Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Toyota Prius has 44 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
44
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius V. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, th... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | ENGINE | I was driving on the internet doing 60mph and there was a very loud bang and then a shaking of the p... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, there wa... |
| Sep 6, 2023 | ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER,LANE DEPARTURE | There is no incident occurring to me .but I change some parts like head light.& whisper .engine . |
| Jun 11, 2023 | ENGINE | Head gasket failure |
| Mar 26, 2023 | ENGINE | the car was serviced regularly and for unknown reason the engine started running rough. I took it t... |
| Oct 28, 2022 | ENGINE | I am having issues with my Toyota I was never contacted NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 18V684000. My car has fai... |
| Oct 1, 2022 | ENGINE | Had blown gasket repair last year (which was fixed by my local Toyota Dealership and all cost paid f... |
| Mar 29, 2022 | ENGINE | Head gasket blow up at 175000 miles |
| Mar 4, 2021 | ENGINE | MY TOYOTA PRIUS V ONLY HAS 121,153 MILES ON IT AND DURING A SHORT DRIVE TO WORK WHERE WE NEVER REACH... |
| Jan 20, 2021 | ENGINE | THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL SERVICES AND SYNTHE... |
| Sep 5, 2020 | ENGINE | WHEN IDLING THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE AND MULTIPLE RANDOM MISFIRES IN THE ENGINE. APPEARS TO BE A HEAD ... |
| Aug 28, 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | IT IS HAVING HEAVY MISS FIRE WHICH MAKE THE ENGING SHAKING TOO MUCH MANY TIMES |
| Aug 24, 2020 | ENGINE | AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES THE ENGINE BEGAN USING (BURNING) OIL AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 1 QUART EVERY 1000 ... |
| Jul 16, 2020 | ENGINE | APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS OR AFTER ... |
| Mar 23, 2020 | ENGINE | 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS II, DEALER MAINTAINED, NOW NEEDS NEW ENGINE DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MILEAGE 151... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | ENGINE | FAULTY HEAD GASKET, ENGINE SHAKING ON STARTUP, COOLANT DRAINING PREMATURELY, WHITE EXHAUST, LOW COMP... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | ENGINE | IT STARTED WITH SHAKING ON STARTUP, IDLE AND LOW SPEEDS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED WITH ... |
| Dec 4, 2019 | ENGINE | VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONSUMING OIL TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE NEEDS MONTHLY OIL CHANGES. WAS TOLD MA... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | ENGINE | THE ENGINE WENT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. LUCKY ENOUGH, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFEL... |