Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2016 Toyota Prius has 5 recalls, 176 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
5
Recalls
176
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
17V658000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Prius vehicles. A capacitor within the hybrid system may not have been pr...
18V579000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Toyota Prius vehicles. A portion of the engine wire harness connecte...
16V672000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Prius vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015, to June...
18V085000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h...
16V741000
PARKING BRAKE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Prius vehicles manufactured August 6, 2015, to October 3, ...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2016 Toyota Prius 5 HB FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Found coolant leak from heat exchanger into exhaust pipe. Looks like, T-SB-0135-19. |
| Apr 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | Car was driving fine one day and then while driving down the interstate I had the Pre collision syst... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The headlights are either too bright or aimed poorly that it blinds oncoming traffic, who frequently... |
| Mar 8, 2025 | ENGINE | Water pump failed without warning and caused irreparable damage to the engine ("blown" engine requir... |
| Jan 25, 2025 | ENGINE | Refer to TSB 0135-19 dealer denied repairing under the California emissions defect and performance ... |
| Jan 16, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road with message "Hybrid system stopped steering power... |
| Oct 5, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Driving on the freeway the car stalled and was unable to accelerate. The issue seems identical to th... |
| Aug 6, 2024 | TIRES | Prinx HiCITY HH2 175/65R15 84H Bought this tire in November 2022. About 15000 miles into it, on Au... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | We were driving in San Diego and had driven oven a bit pothole. About 50 miles after driving over th... |
| May 24, 2024 | STRUCTURE | While traveling on NHS CA 99 about 80 miles before taking exit 97, there were pieces of tire debri o... |
| May 1, 2024 | STRUCTURE | Starting in about 2019, the exterior black panel behind the rear right mirror began peeling. Soon, t... |
| Apr 22, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | While driving vehicle on the freeway it stated braking power low, stop in a safe place, antilock bra... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the ... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | STRUCTURE | Paint is starting to peel around trunk, clear coat has peeled off of black triangle areas by rear pa... |
| Feb 4, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Coolant is leaking. There were no indicator that coolant is low. Suddenly while trying to get on the... |
| Jul 26, 2023 | TIRES | See attached document for complaint |
| Jun 7, 2023 | ENGINE | We were driving kids to camp and the thermometer light went on. It was blinking for a while, then tu... |
| Apr 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Driving on freeway my prius V started shaking violently from what appeared to be overheating of wate... |
| Mar 24, 2023 | TIRES | The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Prius equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Mastercraft, Tire Size: ... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | On September 2022 (at 46K) Dealer did TSB related fix on my 2016 Prius. PFA for service record. They... |