2010 Toyota Prius fuel system problems
71 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2010 Toyota Prius, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 101,000 miles 52 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 52 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 101,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Check hybrid system light ignites, slows down vehicle in middle of high speed highway. First incident November of 2020 then several incidents after. Repair shops don't assure problem according to error codes & they recommend possibilities they cannot assure will resolve the problem. Car was taken into local dealership after receiving recall notice for software and airbags prior to November 2020 when the issue began. Software update took a couple of hours. Restart/reboot temporarily allowed driving again.
As I was driving 55-65 MPH on the highway, the check hybrid system alert came on, and all of a sudden I lost power. I was able to make it home but going up hill it would not go faster than 35 MPH, and 40-50 MPH on flat ground. This happened on a busy highway where the average speed is 55-65 MPH
Other problems reported for the 2010 Toyota Prius
- Brakes 2,023 complaints
- Cruise control 287 complaints
- Electrical system 194 complaints
- Engine 172 complaints
- Lighting 152 complaints
- Air bags 86 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 62 complaints
- Stability control 58 complaints