2012 Toyota Prius air bags problems
28 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Toyota Prius, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 23 crashes, 17 injuries.
What owners wrote
The contact owned a 2012 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while making a left turn at 10 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the vehicle and t-boned the front passenger's side door of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There was no warning light illuminated. After the impact, the front windshield slowly cracked. A Police report was filed. The contact and her husband were transported by ambulance to the hospital.
On september 8, 2012 my wife was on her way to our rental and was hit as she readied to turn to the house. Our 2012 toyota prius 3 was thrown into the air and bounced back to a diagonal position across the road. Upon impact, the steering wheel air bag did not deploy until after impact--her seatbelt did not restrain her from hitting her chest on the steering wheel nor did the knee air bag deploy until after she hit her knees on the lower dash.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Toyota Prius
- Brakes 200 complaints
- Electrical system 52 complaints
- Lighting 36 complaints
- Engine 32 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 30 complaints
- Body & structure 23 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints