Toyota Prius by model year

15,636 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Toyota Prius across 27 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

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
2001	215
2002	201
2003	123
2004	737
2005	1,298
2006	1,690
2007	2,451
2008	1,894
2009	644
2010	3,487
2011	668
2012	546
2013	556
2014	288
2015	220
2016	218
2017	127
2018	48
2019	54
2020	23
2021	11
2022	31
2023	28
2024	39
2025	29
2026	6

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				48 to 55
2026	6		1	49 to 57
2025	29	Electrical system (21%)	2	48 to 57	5 stars
2024	39	Electrical system (10%)	4	49 to 57	5 stars
2023	28	Electrical system (18%)	4	49 to 57	5 stars
2022	31	Electrical system (19%)	1	49 to 56	5 stars
2021	11			49 to 56
2020	23			50 to 56
2019	54	Brakes (20%)	3	50 to 56	5 stars
2018	48	Engine (13%)	1	52 to 56	5 stars
2017	127	Wipers, windshield & visibility (13%)	3	52 to 56	5 stars
2016	218	Wipers, windshield & visibility (19%)	5	52 to 56	5 stars
2015	220	Brakes (42%)	1	48	4 stars
2014	288	Brakes (37%)	3	48	4 stars
2013	556	Brakes (44%)	3	48	5 stars
2012	546	Brakes (37%)	6	48	5 stars
2011	668	Brakes (42%)	6	48	5 stars
2010	3,487	Brakes (58%)	10	50
2009	644	Brakes (32%)	6	46
2008	1,894	Lighting (31%)	4	46
2007	2,451	Lighting (44%)	4	46
2006	1,690	Lighting (56%)	6	46
2005	1,298	Lighting (27%)	6	46
2004	737	Lighting (25%)	6	46
2003	123	Steering (33%)	1	41
2002	201	Steering (40%)	2	41
2001	215	Steering (23%)	3	41