Major Problems with 2013 Toyota Prius Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Toyota Prius

2013 Toyota Prius AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 9800 miles

2013 Toyota Prius AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 30000 miles

2013 Toyota Prius CHILD SEAT Victims: 1

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Problems with SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and BODY are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Prius owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SERVICE BRAKES i own a new 2013 toyota prius v-5. while on the freeway taking an interchange. i had cruise control set...	35 ~ 49216 miles
ENGINE while slowing down for a red light the car's electronics made a beeping noise all the dash lights came on...	23 ~ 68352 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER shifted into drive and car went to reverse. this is 4th occurrence of this issue....	21 ~ 47224 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM toyota prius emits a loud and distracting beeping tone inside the cabin when placed in reverse. the tone is so...	21 ~ 35966 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius. the contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle accelerated independently...	15 ~ 26577 miles
AIR BAGS vehicle was stopped in a line of traffic on the highway. a vehicle traveling at approximately 45 mph hit it...	12 ~ 25967 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM while slowing down for a red light the car's electronics made a beeping noise all the dash lights came on...	11 ~ 29149 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE while the car was going down the ramp to the parking basement the brake in our prius didn't function even...	8 ~ 34938 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING neither my wife nor i can hear the directional signal indicator (the clicking) when the signal indicates a left or...	8 ~ 71406 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns 2013 toyota prius 5. the contact stated that whenever she was driving in reverse the vehicle...	8 ~ 35910 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL when moving then braking just before the car stops(in the last feet of dead stop) the brake pedal shakes and...	6 ~ 44755 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius. the contact stated that after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign...	6 ~ 41073 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER purchased 2013 toyota prius new when driving at night there is a ghost or prism effect through the front windshield....	6 ~ 4894 miles
WHEELS i bought this car in november since the car is new . i wanted to install mud guards so i...	5 ~ 23416 miles
SEAT BELTS i own a new 2013 toyota prius v-5. while on the freeway taking an interchange. i had cruise control set...	5 ~ 33890 miles
TIRES i had a rear tire blow out for no apparent reason. i did not hit anything. and it appears to...	4 ~ 6891 miles
STEERING i was driving on the freeway at approximately 55 mph. the steering began to veer back and forth. i thought...	4 ~ 11375 miles
SEATS i would like to register a major complaint about the design of the headrest. it pushes my head forward at...	3 ~ 5977 miles
INVERTER > HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius. the contact stated that after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign...	2 ~ 23718 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius. the contact stated that the steering wheel pulled to the left and...	2 ~ 25 miles
SUSPENSION unknown squeaking at the back none of the mechanics was able identify the sound on the back seat ... oil	1 ~ 75000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY my sunroof spontaneously exploded outwards when driving on the freeway. i did not hit anything. no objects hit me or...	1 ~ 47289 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i was traveling south on i95 about a mile form exit 89 in ct. i lost the tread of the...	1 ~ 18519 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota prius. while driving at an unknown speed the contact noticed a rat inside...	1
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i purchased a new 2013 prius. i've own several toyotas and never had a reason to suspect toyota would put...	1
CHILD SEAT we purchased a 2013 prius v in july. when we bought it i was concerned about the back seat middle...	1
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS the head restraints push my head uncomfortably and dangerously forward. this makes driving a literal pain in the neck. it...	1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY every time i received call on my cell bluetooth seems like voice breaking up. it is not the phone problem.	1
STRUCTURE while driving at night i notice that on-coming lights (both from on-coming cars and traffic lights) are distorted so that...	1 ~ 165 miles
VISIBILITY this prius has fogginess in the windshield which appears to be a defect caused during the tempering process of the	1 ~ 60 miles

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