Major Problems with Toyota Prius c Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Toyota Prius c to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Toyota Prius c

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Toyota Prius c.

Model Year	Complaints
2018 Prius c	3
2016 Prius c	7
2015 Prius c	11
2014 Prius c	13
2013 Prius c	20
2012 Prius c	33

Worst 3 Toyota Prius c complaints

2012 Toyota Prius c AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 5000 miles

2012 Toyota Prius c AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 60000 miles

2012 Toyota Prius c AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 35781 miles

Browse Toyota Prius c complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Prius c owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM all four door lock actuators have failed on my 2014 vehicle. toyota denies any knowledge of this as a common...	18 ~ 30215 miles
SERVICE BRAKES a los 3 meses de comprado fue en marzo 2017 dio la primera vez el problema en todo el sistema...	18 ~ 22129 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER brake booster w/ master ecm communication malfunction -unable to communicate and performs abs anti slippery and brake pedal to low.	17 ~ 31175 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owned a 2014 toyota prius c. the contact stated that while driving at 3 mph from a...	12 ~ 32865 miles
ENGINE i was driving in san francisco i had three passenger with me in the car and when i was going...	8 ~ 42247 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i was driving at night on back roads when both headlights went out. i stopped the car turned it off...	7 ~ 45704 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i live in durango colorado. the traction control function deemed to be dangerous last winter. my vehicle was spinning out...	6 ~ 27667 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius c. while driving 45 mph or above when a large vehicle passed...	6 ~ 54022 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owned a 2014 toyota prius c. while driving approximately 30 mph the front driver side of the...	4 ~ 42445 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM while driving my prius c 2013 with 11 484 miles for 5 minute the message panel indicate immiediate stop at...	4 ~ 32371 miles
WHEELS i live in durango colorado. the traction control function deemed to be dangerous last winter. my vehicle was spinning out...	4 ~ 9756 miles
POWER TRAIN around 2:00 am on fwy 101 north/south division point car suddenly lost its power and accelerator stopped working and stopped...	3 ~ 15900 miles
STEERING i bought a 2014 toyota prius c 10-07-2017 from carvana with less than 30 000 miles. with 2 new tires...	3 ~ 53977 miles
SEATS metal coming thru right side of seat. *tr...	3 ~ 12333 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota prius c. while driving 45 mph or above when a large vehicle passed...	2 ~ 17650 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius c. while driving approximately 10 mph the vehicle stalled the steering wheel...	2 ~ 8000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius c. the contact stated that while parked the rear windshield shattered without...	2 ~ 23111 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the brakes were applied gently as the car was approaching a stopped car. the prius c then accelerated at which...	2 ~ 2500 miles
SUSPENSION i bought a 2014 toyota prius c 10-07-2017 from carvana with less than 30 000 miles. with 2 new tires...	1 ~ 29267 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY i got in my car which was parked in front of my house at 6:15 pm after a sunny warm...	1 ~ 4346 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius c. the contact stated that there was moisture within the instrument panel...	1 ~ 110 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY windshield was chipped by some debris while driving on the highway going about 55 mph the size was half a...	1 ~ 22000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT a very dangerous condition exists in the navigation systems apparently in all models of 2012 and 2013 toyotas equipped with...	1 ~ 2000 miles

FAQ

What year Toyota Prius c is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 6 years, Toyota Prius c models of 2018, 2016, 2015 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Toyota Prius c?

Toyota Prius c models of 2012 and 2013 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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