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2010 Toyota Prius hybrid & electric propulsion problems

30 complaints about hybrid & electric propulsion have been filed for the 2010 Toyota Prius, which is <1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
30 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
107,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When hybrid & electric propulsion problems show up

Hybrid & electric propulsion complaints by mileage, 2010 Toyota Prius Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 107,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 107,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 12% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 26 hybrid & electric propulsion complaints that report mileage, the median is about 107,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle shook and smoke emitted through the vents of the vehicle coming from the engine. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and later taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 97,400 miles, October 2018 Fire

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving 60-65 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and went into LIMP Mode. The coolant temperature and several unknown warning lights were illuminated, and the message "Check Hybrid System" was displayed. The contact pulled to the side of the road, where he disconnected and reconnected the battery to reset the Hybrid system. The contact was able to drive to the residence; however, the failure recurred.

Reported at 148,469 miles, February 2024

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