NHTSA Safety Recalls
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, across 3 model years from 2013 to 2015. The 2015 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2015
- Owner complaints
- 68
2013–2015, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 68 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid across 8 model years; the most, 25, concern the 2012.
Owners marked a crash on 10 of the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid complaints (15%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 28 complaints), then the electrical system (13).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid in 2024: 14, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid is hybrid propulsion system, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid recall, 17V718000, was reported on November 15, 2017 and concerns the hybrid propulsion system.
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid years to avoid
Too few Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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 Plug-In Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid
- HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM3
Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17V718000November 15, 2017 | hybrid propulsion system | 2013–2015 | crash | 39,915 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted