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Toyota Prius V Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Toyota Prius V, across 6 model years from 2012 to 2017. The 2014 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (1).

Model years
6

2012–2017, with a recall

Recall campaigns
6
Most recalls
2014

4 recalls

Owner complaints
479

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 479 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Prius V across 8 model years; the most, 218, concern the 2012.

Owners marked a crash on 45 of the Toyota Prius V complaints (9%) and a fire on 8.

Across all Toyota Prius V model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 241 complaints), then the engine (66).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Prius V in 2019: 61, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Toyota Prius V is hybrid propulsion system: inverter, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Toyota Prius V recall, 20V369000, was reported on June 24, 2020 and concerns the hybrid propulsion system: inverter.

Toyota Prius V years to avoid

Too few Toyota Prius V model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Toyota Prius V, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2018011not ranked
201711210not ranked
20161166not ranked
20152247not ranked
201448215not ranked
2013312521not ranked
2012421842not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Toyota Prius V

  • HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER7
  • HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM3
  • AIR BAGS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1

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

Every Toyota Prius V recall campaign (6)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Toyota Prius V, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V369000June 24, 2020hybrid propulsion system: inverter2014–2017crash266,638
18V684000October 4, 2018hybrid propulsion system2012–2014crash807,329
15V449000July 15, 2015hybrid propulsion system: inverter2012–2014crash108,624
15V013000January 16, 2015air bags2014–2015crash and injury4,971
13V014000January 16, 2013air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2012crash and injury3,235
13E070000exterior lighting: tail lights2012–2013crash—

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

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Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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