2017 Toyota Prius C: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 101 complaints about the 2017 Toyota Prius C and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is visibility/wiper, named in 20 of them.

101
Complaints
1
Recalls
14
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
9
Injuries
138.6
Severity index

Severity index 138.6 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 138.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Toyota Prius C sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Toyota Prius C ranks 14 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 90% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 20 complaints (19.8%)20 20%Service BrakesService Brakes: 15 complaints (14.9%)15 15%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 14 complaints (13.9%)14 14%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 14 complaints (13.9%)14 14%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 11 complaints (10.9%)11 11%EngineEngine: 11 complaints (10.9%)11 11%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 10 complaints (9.9%)10 10%StructureStructure: 9 complaints (8.9%)9 9%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
VISIBILITY/WIPER2019.8%
SERVICE BRAKES1514.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1413.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1413.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1110.9%
ENGINE1110.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM109.9%
STRUCTURE98.9%

Complaints filed per year

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Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201724
201831
201920
20204
20214
20224
20235
20245
20254
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V29500002/05/2017TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIREGulf States Toyota, Inc. (Gulf States) is recalling certain 2017 4Runner , 86, Avalon, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla iM, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius C, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Sienna and Yaris vehicles. The spare tire air pressure was not adjusted to the prop
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.