2012 Toyota Prius V
Complaints about this year name lights far more often than the model's other years — 30% of them, about 3× the usual rate of 11%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 612 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 166 |
| Involving a crash | 62 |
| Involving a fire | 4 |
| Recalls | 4 |
| EPA combined | 41 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- abs — 25% of complaints, 3× usual
- warning lights — 12% of complaints, 3× usual
- actuator — 10% of complaints, 3× usual
What owners wrote
ABS brake system doesn't work with three warning lights on and warning beeping sound. I'v learned that Brake actuator failed. Current mileage is only 67300.
WHEN BRAKING DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, A MIXTURE OF CITY AND HIGHWAY, THE CAR MAKES A SOUND LIKE THE ABS IS KICKING IN. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE NOISE PERSISTS UNTIL RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHORTLY AFTER THIS STARTED, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AN…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 18V684000 HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 15V449000 HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 13E070000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Fixed free of charge.
- 13V014000 AIR BAGS
How this was worked out
Every year of the Toyota Prius V was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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