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2007 Toyota Prius brakes problems

340 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2007 Toyota Prius, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
340 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
43,000 miles 269 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
52 and 1
Injuries and deaths
22 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2007 Toyota Prius Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 43,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 70 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 53 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 42 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 19 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 14 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 13 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 8 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 14 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 43,000 miles
Based on 269 complaints that include mileage. 61% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles70
20k to 40k miles53
40k to 60k miles42
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles19
120k to 140k miles14
140k to 160k miles13
160k to 180k miles8
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles14

What the data shows

Of the 269 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 43,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 52 crashes, 1 fire, 22 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Vehicle was sb in lane 2 of 2 when it is reported that the driver lost control struck a guard rail on the right then traveled across two lanes crossing onto a shoulder where it eventually struck a tree. Eye witnesses saw no brake lights at any point. Autopsy concluded that the driver died from trauma caused by impact with the tree. The vehicle was a 07 prius.

January 2009 CrashDeath

Generation 2 toyota prius brake actuator. At slow speed, the brakes became inoperable and would not stop the car causing me to rear end a truck stopped in front of me at a stop light. All of the brake, ABS lights came on the dash. 2 separate trips to the dealer to have the brakes checked resulted in no error codes found. Today 2-8-18 the dash lights all came on again, and the dealer said the computer code is stating faulty brake actuator which could result in total brake failure.

Reported at 100,000 miles, December 2017 Crash

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