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2017 Toyota Prius Prime

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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42Owner complaints

Model-year median: 10.5

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Visibility/wiper
9Electrical System
7Unknown Or Other
5Engine
4Power Train
4
All reported categories
Service Brakes
4Forward Collision Avoidance
3Seats
3Structure
3Air Bags
2Fuel/propulsion System
2Steering
2Tires
2Wheels
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Lane Departure
1Seat Belts
1Suspension
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 19 of 42 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility/wiper. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Seats complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 3, 2023
SeatsCrashInjury

Driver side electric Seat rail malfunction after I was hit from the rear end collision. The seat electric adjustment became inoperable. The seat rail has a small gear in the electric seat that got destroyed during the rear end collision. Is the seat designed for damping, if so why does the driver side electric seat become i…

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Driver side electric Seat rail malfunction after I was hit from the rear end collision. The seat electric adjustment became inoperable. The seat rail has a small gear in the electric seat that got destroyed during the rear end collision. Is the seat designed for damping, if so why does the driver side electric seat become inoperable?

NHTSA ODI #11530056

1,000 miles · Oct 12, 2018
SeatsUnknown Or Other

HEAD RESTRAINT (HEAD REST). PUSHES HEAD FORWARD. CAUSES NECK/BACK DISCOMFORT. HEAD STRIKING HEAD RESTRAINT ON ROUGH ROAD FEELS LIKE A CONCUSSION! LONG DRIVES ARE MISERABLE. SEAT ADJUSTMENTS FAIL TO OVERCOME THE ISSUE. 5'3" WOMAN. I HAD A PRIUS 2006 AND IT WAS JUST FINE. THIS PRIUS SEAT IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE I MIGHT SELL IT.

NHTSA ODI #11140067

2,500 miles · Aug 8, 2018
SeatsStructureSuspension

CAR HAS LOUD CONTINUOUS CREAKING/SQUEAKING NOISE FROM LEFT REAR OF THE CAR. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION OR BODY FLEXING WHEN DRIVING. IT OCCURS WHEN TURNING AND REVERSING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS GOING UPHILL AND DOWNHILL AND ON WINDING ROADS. DRIVER SEAT ALSO SQUEAKS WHEN IN A CERTAIN POS…

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CAR HAS LOUD CONTINUOUS CREAKING/SQUEAKING NOISE FROM LEFT REAR OF THE CAR. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION OR BODY FLEXING WHEN DRIVING. IT OCCURS WHEN TURNING AND REVERSING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS GOING UPHILL AND DOWNHILL AND ON WINDING ROADS. DRIVER SEAT ALSO SQUEAKS WHEN IN A CERTAIN POSITION. SQUEAKING/CREAKING FROM REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR CAN BE DANGEROUS IF COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA OR SUSPENSION.

NHTSA ODI #11118443

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

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.