Toyota Prius
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
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The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while slowly driving into an intersection and turning left at less than 3 MPH, the own...
The following describes a near total failure of the brake system that accompanies and is triggered by routine aging of the battery. I believe this...
The light up display for the odometer, fuel gauge, and speedometer does not always light up. When it is not lit, the cruise control and any warning an...
The right or left headlight will rabdomly turn off, and tyrn back there 8s no ryme or readon to it,and while driving at night it is cery dangerous, ap...
The actuator failed. The car is no longer safe to drive. This is a known issue. The company refused to fix the issue or recall the car. The warning li...
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel erroneously steered to the left d...
One afternoon, in the Summer of 23, I entered my Toyota Prius to run some errands. Once I proceeded to power on the car, none of the dashboard lights...
The ABS Sensor on the brakes failed while driving on the highway. This could have caused an accident. These modules should last the lifetime of the...
Brake actuator is not working properly and will eventually get us in an accident. We bought the car brand new. There is a recall for this issue, but w...
I was Driving down the main road at night time in my 2006 prius and the headlights both went out and all most caused a crash. I pulled over turned my...
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Summary
The 2006 Toyota Prius has 1437 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Exterior Lighting. 81 crash-related incidents have been reported.