2015 Toyota Prius V problems
The 2015 Toyota Prius V has 32 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (38%) concerns brakes. Next are fuel system (12%) and cruise control (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 59,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Toyota Prius V with enough data (21 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2015 toyota prius v hybrid. While the vehicle was stationary, the contact shifted into reverse and the vehicle accelerated rapidly between 5-10 MPH. The speed increased to 20 MPH and the vehicle crashed into a fence. The contact applied significant pressure to the brake pedal during the failure, but the vehicle did not stop. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor soreness from the impact of the crash, which did not require medical attention.
Prius v3 lunging backwards 1/21/2016 on thursday 1/21/2016, I was parked in a big lot and after my appointment, got in the car and turned it on. But rather than pull backwards out of the spot, I decided to first make a call using bluetooth. The call took about 10 minutes. I then hung up, released the emergency brake, and moved the stick shift into reverse with my foot, of course, on the regular brake.
The passenger side 2nd row seat belt is stuck, it doesn't roll or release making it unusable for a passenger to use it. When I roll my fingers up where it comes out from, I feel there is a kink, but I couldn't fix it. A seat belt shouldn't kink and get stuck. Now this seat belt is useless for anyone sitting in that seat.