2007 Toyota Prius electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 248 complaints for the 2007 Toyota Prius, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 248 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 209 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 43 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 26 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 209 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. The contact attempted to park the vehicle into the residence garage, driving at approximately 2 MPH. Suddenly, there was an unintended acceleration. The brakes were engaged and the vehicle continued to accelerate causing the vehicle to crash into a closet in the garage. The contact suffered injury to the neck area. The vehicle front bumper sustained damages. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technician was unable to duplicate the failure.
In 2010 (approximately), the dashboard display of my prius would intermittently not display when the car was first started. This condition makes it impossible to know how fast the car is going, how much fuel there is, etc. I visited dealers and independent mechanics and no one claimed to know anything about this problem. However, I have subsequently learned that toyota issued a service bulletin on this very issue in 2009! (t-sb-0172-09).
Other problems reported for the 2007 Toyota Prius
- Lighting 1,069 complaints
- Brakes 340 complaints
- Body & structure 186 complaints
- Cruise control 124 complaints
- Air bags 54 complaints
- Engine 51 complaints
- Latches & locks 42 complaints
- Stability control 34 complaints