2009 Toyota Prius lighting problems
111 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2009 Toyota Prius, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 111 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 93 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 93 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While driving on several occasions either one head light will go out or on some occasions both headlights will go out. If I turn the lights off and then on they will come back on.
One week after being at the dealership for its routine oil/vehicle check-up (55,000-60,000), my red brake light, the yellow warning sign and the ABS lights come up on my dashboard. Towed it back to dealership since the brakes didn't work. They found I needed to change my brake actuator and the solenoid that is stuck. According to what I've read, this should not happen period paragraph but if it does it would be on a much older vehicle with a lot more miles with a stop and go history.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Prius
- Brakes 206 complaints
- Cruise control 71 complaints
- Electrical system 60 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints
- Air bags 17 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints