Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2011 Toyota Prius has 6 recalls, 508 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
6
Recalls
508
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
18V684000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Toyota Prius and 2012-2014 Toyota Prius V vehicles. Excessive voltag...
16V487000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Toyota Prius, 2010 and 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, a...
14V743000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ ...
14V053000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2014 Prius vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) inside the inve...
16V396000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-20...
13V014000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-20...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2011 Toyota Prius 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES | While driving, the Brake, ABS, traction light and other light lit up. The car lurched in an odd way.... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I was driving my car at over 70 mph on a highway, no check engine, no issues, just had oil changed w... |
| Dec 17, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS, Slip Indicator and Brake warning lights have appeared on the cars dashboard. DTC fault code C1... |
| Nov 25, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The Master Cylinder started failing while I was driving the car, the car only has 138k miles, the da... |
| Nov 7, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The abs, brake, and traction control are intermittently on and off recently. I thought that there wa... |
| Nov 4, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | VIN: [XXX] Year/Make/Model: 2011 Toyota Prius Mileage: 87,433 Date: 11/4/2025 DESCRIPTION Sudd... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS Brake pump booster and actuator broke and got me almost into an accident. It's a known issue an... |
| Aug 18, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | Toyota issued a Customer Support Program ZJB for extended coverage of the brake booster and actuator... |
| Jul 13, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed in a... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while attempting ... |
| Jun 15, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS warning system on dashboard is intermittent. I hear computer noises near the front driver tire. ... |
| Jun 4, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Around 14 months ago (march 2024) I purcheded a replacment battery pack for our 2011 Toyota Prius fo... |
| Jun 2, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | I' m getting ABS warning light. Dealer confirmed that I need to replace Brake Actuator and Accumulat... |
| May 6, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | My ability to break unexpectedly stopped working while I was on the highway during morning, rush-hou... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Our trac abs and brake lights came on and braking became more difficult but not totally gone. I took... |
| Mar 12, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | ABS actuator and pump failure |
| Mar 8, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Brake warning came on and wouldn’t go off. Followed by continuous beeping and now the brakes are no ... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | My brakes suddenly stopped responding correctly as I was pulling up to a busy road. My car went part... |
| Feb 7, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | There were not any prior problem with my 2011 Toyota Prius' brake but it started making air pumping ... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | While driving on the interstate, the "brake", "TCS", and "ABS" lamps lit up. The brake pedal was sti... |