2008 Toyota Prius body & structure problems
69 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2008 Toyota Prius, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 69 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 3 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Toyota prius (2008) - fire after minor accident (battery fire) after a fairly standard rear end collision (25-30 MPH), my toyota prius caught fire and burst into flames. I was stopped at a red light on a city street in chicago, il when the accident occurred, my vehicle was not in motion. Within minutes of impact (to right rear of car), the responding police officer saw fire under the car (began in rear) and the fire dept was called.
Vehicle is extremely, almost dangerously, sensitive to cross winds and wake turbulence from larger vehicles, trucks specifically.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Toyota Prius
- Lighting 587 complaints
- Brakes 400 complaints
- Electrical system 236 complaints
- Cruise control 156 complaints
- Engine 62 complaints
- Fuel system 56 complaints
- Stability control 43 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints