2020 Toyota Prius problems and recalls

The 2020 Toyota Prius has no recalls on file. Owners have filed 14 complaints, most often on the Unknown Or Other.

14
Complaints
0
Recalls
6
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
6
Injuries
116.6
Severity index

Severity index 116.6 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 116.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 5 complaints (35.7%)5 36%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (28.6%)4 29%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%TiresTires: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%Air BagsAir Bags: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER535.7%
SERVICE BRAKES428.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM214.3%
TIRES214.3%
AIR BAGS17.1%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE17.1%
BACK OVER PREVENTION17.1%
ENGINE17.1%

Complaints filed per year

0252020: 52021: 22022: 22023: 12024: 22025: 22052122232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20205
20212
20222
20231
20242
20252
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.6x those in 2020 to 2022 (5 against 9).

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 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.