Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Toyota Prius C has 33 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
33
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The original windshield has a “rippling distortion” where the windshield has ripple/bubble from defe... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Moments ago, I entered my 2016 Toyota Prius to find that my windshield had mysteriously cracked whil... |
| Aug 22, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2016 PRIUS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY DURING A RELATIVELY HOT DAY (~95 F TEMPERATURE), APPEARS TO HAVE ... |
| Jul 13, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | FOR THE SECOND TIME IN MY OWNERSHIP OF THIS TOYOTA 2016 PRIUS, THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED CONSIDERAB... |
| May 30, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAVE A 2016 PRIUS WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES THAT WAS PURSUED NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN NOV ... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WITH NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER, AND THE CAR PARKED AND STATIONARY FOR MORE THAN 15 HOURS, I WOKE UP THIS ... |
| Nov 3, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN OF THE CAR. I HAD DEBRIS OR ROAD GRAVEL HITTING ... |
| Aug 31, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WINDSHIELD HAD A VERY MINOR CHIP WHICH RESULTING IN A CRACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS SEEMS TO ... |
| Aug 24, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING FROM TUCSON TO PHOENIX ON US ROUTE 10 AT AROUND 65 MPH ON THE WAY TO SOUTHERN CALIFORN... |
| Jul 18, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | OWNER OF A 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS 3 WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE: I'LL PREFACE THIS THAT I'M SATIS... |
| Jun 28, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SMALL ROCK CHIP CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO CRACK ALL THE WAY THROUGH ACROSS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. I'VE B... |
| Jun 3, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING, WITH NO OTHER VEHICLE WITHIN 100 YARDS, AN APPROXIMATELY 12 INCH LONG CRACK APPEARED ... |
| Apr 2, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED IN DRIVE WAY FOR NO REASON. NOW HAS SPIDER WEBBED ACROSS WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTI... |
| Feb 15, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SMALL ROCK HIT WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON I 25 INTERSTATE FROM RIO RANCHO TOWARDS... |
| Feb 9, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK. WINDSHIELD CRACKED. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. COSTLY ... |
| Feb 3, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY |
| Dec 20, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY PRIUS WHERE I RECEIVED 2 CRACKS ON MY WINDSHIELD WITH... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | A SMALL CHIP IN FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DEVELOP A LARGE CRACK QUICKLY |
| Sep 28, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED. MOST OF THE PIECES ... |
| Sep 24, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. FIRST CRACK STARTED AND CONTINUES TO SPREAD. SECOND CRAC... |