2012 Toyota Prius wipers, windshield & visibility problems

30 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2012 Toyota Prius, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 30 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 1,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 100% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	19
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	0
60k to 80k miles	0
80k to 100k miles	0
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 19 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 1,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The glass sunroof spontaneously exploded or imploded. There was a loud popping sound and I looked up at the sunroof, and it was shattered. glass started falling on me as I was driving on the highway. There have been many reported cases of this happening found online. [link removed] It has not been inspected yet. no warning messages.

June 2023 Injury

There is a noticeable halo effect in the windshield when viewing oncoming lights. It is bothersome and irritating on the eyes especially when driving for long periods of time. I am writing toyota directly to learn when a different windshield can be provided.

Reported at 15,600 miles, August 2013

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