Toyota Prius Prime

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NHTSA

Complaints 15

Owners have filed 15 complaints with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 2018 Toyota Prius Prime. 0 mention a fire and 4 a crash.

Other 3 Powertrain 2 Airbags 2 Fuel/propulsion system 2 Visibility 1 Body/structure 1

“On at least 4 occasions when the EV battery becomes depleted while driving at highway speeds and the car is switching to gas, the engine completely loses all power. This has lasted from 10-30 seconds. The dealership said a small battery needed to be replaced, and replaced that, but this recurred…”

NHTSA complaint #11723385 · 2018 model year · Powertrain · Mar 2026

“There has been at least 4 times that the vehicle was not responsive to acceleration (stalled for a few seconds) then picked back up. Problem has been intermittent. There is no dash indication of an issue. Because concern is intermittent I haven’t taken vehicle in. There is NO CHECK ENGINE light on.…”

NHTSA complaint #11722132 · 2018 model year · Other · Mar 2026

“My 2018 Toyota Prius Supreme was parked too far away from the curb in front of a house where we were invited, in a residential area in Naperville IL. I entered the car to park it properly. I had my foot on the brakes and pressed the starting button for the engine to turn on. I then put the car on…”

NHTSA complaint #11553897 · 2018 model year · Body/structure · Nov 2023

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