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Toyota Prius Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 35 recall campaigns for the Toyota Prius, across 23 model years from 2001 to 2025. The 2010 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

Toyota Prius years to avoid by our method: 2004 (3.0× the median year), 2005 (2.9× the median year), 2006 (10× the median year), 2007 (13× the median year), 2008 (11× the median year), 2009 (5.7× the median year) and 2010 (27× the median year).

Model years
23

2001–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
35
Most recalls
2010

10 recalls

Owner complaints
12,522

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 12,522 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Prius across 27 model years; the most, 2,823, concern the 2010.

Owners marked a crash on 1,004 of the Toyota Prius complaints (8%) and a fire on 67.

Across all Toyota Prius model years, owners name the exterior lighting most often (at least 3,475 complaints), then the service brakes (2,000).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Prius in 2010: 3,521, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Toyota Prius is equipment: other: labels, in 12 model-year listings.

The newest Toyota Prius recall, 26V049000, was reported on January 28, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: wiring: switches/knobs/buttons.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2020 and 2021 Toyota Prius, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Toyota Prius years to avoid

The 2010 Toyota Prius stands out most: 1,788 complaints between 2009 and 2013, 30% of them naming the service brakes, hydraulic.

The 2010 also carries 10 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked Toyota Prius years.

The best-measured Toyota Prius years are 2019 (0.1×), 2020 (0.2×) and 2022 (0.2×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Toyota Prius, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202606—not ranked
2025216—not ranked
2024427—not ranked
2023421—not ranked
202212419
0.2×
2021065not ranked
202001410
0.2×
201933011
0.1×
201813722
0.3×
201739168
0.8×
20165155102
1.3×
2015116642
0.5×
2014321065
0.8×
2013341484
1.0×
20126424121
1.7×
20116521105
1.6×
2010avoid102,8231,788
27.2×
2009avoid6502254
5.7×
2008avoid41,497735
10.9×
2007avoid42,0031,026
12.6×
2006avoid61,439666
10.0×
2005avoid61,051185
2.9×
2004avoid6610225
3.0×
200319923
0.3×
2002216747
0.5×
2001316553
0.6×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Prius years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Toyota Prius

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS12
  • HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER9
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8
  • STEERING6
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM6
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL6
  • HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:SWITCHES/KNOBS/BUTTONS5
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE4

Toyota Prius model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Toyota Prius recall campaign (35)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Toyota Prius, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V049000January 28, 2026electrical system: wiring: switches/knobs/buttons2023–2025injury141,286
25V744000October 30, 2025back over prevention: display function2023–2025crash1,024,407
24V548000July 23, 2024equipment: other: labels2023–2024crash33,848
24V274000April 17, 2024electrical system: wiring: switches/knobs/buttons2023–2024crash and injury55,690
21V734000September 22, 2021engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm): software2022crash8,411
20V369000June 24, 2020hybrid propulsion system: inverter2013–2015crash266,638
19V876000December 11, 2019electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2019crash3,751
19V544000July 24, 2019electronic stability control (esc)2019crash6,925
19V244000March 27, 2019equipment: other: labels2019crash3,634
18V684000October 4, 2018hybrid propulsion system2010–2014crash807,329
18V579000September 5, 2018electrical system: wiring2016–2018fire192,347
18V085000January 31, 2018air bags: side/window2016crash and injury48,672
17V658000October 18, 2017hybrid propulsion system: inverter2016crash6
17V295000May 2, 2017tires: temporary/emergency spare tire2017crash409
16V741000October 14, 2016parking brake2016–2017crash91,585
16V672000September 16, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2016crash and injury7,817
16V487000June 30, 2016air bags: side/window2010–2012injury482,002
16V396000June 2, 2016seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler2010–2012fire7,749
14V743000November 19, 2014seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler2010–2011injury3,233
14V053000February 12, 2014hybrid propulsion system: inverter2010–2014crash698,457
13V235000June 5, 2013service brakes2010crash87,060
13V123000April 9, 2013equipment: other: labels2012crash and injury7,525
13V014000January 16, 2013air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2009–2012crash and injury3,235
12V536000November 14, 2012engine and engine cooling2004–2009crash350,662
12V537000November 14, 2012steering2004–2009crash669,705
11V304000June 1, 2011steering: electric power assist system2001–2003crash52,377
10V039000February 9, 2010service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module2010crash148,549
10V035000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2009–2010—271,417
10V036000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2005–2010crash153,418
09V388000October 5, 2009vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2004–2009crash, injury and death4,445,056
06V266000July 19, 2006engine and engine cooling2001–2002crash34,771
06V188000May 31, 2006steering: electric power assist system2004–2006—170,856
06V096000April 3, 2006air bags2004–2006crash and injury133
04V558000November 22, 2004exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2004crash183,090
00V285000September 21, 2000steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)2001—1,772

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Prius. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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