Toyota Prius C
Owners filed 189 complaints across 8 model years of the Toyota Prius C. The 2012 drew the most (63); the 2019 the fewest (0).
Model years8
Complaints189
Recalls5
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Toyota Prius C model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2015 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2014 | 32 | 0 | — | 5 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2013 | 57 | 0 | — | 8 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Service Brakes | Routine |
Which Toyota Prius C years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2012 is the weakest year on record, with 63 complaints concentrated in the service brakes.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.