2008 Toyota Prius air bags problems
42 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Toyota Prius, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 32 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 35 crashes, 32 injuries, 5 deaths.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact's mother owns a 2008 toyota prius. The vehicle was struck on the passenger side by another vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed and two occupants died. The VIN, speed, purchase date, engine size, number of cylinders, and mileages were unknown.
The vehicle combination meter sporadically will not turn on which prevents the display of the speed of the car. During this condition, the fuel economy will not display, the car may not be powered off by normal procedure, and the fuel gauge, drive train mode indicator, and odometer are not visible. This has occurred for the past 2 years, primarily during cold weather, but also during warm weather, and I have a video recording of this problem while operating this specific vehicle dated february 20 2017.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Toyota Prius
- Lighting 587 complaints
- Brakes 400 complaints
- Electrical system 236 complaints
- Cruise control 156 complaints
- Body & structure 69 complaints
- Engine 62 complaints
- Fuel system 56 complaints
- Stability control 43 complaints