Toyota Prius C by model year

290 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Toyota Prius C across 9 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Toyota Prius C

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2012	91
2013	91
2014	54
2015	26
2016	16
2017	3
2018	9

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2020				46
2019			1	46
2018	9		2	46
2017	3		1	46
2016	16			50
2015	26	Electrical system (19%)	1	50	4 stars
2014	54	Brakes (17%)		50	4 stars
2013	91	Electrical system (25%)		50	4 stars
2012	91	Brakes (29%)		50