2018 Toyota Prius VProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 2018 Toyota Prius V, most often about the electrical system. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through September 8, 2018. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2018 Toyota Prius V has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system11
Electronic stability control (ESC)11
Structure11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2018 Toyota Prius V recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2018 vs. every other Prius V year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Prius V median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Prius V owners report

Recent electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

THE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHILE PARKED. NOTHING WAS TURNED ON AND NOTHING WAS PLUGGED IN. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ADMIT THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM AND RANDOMLY CATCHES FIRE. TOYOTA JUST ISSUED A RECALL ON ANOTHER MODEL OF THE PRIUS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE.
Complaint 11128265 · Sep 8, 2018 · 10,000 miles

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