2010 Toyota Prius body & structure problems
35 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2010 Toyota Prius, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 34,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was on the freeway in traffic, going 60 MPH. There was road construction coming up ahead. I depressed the brake pedal and nothing happened. The car didn't slow down at all and I crashed into another vehicle. My car was manufactured when the 'voluntary safety recall' by toyota was supposed to address this, but I received no notification, nor did thousand oaks toyota, where I had the car serviced, communicate about it.
Cheap thin black plastic engine cover for oil pan is defective with one edge cracked 100% after only 5 oil changes similar to aircraft aluminum metal fatigue. This plastic flap under oil drain plug is now dragging on the road hanging by a single bolt. Ridiculous to fail after opening and closing oil drain pan cover 5 times. We view this as a defect covered under our bumper to bumper 7 year 100,000 mile platinum extended warranty contract for which we paid $1870 on 07-14-2009 for a new vehicle.
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
- Fuel system 71 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 62 complaints