2015 Toyota Prius problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2015 Toyota Prius include 3 fatality reports, 29 crashes and 1 fires across 164 filings.

164
Complaints
1
Recalls
29
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
17
Injuries
166.3
Severity index

Severity index 166.3 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 166.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 5 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 97% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 91 complaints (55.5%)91 55%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 27 complaints (16.5%)27 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 15 complaints (9.1%)15 9%Power TrainPower Train: 13 complaints (7.9%)13 8%EngineEngine: 8 complaints (4.9%)8 5%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 7 complaints (4.3%)7 4%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 7 complaints (4.3%)7 4%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 6 complaints (3.7%)6 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES9155.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2716.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER159.1%
POWER TRAIN137.9%
ENGINE84.9%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING74.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL74.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE63.7%

Complaints filed per year

020402015: 112016: 132017: 102018: 82019: 122020: 92021: 112022: 62023: 62024: 82025: 402026: 30 (partial year)15161718192021222324254026
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201511
201613
201710
20188
201912
20209
202111
20226
20236
20248
202540
2026 (year to date)30
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.1x those in 2020 to 2022 (54 against 26).

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

Other Toyota Prius model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-05. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.