Major Problems with 2012 Toyota Prius v Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Toyota Prius v

2012 Toyota Prius v SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2

2012 Toyota Prius v BODY Victims: 1 Mileage: 13252 miles

2012 Toyota Prius v AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 30150 miles

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Problems with SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Prius v owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SERVICE BRAKES purchased prius v in march 2012 june 2012 took vehicle in for service and to have dealer look into noise...	42 ~ 40493 miles
ENGINE my 2012 prius v has several unresolved problems. on those occasions when the gas engine cranks the car there is...	19 ~ 64486 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius v. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph smoke emitted from...	14 ~ 83707 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius v. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph and decelerating...	11 ~ 40120 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i felt a loose noise behind the wheel of the car. took the car to service where i had bought...	9 ~ 63625 miles
STEERING the steering column was a bit loose when i bought the car used from a rental office at i 95...	9 ~ 84117 miles
POWER TRAIN the car was parked on a steep incline while i closed a gate behind me to a gated driveway. when...	6 ~ 26583 miles
AIR BAGS driver in a 2005 ford focus 4 door turned left in front of me. my prius v hit the ford...	4 ~ 19951 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL from a standstill under light winter conditions there have many times when the vehicle will not/can not move. when the...	4 ~ 92000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING driving in the evening using headlights. turn vehicle off and exit. within an hour get back into vehicle start turn...	3 ~ 65967 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER 2012 prius has serious defect in the windshield lamination. bright light sources are tripled at night. a ghost image appears...	3 ~ 6783 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM took in car for oil change /tire rotation a software update was performed without my authorization from toyota on to...	2 ~ 55500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i was completing parking the car in a head-in parking space in a parking lot. with my foot on the...	2 ~ 33626 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius v. the contact stated that the hybrid warning indicator illuminated and the...	1 ~ 200000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING front head lights went out within a few weeks of each other. replaced both bulbs. then they went out again...	1 ~ 107000 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius v. while driving at an unknown speed the position of the driver...	1 ~ 31000 miles
INVERTER > HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota prius v. while driving at a slow rate of speed the vehicle shifted...	1 ~ 33634 miles
WHEELS i was completing parking the car in a head-in parking space in a parking lot. with my foot on the...	1 ~ 13252 miles
SUSPENSION a groaning noise at all temperatures so far. it begins and then goes away after i drive for a block....	1 ~ 3300 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING a groaning noise at all temperatures so far. it begins and then goes away after i drive for a block....	1 ~ 3300 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2012 prius v had about 3000 miles on the speedometer when i began to notice that from a start...	1 ~ 3000 miles
STRUCTURE i am filing a claim to notify other consumers about an ongoing issue i've experienced with my 2012 toyota prius...	1 ~ 12287 miles

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