Prius by model year

Other 2015 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: October 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted