Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Toyota Prius C has 2 recalls, 6 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
2
Recalls
6
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
19V491000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Prius C vehicles. The DC-DC converter may fail resulting in the auxi...
18V176000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Prius C vehicles sold in Puerto Rico. The front passenger air bag ...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Toyota Prius C 5 HB FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I entered a large, strip mall parking area and was driving at the vastly reduced speed one would use... |
| Dec 1, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Certain 2018+ and all later Toyota Prius C modes have a 12V battery for which there is currently no ... |
| Sep 27, 2020 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | IRECEIVED THE WARNING THAT "PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION" WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THI... |
| Mar 16, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE PRE-COLLISION HAS NEVER WORKED , TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS GOOD AND THAT THERE W... |
| Oct 2, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME THE MOONROOF UNEXPECTEDLY EXPLODED SHO... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE ON MY MORNING COMMUTE ON THE FREEWAY THE MOONROOF UNEXPECTEDLY EXPLODED SHOWERING FRAGMENTS OF... |