Toyota Prius Brakes Problems
4,433 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 24 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2010. Best year: 2023.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15V449 MANUFACTURER RECALL: FOR / HYBRID INVERTER/POWER MODULE (IPM) CRASH INVOLVING PRIUS V (OWNED BY ANOTHER PERSON - MY MOTHER WAS HIT AND KILLED BY PRIUS V) OCCURRED ON SR 105. PRIUS V TRAVELING N ON OUTSIDE...
IF YOU USE THE BRAKES AND HAPPEN TO GO OVER A BUMP, POTHOLE, SLIPPERY SPOT, ETC., THE BRAKES STOP FUNCTIONING FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. BECAUSE IT IS A HYBRID, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOMET...
TL* THE CONTACT'S BROTHER OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED HER BROTHER DIED IN A HEAD ON CRASH. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH NORTH BOUND, A TRUCK WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER TRUCK PUSH...
VEHICLE WAS SB IN LANE 2 OF 2 WHEN IT IS REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL STRUCK A GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT THEN TRAVELED ACROSS TWO LANES CROSSING ONTO A SHOULDER WHERE IT EVENTUALLY STRUCK A TREE. EYE WITNESSES SAW NO BRAKE LIGHTS...
BRIGHAM PHYSICIAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH TOP INTERNIST WAS LOVED BY PATIENTS, HOSPITAL'S STAFF SHE WAS A MOTHER, WIFE, DOCTOR, AND SUPERVISOR. GLOBE STAFF / APRIL 23, 2009 EMAIL| PRINT| SINGLE PAGE| YAHOO! BUZZ| SHARETHISTEXT SIZE...
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I was involved in an auto accident on 4/20/2026 @ 6:23 PM. I was driving a 2006 Prius and the vehicle in front of me stopped to make a left turn. I applied my brakes, which grabbed slightly and then released. I then had to hit the brakes...
On August 15, 2025, I was backing my vehicle when the rear view camera screen went blank, providing no image of what was behind me. With no warning and no image, I collided with a rock and landscape, causing damage to the rear of my vehi...
I TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE IN MY 2020 PRIUS. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND MY CAR SHOT FORWARD. I COULDN'T STOP IT, AND IT HIT A CONCRETE POLE. IT ONLY TOOK 1 SECOND. IT SEEMS TOYOTA HYBRIDS ARE STILL HAVING THIS UNINTENTIONAL ACC...
While pulling out of a parallel parking spot going slightly uphill, I braked as I looked around the back of a double parked truck. I saw a car coming, braked hard, and suddenly my car surged forward across the street and hit a parked ca...
As I was pulling my car into a parking space with the brake applied lightly, the car suddenly lost braking and lurched forward when the front wheels touched the curb. This caused the front of the car to jump the curb and hit a tree a foo...
I was coming to an intersection where two cars were waiting for a right turn. I pressed on the brakes and nothing happened. The car continued to move without slowing down. The brakes felt "blocked" and unresponsive. I engaged the manua...