2006 Model Year

Toyota Prius

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
1,437
Recalls
1
Crashes
81
Severe
124

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

06V188000 May 2006

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Air Bags Crash
Jun 2025

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...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 2025

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...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS
Dec 2024

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...

Exterior Lighting
Aug 2024

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...

Brakes
Jul 2024

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...

STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Crash
Jul 2024

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...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE
Feb 2024

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...

SERVICE BRAKES,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Jan 2024

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...

Brakes
Nov 2023

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...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jun 2023

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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Data updated: March 4, 2026

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.

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