2015 Toyota Prius C problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2015 Toyota Prius C include 3 fatality reports, 27 crashes and 1 fires across 132 filings.

132
Complaints
1
Recalls
27
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
14
Injuries
175.4
Severity index

Severity index 175.4 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 175.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 3 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 98% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 52 complaints (39.4%)52 39%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 27 complaints (20.5%)27 20%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 19 complaints (14.4%)19 14%Power TrainPower Train: 13 complaints (9.8%)13 10%EngineEngine: 9 complaints (6.8%)9 7%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 8 complaints (6.1%)8 6%Air BagsAir Bags: 8 complaints (6.1%)8 6%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 7 complaints (5.3%)7 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES5239.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2720.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1914.4%
POWER TRAIN139.8%
ENGINE96.8%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING86.1%
AIR BAGS86.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL75.3%

Complaints filed per year

012232015: 112016: 142017: 142018: 132019: 142020: 92021: 122022: 72023: 62024: 82025: 232026: 1 (partial year)15161718192021222324252326
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201511
201614
201714
201813
201914
20209
202112
20227
20236
20248
202523
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (37 against 28).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V51400013/08/2015TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMSSoutheast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2015 Toyota Prius C vehicles manufactured April 20, 2015, to June 30, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may be improperly calibrated and, as a result, the TPMS may f

Other Toyota Prius C model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 5 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.