2017 Toyota Prius V: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 101 complaints about the 2017 Toyota Prius V and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is visibility/wiper, named in 18 of them.

101
Complaints
1
Recalls
15
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
7
Injuries
126.7
Severity index

Severity index 126.7 - 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: 126.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Toyota Prius V 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 V ranks 18 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 87% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 18 complaints (17.8%)18 18%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 14 complaints (13.9%)14 14%Service BrakesService Brakes: 14 complaints (13.9%)14 14%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 13 complaints (12.9%)13 13%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/WIPER1817.8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1413.9%
SERVICE BRAKES1413.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1312.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1110.9%
ENGINE1110.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM109.9%
STRUCTURE98.9%

Complaints filed per year

013262017: 252018: 262019: 212020: 62021: 42022: 42023: 52024: 72025: 317182619202122232425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201725
201826
201921
20206
20214
20224
20235
20247
20253
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V36900024/06/2020HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTERToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Prius and 2014-2017 Prius V vehicles not included in recall 18V-684. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the
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.