Toyota Prius Plug-in HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 68 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints68Top: Service brakes Safety recalls42010–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Prius Plug-in Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

6 1 25 12 13 5 2 4

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Avoid
Caution
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2026Too new–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2015Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall 2014Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall 2013Not rated–/10012 complaints · 1 recall 2012Not rated–/10025 complaints · 2 recalls 2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2010Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 68 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

28Service brakes9 crash/fire/injury

13Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

6Engine1 crash/fire/injury

5Vehicle speed control4 crash/fire/injury

4Service brakes, hydraulic

3Hybrid propulsion system

3Fuel/propulsion system

3Power train

2Exterior lighting

1512 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes	28	9
Electrical system	13	2
Engine	6	1
Vehicle speed control	5	4
Service brakes, hydraulic	4	0
Hybrid propulsion system	3	1
Fuel/propulsion system	3	0
Power train	3	1
Exterior lighting	2	0
12 other systems	15	1

4 recalls

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Wiring: switches/knobs/buttons26V-049 · 2025–2026 · Jan 28, 2026 · 141,286 vehicles Back over prevention: display function25V-744 · 2025 · Oct 30, 2025 · 1,024,407 vehicles Hybrid propulsion system17V-718 · 2012–2015 · Nov 15, 2017 · 39,915 vehicles Air bags: side/window16V-487 · 2010–2012 · Jun 30, 2016 · 482,002 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2013–2016 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063
Sep 30, 2019
Brake Actuator Valve WearDP19004 · 2010–2015 · closed Jan 21, 2021
No recall