2013 Toyota Prius C

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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57Owner complaints

Model-year median: 14.5

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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Inspection summary

2013 Toyota Prius C

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 57 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Electrical System: 23 reports
Service Brakes: 16 reports
Engine: 7 reports
Fuel/propulsion System: 5 reports
Hybrid Propulsion System: 5 reports

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Recall links

No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Electrical System

23 Service Brakes

16 Engine

7 Fuel/propulsion System

5 Hybrid Propulsion System

All reported categories

4 Vehicle Speed Control

4 Steering

3 Structure

3 Back Over Prevention

1 Electronic Stability Control (esc)

1 Equipment

1 Forward Collision Avoidance

1 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

1 Traction Control System

1 Visibility

1 Wheels

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When problems were reported

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27 reports with mileage · 30 unknown

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Electrical System. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports

Visibility complaints

1 reports

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4,346 miles · May 4, 2014

Visibility

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I GOT IN MY CAR, WHICH WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, AT 6:15 PM AFTER A SUNNY, WARM DAY. WHEN I CLOSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED WITH AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG. THE MAJORITY OF THE GLASS WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR, ON THE STREET. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY AFTER HE EXAMINED THE CAR, HE HAD SOME THEORIES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BUT NOTHING CONCRETE. HE MENTIONED THAT PERHAPS THE INTERIOR VENTS WERE BLOCKED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED PRESSURE INSIDE THE CAR TO SHATTER THE BACK WINDOW, SO THE BODY SHOP GUYS EXAMINED THOSE VENTS. THEY FOUND THEM TO BE CLEAR. BOTH THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER AND THE BODY SHOP GUYS ASKED ME IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY DAMAGE TO THE GLASS ON BACK WINDOW BEFORE THE INCIDENT, AND I SAID THAT I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10586437

Recall campaigns

No recalls in this snapshot.

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Defect investigations

DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.