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Toyota Prius C Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 189 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Toyota Prius C (2012–2019). The most-complained-about year is 2012.

4
safety recalls, all years
189
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls
2012
year with most complaints

Pick your Toyota Prius C model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2019 Toyota Prius C10
2018 Toyota Prius C26
2017 Toyota Prius C12
2016 Toyota Prius C012
2015 Toyota Prius C117
2014 Toyota Prius C032
2013 Toyota Prius C057
2012 Toyota Prius C063

What Toyota Prius C owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 189 complaints with NHTSA. The 2012 model year has the most, with 63.

All Toyota Prius C recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Toyota Prius C, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hybrid propulsion system

    NHTSA 19V491000 Reported 464 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Prius C vehicles. The DC-DC converter may fail resulting in the auxiliary battery no longer receiving power from the converter, which may cause a loss of drive.

    Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the DC-DC converter with a new one, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  2. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 18V176000 Reported 19 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Prius C vehicles sold in Puerto Rico. The front passenger air bag and recommended child occupant seating positions label may not have been attached during assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…

    Remedy: Toyota will notify owners and will mail the removable labels to all known owners of the subject vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on April 11, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at…

    Model years: 2018

  3. Temporary/emergency spare tire (tires)

    NHTSA 17V295000 Reported 409 vehicles potentially affected Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

    Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (Gulf States) is recalling certain 2017 4Runner , 86, Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla iM, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius C, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Sienna and Yaris vehicles. The spare tire air pressure was not adjusted to the proper pressure as stated on the Tire Pressure Label.

    Remedy: Gulf States will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the spare tires, adjusting their pressure as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 15, 2017. Owners may contact Gulf States customer service at…

    Model years: 2017

  4. Pressure monitoring and regulating systems (tires)

    NHTSA 15V514000 Reported 949 vehicles potentially affected Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC

    Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2015 Toyota Prius C vehicles manufactured April 20, 2015, to June 30, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may be improperly calibrated and, as a result, the TPMS may fail to warn the driver that the tire pressure is low. As…

    Remedy: SET will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate the TPMS, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET15E.

    Model years: 2015

Other Toyota models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.