Toyota Prius V
Owners filed 477 complaints across 8 model years of the Toyota Prius V. The 2012 drew the most (217); the 2018 the fewest (1).
Model years8
Complaints477
Recalls15
Fires8
Deaths3
Every Toyota Prius V model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | — | 3 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2016 | 16 | 1 | — | 6 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2015 | 24 | 2 | — | 3 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2014 | 82 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2013 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2012 | 217 | 4 | 2 | 19 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine |
Which Toyota Prius V years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2012 is the weakest year on record, with 217 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 4 recalls.
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.