The Recall Desk

Vehicle

Toyota Prius · 2012

6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

Filter by model year

1–6 of 6

  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V684000·2018-10-04

    Toyota Recalls Prius and Prius V for Hybrid System Shutdown Risk

    Toyota is recalling 2010-2014 Prius and 2012-2014 Prius V vehicles because excessive voltage may cause the hybrid system to shut down, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA PRIUS, PRIUS V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V487000·2016-06-30

    Toyota Recalls Prius and Lexus CT Hybrid Vehicles for Air Bag Defect

    Toyota is recalling 2010-2012 Prius, Prius Plug-in Hybrid, and 2011-2012 Lexus CT Hybrid vehicles because a weld in the curtain shield air bag inflator may crack, causing parts to eject into the cabin.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, LEXUS PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID, PRIUS, CT HYBRID
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V053000·2014-02-12

    Toyota Recalls 2010-2014 Prius for Hybrid Inverter Software Update

    Toyota is recalling 2010-2014 Prius vehicles because a hybrid system component may fail, causing the vehicle to stall and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA PRIUS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V396000·2016-06-02

    Toyota Vehicles Recalled for Aftermarket Seat Heater Fire Risk

    Southeast Toyota Distributors is recalling specific Toyota vehicles equipped with aftermarket seat heaters due to a risk of electrical short circuits and fire.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, SEQUOIA, TACOMA, TUNDRA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V123000·2013-04-09

    Toyota Recalls Vehicles with Inaccurate Weight Labels

    Southeast Toyota is recalling specific 2008-2013 models because weight labels were inaccurate, potentially leading to vehicle overloading and tire failure.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA, SCION CAMRY, HIGHLANDER, PRIUS, TC
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V014000·2013-01-16

    Toyota Recalls Vehicles for Passenger Seat Occupant Sensing System Calibration

    Southeast Toyota Distributors is recalling specific 2009-2013 Toyota models because the passenger seat occupant sensing system may not be calibrated, potentially affecting airbag deployment.

    Product
    TOYOTA — TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, CAMRY HYBRID, CAMRY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • DP23005 Defect Petition · open · service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components
  • DP19004 Defect Petition · service brakes, hydraulic:power assist
  • DP13001 Defect Petition · steering:column
  • EA12006 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE12002 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • PE10008 Preliminary Evaluation · steering

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2007 · lighting 957 complaints, median 49,519 mi
  • 2006 · lighting 866 complaints, median 48,300 mi
  • 2008 · lighting 494 complaints, median 55,000 mi
  • 2008 · brakes 336 complaints, median 37,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2005 · lighting 303 complaints, median 100,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,121 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 4.1/5 · 16 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.8/5 · 23 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2023: 3.9/5 · 19 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 4.1/5 · 24 complaints · most complained-of: electrical

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

← Back to all Toyota models