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2018 Toyota Prius Safety Report

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

Recalls

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...

Safety Ratings

Overall

★★★★★

Front Crash

★★★★★

Side Crash

★★★★★

Rollover

★★★★★

Rating for: 2018 Toyota Prius 5 HB FWD

Top Complaint Categories

EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
VISIBILITY/WIPER
4
AIR BAGS
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
SEATS
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1
VISIBILITY
1

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Mar 5, 2026EXTERIOR LIGHTINGBoth taillamps holding moisture. Could cause electrical issues or fire. .. same year and model car...
Jun 2, 2025LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESThe contact owns a 2018 Toyota Prius. The contact stated the trunk opened at a slow speed and failed...
Feb 3, 2025ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINEThe contact owns a 2018 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ...
Dec 10, 2024VISIBILITYWas driving around 35 mph and my right side mirror blew up. The back blew off and the mirror was sha...
Oct 31, 2024SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEThe contact owns a 2018 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while in bumper-to-bumper traffic, the...
Feb 13, 2024AIR BAGSThe Airbag lights were lit, the person sitting with seatbelt on (flashing) and the person sitting wi...
Sep 28, 2023SEATSSomeone rear-ended my Prius and they were driving a Ford 250 truck pulling a large flatbed truck tha...
May 2, 2023AIR BAGSAIRBAG LIGHT ON
Mar 10, 2023EXTERIOR LIGHTINGThe automatic high beams will occasionally fail to operate and are stuck in low beams until about 2 ...
Jul 2, 2022POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMStopped at red light, then the car didn't accelerate when hitting gas. Engine revs but the car does ...
Jun 21, 2022FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMUNKNOWN My car started stalling when it comes to a full stop. I.e. if I stop at a red light or stop ...
Mar 4, 2021VISIBILITY/WIPERMY WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED TWICE WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY AN OBJECT AND WITHOUT BEING NEAR ANOTHER VEH...
Dec 2, 2020STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHERON DEC 2, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH OUR SUNROOF EXPLODED CAUSING US TO GE...
May 7, 2020AIR BAGSTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, ANOTHE...
Jan 2, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEMERROR CODES P0113 AND P0102 AND WARNING MESSAGES FOR CHECK ENGINE AND ICS MALFUNCTION* LAPPEARED WHE...
Nov 30, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTINGAUTO HIGH BEAM FEATURE INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OUT AND THEN RESUMES, ESPECIALLY FREQUENTLY IN RAINY WEA...
Oct 29, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPERTHE CAR IS INADEQUATE IN THE WINTER. WHEN IT SNOWS I CAN'T KEEP THE WINDOWS CLEAN. THEY CHANGED TH...
Oct 20, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTINGAUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMS DIM AND THEN FAIL TO BRIGHTEN INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING, AUTOMATIC HIGH BE...
Oct 4, 2019STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKESI WAS DRIVING UP TO MY GARAGE ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE ON A CLEAR DAY, EARLY AFTERNOON. I WAS TRAVELI...
Aug 29, 2019VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE VE...