2009 Toyota Prius body & structure problems
19 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2009 Toyota Prius, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
My wife and I were driving down a residential street approaching a stop sign. There were two cars stopped at the sign. Several hundred feet from the stop, I took my foot off the accelerator. The car did not slow down. I stepped on the brake. The car did not slow down. I stood on the brake as hard as I could. The car did not slow down. I said to my understandably alarmed wife, we're not stopping.
The rear hatch release on my 2009 toyota prius has begun to decompose and turn into a rubbery, gooey mess. It interferes with the use of the hatch as the goo not only gets on the fingers but appears to be blocking the release mechanism.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Prius
- Brakes 206 complaints
- Lighting 111 complaints
- Cruise control 71 complaints
- Electrical system 60 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Air bags 17 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints