2015 Toyota Prius brakes problems
93 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2015 Toyota Prius, which is 42% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 93 42% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 41,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 41,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
My mom was involved in an accident in her 2015 Toyota Prius on April 19, 2022, which she advised lurched forward at a stop and when applying the brakes to stop the vehicle, she said was unresponsive, causing her to clip a vehicle and sending her vehicle into a ditch totaling her car and injuring her passenger and her. I would like to have this investigated and hold Toyota responsible. This could have been much worse and lives could have been lost.
The brake assist. Driving and suddenly no brakes. Happened 2x in this vehicle and had to get a tow each time, even after getting new brake pads the first time it happened at my mechanics. The dealer confirmed today that they would fix the problem at $2700. The lights for traction and abs went off with a warning sound. Pulled over both times and called aaa for tow…..each a separate incident.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Toyota Prius
- Electrical system 27 complaints