Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Toyota Prius has 98 NHTSA lights complaints and 0 lights-related recalls.
98
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Apparently a known issue with the HID lights coming on or off intermittently. |
| Oct 31, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The front lights and break lights sometimes turn off while I am driving. Both of the lights or one o... |
| Jul 7, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | My 2017 Prius is having headlight failure. I was told by my neighbor that my headlight was out. I ... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Headlights intermittently go off, and I wound have to switch it off and on for light to come back on... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AFTER A FEW DAYS.. REPLACED OVER 8 BULBS. CHECKED CONNECTORS, CHECKED WIRING.. NO ... |
| Mar 12, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ONE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHT SOMETIMES WORK SOMETIMES NOT.I JUST GET THIS CAR TODAY AND AFTER PURCHASI... |
| Dec 17, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | IN DECEMBER OF 2018, I PULLED MY CAR UP TO A REDBOX STATION TO RETURN A MOVIE. I PUSHED THE PARK BUT... |
| Nov 30, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DR... |
| Nov 9, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, FUSES AND STILL THEY PERIODICALLY COME ON ... |
| Oct 30, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | EVERY DAY ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. ONE DAY IT COULD BE THE LEFT ONE, THE OTHER DAY COUL... |
| Aug 19, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT PERIODICALLY. RESEARCH ON LINE SAYS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 200... |
| Jul 4, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE BUT AFTER A WHILE INTO DRIVING ... |
| May 25, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HID HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS, STAYS OFF. |
| Feb 21, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | AT NOT GIVEN MOMENT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WITH GO OFF. IF YOU TURN OFF AN ON IT WILL GO ON AGAIN. B... |
| Feb 2, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING D... |
| Oct 1, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LAST YEAR MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKING ON AND THEN WHEN I TURNED THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THEY W... |
| Sep 13, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS ON MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE KEEP BURNING OU... |
| May 17, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | OVER THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP OF THE PAST 3 YEARS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 HEADLIGHTS, DUE TO BROKEN/FAU... |
| Apr 1, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LIGHTS FLICKERING GOING OUT |
| Mar 30, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING HEAD LIGHT PROBLEMS. WHAT HAPPENED IS WHEN THE HEADL... |