2012 Toyota Prius brakes problems
200 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2012 Toyota Prius, which is 37% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 200 37% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 95,000 miles 78 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 78 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was coming up the freeway off ramp and my car just turned off I had no braking I hit six other cars rolled over and was severly imjured in the hospital forr three days
Vehicle stability control, anti-lock brake, and traction control lights intermittently turn off. A few times it shut down the hybrid system and tell me to stop . Now all those lights are all on and I am driving without vss, ABS and traction control. Braking is getting harder. I took it to the dealer and they told me the cost is $3500. I did some research and found out that this is a known prius problem problem
Other problems reported for the 2012 Toyota Prius
- Electrical system 52 complaints
- Lighting 36 complaints
- Engine 32 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 30 complaints
- Air bags 28 complaints
- Body & structure 23 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints