2016 Toyota Prius V
This year drew an ordinary 166 complaints for a Toyota Prius V — the model's median is 254. What they were about is the unusual part: 7.2% of them mention might, against 2% across the model's other years.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 166 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 254 |
| Involving a crash | 14 |
| Recalls | 1 |
| EPA combined | 41 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- might — 7.2% of this year's complaints, against 2% across the model's other years (3.7×). Owners wrote it as: might, over past, gotten.
- here — 6.6% of this year's complaints, against 2.2% across the model's other years (3×). Owners wrote it as: here, quite, about safety, reporting.
- stationary — 6.6% of this year's complaints, against 2.4% across the model's other years (2.8×). Owners wrote it as: stationary, weeks ago, absolutely, vehicle stationary.
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
What owners wrote
My steering wheel controls, including odometer, cruise control, horn, and airbag light is on. I took it to the dealership and they said it is the spring (clocking) cable in the steering wheel. Looking up a recall there are quite a few years and models where th…
THE CENTER DISPLAY HAS A MIRROR HIGH GLOSS/GLARE FINISH. BECAUSE OF THIS MIRROR FINISH, WHEN THE SUN IS AT AN ANGLE COMING THROUGH EITHER THE SIDE OR BACK WINDOWS, THE SUN IS REFLECTED BACK INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CAR TO REPLACE…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 20V369000 HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
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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