Reliability & cost of ownership
Toyota Prius Prime Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Toyota Prius Prime? 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 Prime problems by model year
11 recall entries and 115 owner complaints on file across 8 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Prius Prime | 4 | 11 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Prius Prime | 4 | 5 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2022 Prius Prime | 1 | 8 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2021 Prius Prime | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Prius Prime | 1 | 16 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Prius Prime | 1 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Prius Prime | 0 | 15 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Prius Prime | 0 | 42 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Toyota Prius Prime, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system24 complaints
- visibility/wiper17 complaints
- unknown or other13 complaints
- power train13 complaints
- service brakes12 complaints
- vehicle speed control8 complaints
- air bags7 complaints
- tires7 complaints