2006 Toyota Prius lighting problems
948 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2006 Toyota Prius, which is 56% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 948 56% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 855 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 33 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 217 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 321 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 143 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 67 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 28 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 855 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The headlights and tail lights on my 2006 toyota prius have been unexpectedly shut off while driving over the past 4 months. It started with the drivers side only and then moved to both lights and now I've been told my tail light flickers also. I can correct the problem temporarily by turning the lights switch off and then on again, but if I make any turns they fail again.
Problem with the hid headlights on toyota prius 2006 1. Headlights go off intermittently while driving without me doing anything 2. Both headlights turned off by itself while driving at night on the freeway this happened on numerous occasions.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Toyota Prius
- Brakes 222 complaints
- Electrical system 152 complaints
- Cruise control 84 complaints
- Engine 45 complaints
- Air bags 32 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Fuel system 20 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 15 complaints