Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Toyota Prius has 78 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
78
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving, the vehicle experienced a sudden brake system malfunction without prior warning or gr... |
| Dec 2, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact’s son recently purchased a 2012 Toyota Prius. The vehicle was a private ... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The hybrid system fails to enter “Ready” mode with no SMR engagement audible from the junction box. ... |
| Jul 24, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Brake getting stuck on the floor would have to press on brake really hard just to get a response, th... |
| May 3, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I am writing to express a complaint regarding the issues I have experienced with the brake system of... |
| Mar 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The accelerator wasn’t pushing down after I turned a corner then the lights in attached photo appear... |
| Dec 18, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Wednesday morning I went to start my car to go to work. I noticed the brake would not go down. It wa... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | While my daughter was driving brake pedal faded and rear brakes locked up causing her to lose initia... |
| Jan 30, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The hybrid system was shut down while driving. The symptoms are like the description in this recall ... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | ******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE IT IS REQUESTED BY T... |
| Jan 10, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Our 2012 Toyota Prius experienced brake failure due to the Accuator and Accumulator. I contacted To... |
| Nov 22, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | In September 2022, my car, a 2012 Toyota Prius V with 79, 056 miles, began making noises in the engi... |
| Oct 18, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I was driving on the expressway and experienced a sudden loss of power. The internal combustion engi... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My breakes failed when driving. I almost got in accident. Code C1391. Brake Actuaror Failure. car ha... |
| Apr 27, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Faulty brake and ECU assembly failure. A safety issue when driving. Was told by mechanic NOT to driv... |
| Mar 11, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | on the pasenger side front low beam light if the headlight does not sit correctly it melts the headl... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Bought the car from a dealership in january 2022 with 158,000 miles and heard buzzing noise that I w... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | .The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the ABS, brake light... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I brought the car to the Toyota dealer already 3 times for the same problem,now happened again,they ... |
| Jan 31, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Hi, I have a 2012 Toyota Prius with around 120k miles that is completely inoperable. A local Toyota ... |