Toyota electrical system problems
Across all Toyota models in NHTSA's complaint database, 9,694 complaints involve electrical system. The Prius accounts for the largest share (17%). The single worst model year is the 2007 Prius with 248 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 9,694 about electrical system, all Toyota models
- Most affected
- Prius 17% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 5,965 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 356 and 695
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Toyota models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2007 Toyota Prius248 complaints
- 2008 Toyota Prius236 complaints
- 2007 Toyota Camry235 complaints
- 2010 Toyota Prius194 complaints
- 2004 Toyota Prius184 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 |
| 1991 | 46 |
| 1992 | 64 |
| 1993 | 54 |
| 1994 | 41 |
| 1995 | 76 |
| 1996 | 72 |
| 1997 | 64 |
| 1998 | 107 |
| 1999 | 107 |
| 2000 | 122 |
| 2001 | 205 |
| 2002 | 262 |
| 2003 | 280 |
| 2004 | 527 |
| 2005 | 508 |
| 2006 | 614 |
| 2007 | 912 |
| 2008 | 624 |
| 2009 | 417 |
| 2010 | 448 |
| 2011 | 326 |
| 2012 | 323 |
| 2013 | 319 |
| 2014 | 364 |
| 2015 | 309 |
| 2016 | 234 |
| 2017 | 303 |
| 2018 | 340 |
| 2019 | 289 |
| 2020 | 280 |
| 2021 | 213 |
| 2022 | 178 |
| 2023 | 286 |
| 2024 | 191 |
| 2025 | 104 |
| 2026 | 64 |
Among the 5,965 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.