2010 Toyota Prius electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 194 complaints for the 2010 Toyota Prius, 6% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 194 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 147 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 34 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 147 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 6 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
On 05/25/2016 at about 9am, while in motion at a rate of speed approx 25 MPH on a street during construction (don't know if the bumpy road had anything to do with it), the change oil soon light appeared and seconds later all the lights on the dash came on with the message to check the "check hybrid system" . I tried to stop the vehicle and it kept accelerating. I pressed on the breaks really hard and the traction control light kept flashing on and off like crazy but it barely had any impact.
My prior prius was repurchased by toyota 09/09 with severe electrical issues which only escalated. I believe the man in ca because that happened to us on the highway, and our car behaved as if it were 'possessed'. Now my 2010 is having intermittent issues, including an anti-skid/ braking light that we'd thought was remedied by resetting an ABS actuator friday-it was on since test driving the car-but I was told many excuses, and eventually they were aware but did not know how to correct this.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Toyota Prius
- Brakes 2,023 complaints
- Cruise control 287 complaints
- Engine 172 complaints
- Lighting 152 complaints
- Air bags 86 complaints
- Fuel system 71 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 62 complaints
- Stability control 58 complaints