Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Toyota Prius has 866 NHTSA lights complaints and 0 lights-related recalls.
866
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The right or left headlight will rabdomly turn off, and tyrn back there 8s no ryme or readon to it,a... |
| Jan 27, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Headlights Malfunctioning. Red triangle light has been present since the week after purchase. 2006 P... |
| Jan 29, 2020 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON SIDE STREET TRAFFIC AT MAXIMUM 40 MPH THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT TURNED ... |
| Nov 7, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD LIGHT ON MY 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. IT WILL WORK AGAIN IF I ... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT, AFTER BEING ON MAYBE 5 MINUTES. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ ONLINE ... |
| Sep 30, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEAD LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TURN SWITCH OF THEN ON AND THEY GO BACK ON FOR AWHILE.... |
| Aug 12, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IT WORKS WHEN I SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF ... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING. VERY DANGERIOUS! THIS HAPPENE... |
| Dec 13, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE OPERATION OF MY HID LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND THE CURRENT RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY... |
| Nov 20, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY QUITS WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS |
| Sep 10, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT HID HEADLIGHT OPERATION FAILURE, DRIVERS SIDE FAILURE EVEN ON HIGH BEAM WH... |
| Apr 23, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE DRIVERS SIDE INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT HAS LONG BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS A REPORT... |
| Apr 13, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHEN IN MOTION THE LEFT FRONT HID LIGHT GOES OUT. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON (DANGEROU... |
| Feb 13, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I HAVE HAD TOO MANY HEADLIGHT ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE TIME I'VE HAD MY PRIUS. I'VE HAD THE ENTIRE ASSE... |
| Jan 17, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHT, DRIVERS SIDE, WILL GO OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL COME ON AGAIN IF THE HEADL... |
| Jan 2, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PRIUS SOMETIMES DON'T COME ON OR MAY COME ON AND TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT... |
| Dec 5, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HEADLAMPS ON MY PRIUS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ONE GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES... |
| Jun 5, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2006 PRIUS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY SINCE APPX. 2010. FIRST, ON... |
| Apr 4, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER AND TURN OFF. IT CAN BE TURNED BACK ON BY TURNING OFF... |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | CAR I PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER, HAD ITS HEADLIGHTS GO OUT LAST NIGHT IN THE RAIN AS SHE WAS TAKING ... |