2005 Model Year

Toyota Prius

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
1,051
Recalls
0
Crashes
102
Severe
153

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Brakes
Nov 2026

ABS actuator failed and had little to no braking action while merging on the freeway. Had to swerve to avoid collision on interstate

POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Feb 2026

Eingen faliur acording to dealership Toyota of Anthioc the veicle is on there lot for now but there diagnostic was engine faliure

Exterior Lighting
Oct 2025

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while replacing the instrument cluster, the contact discovered that the turn signals wer...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Oct 2025

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the left turn signal was activated, however, the...

Brakes
Mar 2025

i had brake warning lights pop up on my dash..my brake actuator fail on my 05 prius.. this is a known issue with toyota prius. the brake actuator is a...

Air Bags Crash
Feb 2025

Vehicle: 2005 Toyota Prius VIN: [XXX] Date of Incident: April 2024 Location: Citrus Heights, California Incident Summary: In April 2024, I was invol...

Brakes
Nov 2024

Prius have a LONG known problem w/ braking systems (over 15 years) defaulting to SOFT brake pedal that (will) kill any driver. Toyota decided to avoi...

Brakes
Aug 2024

Brake actuator going bad. Safety is put at risk as brakes are slow to work and sometimes don't work at all for a couple of seconds, making sudden stop...

Brakes
Aug 2024

This has been an on going issue with all of toyota hybrids, the abs actuator which control the brakes isn't safe to drive around when not functioning...

SERVICE BRAKES,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 2024

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes seized. In addition, the contact heard...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2005 Toyota Prius has 1051 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Exterior Lighting. 102 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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