Reliability & cost of ownership
Toyota Prius Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Toyota Prius? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Toyota Prius problems by model year
91 recall entries and 12440 owner complaints on file across 27 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Prius, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes4449 complaints
- exterior lighting3503 complaints
- hydraulic1590 complaints
- electrical system1587 complaints
- vehicle speed control1047 complaints
- electric817 complaints
- unknown or other553 complaints
- engine474 complaints