Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Toyota Prius has 214 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
214
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| 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.... |
| 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... |
| Jun 15, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS warning system on dashboard is intermittent. I hear computer noises near the front driver tire. ... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | I have been doing some research, and the brake actuator and ABS system failing is a common problem o... |
| Nov 11, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | All brake lights on Dashboard came on. Almost got into an accident because brakes were not respondin... |
| Oct 18, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Have continuous display of ABS , Brake lights for some time. Diagnosed as problems of ABS brake boos... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brake booster has failed. I was driving, and the ABS, Brake, and Traction Control lights suddenl... |
| Sep 30, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brake booster has failed. I'm told this is a known issue but no recall has been issued |
| Sep 29, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was driving on a surface street at about 40 miles an hour and then the brakes suddenly don't work... |
| Sep 12, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | To whom it may consern, I avoided a situation that could have been a very serious or deadly acciden... |