Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Toyota Prius V has 24 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2023 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 8/2/22 My ABS light came on. Took the car to a dealer. They kept it for six weeks and returned it on... |
| Sep 12, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving on highway & the vehicle stopped accelerating as I was pressing the gas. I put my haza... |
| May 1, 2022 | STEERING | THIS CAR HAS A STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM |
| Apr 23, 2022 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicl... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | STEERING | After feeling looseness from the front end all the way up to the steering wheel when going over any ... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Found car tampered with cut in carpet under driver seat to check battery maintenance per Toyota owne... |
| May 1, 2020 | STEERING | THE STEERING WHEEL MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE AND FEEL LIKE IT'LL FALL OFF WHEN DRIVEN. *TR |
| Oct 16, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | AFTER REPAIR OF STALLING ENGINE CONDITION: VSV VALVE REPLACED, A SOFTWARE UPDATE SUBSEQUENTLY WAS PE... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | STEERING,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | MORE THAN ONCE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40/45MPH, ONCE ON A CURVE, ANYHOW AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THE CURV... |
| Dec 28, 2018 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABL... |
| Nov 15, 2018 | STEERING | STEERING COLUMN BROKE. DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. HEARD AND FELT A LOUD CLUNK. THUMPING FEELING W... |
| Sep 22, 2016 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | PIVOT BOLT INSIDE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE, WAS WARNED IT HAD DROPPED TO WHERE IT COULD INTERFERE ... |
| Jul 5, 2016 | STEERING | THERE WAS A RATTLING OR KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AREA OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WHENEVE... |
| May 13, 2016 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING, TRYING TO PARK MY CAR, WHEN THE STEERING (POWER FAILED) IT TOOK ALL MIGHT STRENGTHEN ... |
| Feb 25, 2016 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE EMITTE... |
| Feb 24, 2016 | STEERING | NOISE ("CLUNKING") WHEN TURNING LEFT & RIGHT AS IF THERE IS "PLAY" OR SOMETHING IS LOOSE SOMEWHERE I... |
| Jan 16, 2016 | STEERING | VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT RELEASED AND WOULD NOT RELOCK CAUSING THE STEERING... |
| May 9, 2015 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15V449 MANUFACTURER RECALL: FOR / HYBRID INVERTER/POWER MODULE (IPM) CRASH ... |
| Oct 1, 2014 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I FELT A LOOSE NOISE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE WHERE I HAD BOUGHT IT AND... |
| Oct 1, 2014 | STEERING | THE STEERING COLUMN WAS A BIT LOOSE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A RENTAL OFFICE AT I 95 TOYOTA ... |