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Year · Make · Model

2015 Toyota Prius

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
150
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
324
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

150 filed
26
Crashes
1
Fires
14
Injuries reported
3
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service Brakes
    79
  • Electrical System
    23
  • Unknown OR Other
    14
  • Power Train
    13
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    7
  • Engine
    7
  • AIR Bags
    6
  • Exterior Lighting
    6

Recalls

1 campaign
20V369000·HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER2020-06-24

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Prius and 2014-2017 Prius V vehicles not included in recall 18V-684. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall while being driven.

RiskAn unexpected hybrid power system shut down may increase the risk of a crash.

FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update for the hybrid system. If the vehicle has experienced an inverter failure with certain hybrid system faults related to this condition, the inverter assembly will be repaired or replaced, prior to software update. All repairs will be performed free of charge. This recall began July 24, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB10 / 20TA10.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
DP23005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2023-11-22

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

DP23005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST2023-11-22

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

DP19004·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST2019-09-30 → 2021-01-21

Brake Actuator Valve Wear

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