2014 Toyota Prius brakes problems
105 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2014 Toyota Prius, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 105 37% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
Brakes completely failed and I rear ended a car. I was stopping normally on a city street. According to dashcam I was traveling at about 25MPH. The car slowed to about 12MPH when the brakes went down to the floor and the car accelerated.
The car brakes failed at low speeds (10-15 MPH) and bumped into the car in front in a stop-and-go traffic on the wet freeway after a recent rain. The brake pedal went all the way down to touch the floor, as if the brake pedal was disengaged from the braking system and the ABS light did not turn on at the time of braking. The car was driving in the straight line and immediately before this I was able to successfully brake the car on the very same trip. So the problem is intermittent.
Other problems reported for the 2014 Toyota Prius
- Electrical system 33 complaints
- Engine 17 complaints