NHTSA Safety Recalls
Toyota Prius C Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Toyota Prius C, across 3 model years from 2015 to 2018. The 2018 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2018
- Owner complaints
- 191
2015–2018, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 191 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Prius C across 7 model years; the most, 64, concern the 2012.
Owners marked a crash on 27 of the Toyota Prius C complaints (14%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Toyota Prius C model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 58 complaints), then the electrical system (52).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Prius C in 2018: 23, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Toyota Prius C is equipment: other: labels, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Toyota Prius C recall, 19V491000, was reported on June 26, 2019 and concerns the hybrid propulsion system.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2016 Toyota Prius C, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Toyota Prius C years to avoid
Too few Toyota Prius C model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Prius C years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Toyota Prius C
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM1
- TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS1
- TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE1
Toyota Prius C model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Toyota Prius C recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V491000June 26, 2019 | hybrid propulsion system | 2018 | crash | 464 |
| 18V176000March 15, 2018 | equipment: other: labels | 2018 | crash and injury | 19 |
| 17V295000May 2, 2017 | tires: temporary/emergency spare tire | 2017 | crash | 409 |
| 15V514000August 13, 2015 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2015 | crash | 949 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Prius C. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted