Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Toyota Prius has 1 recall, 34 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
34
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
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...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Toyota Prius 5 HB FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Both taillamps holding moisture. Could cause electrical issues or fire. .. same year and model car... |
| Jun 2, 2025 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Prius. The contact stated the trunk opened at a slow speed and failed... |
| Feb 3, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ... |
| Dec 10, 2024 | VISIBILITY | Was driving around 35 mph and my right side mirror blew up. The back blew off and the mirror was sha... |
| Oct 31, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while in bumper-to-bumper traffic, the... |
| Feb 13, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The Airbag lights were lit, the person sitting with seatbelt on (flashing) and the person sitting wi... |
| Sep 28, 2023 | SEATS | Someone rear-ended my Prius and they were driving a Ford 250 truck pulling a large flatbed truck tha... |
| May 2, 2023 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT ON |
| Mar 10, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The automatic high beams will occasionally fail to operate and are stuck in low beams until about 2 ... |
| Jul 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Stopped at red light, then the car didn't accelerate when hitting gas. Engine revs but the car does ... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | UNKNOWN My car started stalling when it comes to a full stop. I.e. if I stop at a red light or stop ... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED TWICE WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY AN OBJECT AND WITHOUT BEING NEAR ANOTHER VEH... |
| Dec 2, 2020 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ON DEC 2, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH OUR SUNROOF EXPLODED CAUSING US TO GE... |
| May 7, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, ANOTHE... |
| Jan 2, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ERROR CODES P0113 AND P0102 AND WARNING MESSAGES FOR CHECK ENGINE AND ICS MALFUNCTION* LAPPEARED WHE... |
| Nov 30, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | AUTO HIGH BEAM FEATURE INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OUT AND THEN RESUMES, ESPECIALLY FREQUENTLY IN RAINY WEA... |
| Oct 29, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE CAR IS INADEQUATE IN THE WINTER. WHEN IT SNOWS I CAN'T KEEP THE WINDOWS CLEAN. THEY CHANGED TH... |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMS DIM AND THEN FAIL TO BRIGHTEN INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING, AUTOMATIC HIGH BE... |
| Oct 4, 2019 | STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING UP TO MY GARAGE ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE ON A CLEAR DAY, EARLY AFTERNOON. I WAS TRAVELI... |
| Aug 29, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE VE... |