2006 Toyota Prius air bags problems
32 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Toyota Prius, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 26 crashes, 19 injuries.
What owners wrote
Driving in good weather on a local road and car skid light went on and wheels locked to the right. Steering was not responsive. The lack of steering caused the accident. However, the airbags did not deploy.
Events: accident. Severe rear end and front end impact. Hit by large box truck, spun around, hit again by same truck. Failure: no air bag deployment of any sort. Correction: unknown. Automobile was a total loss.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Toyota Prius
- Lighting 948 complaints
- Brakes 222 complaints
- Electrical system 152 complaints
- Cruise control 84 complaints
- Engine 45 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Fuel system 20 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 15 complaints