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2020 Toyota Prius — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
30
Owner Complaints
9
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
83
Excellent
Reliability Score (0–100)
Declining -37%
Complaint Trend
5 last 24mo vs 8 prior
Feb & Aug
Peak Complaint Months
44% of complaints in these months

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2020 Toyota Prius Safety Recalls (1)

19V54400024/07/2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus LS500, LC500, ES300h, UX250h, LS500h, Toyota Prius, RAV4 HV, 2019-2020 Toyota Prius Prime, and 2020 Corolla HV vehicles. The brake booster pump may fail causing a deactivation of the Vehicle Stability Control system and a loss of braking assist. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake booster pump, free of charge. The recall began September 20, 2019. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 and Lexus owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1L/K0L. Lexus' numbers for this recall are K2F/KLF.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2020 Toyota Prius

TIRES
4
VISIBILITY/WIPER
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
POWER TRAIN
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES
1
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
1
BACK OVER PREVENTION
1

Based on 30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

11
Crash-Involved Complaints
9
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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