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Issues with Toyota Prius BODY by Years

The Toyota Prius had plenty of problems with various aspects of BODY as 229 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. Models of 2007, 2008, 2010 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with BODY.

Browse Toyota Prius BODY problems by years

2018 1 2017 5 2016 6 2015 5 2014 4 2013 8 2012 19 2011 8 2010 23 2009 12 2008 49 2007 136 2006 7 2005 6 2003 1

Do Toyota Prius models have BODY problems?

Below you may see the BODY components and the number of complaints they received.

HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE 27 DOOR 11 HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS 8 TRUNK LID 8 TAILGATE 4 SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT 2 HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS 1 ROOF AND PILLARS 1

Worst Toyota Prius Problems

ROOF AND PILLARS
2015 Toyota Prius June 7, 2015 Victims: 6 Mileage: 1000 miles

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 toyota prius. while another driver was operating the vehicle at approximately 40 mph, another vehicle crashed into the fr...

BODY
2012 Toyota Prius January 24, 2019 Victims: 5 Mileage: 40063 miles

I was coming up the freeway off ramp and my car just turned off i had no braking i hit six other cars rolled over and was severly imjured in the ho...

BODY
2010 Toyota Prius June 21, 2018 Victims: 4 Mileage: 89000 miles

I was on the freeway in traffic, going 60 mph. there was road construction coming up ahead. i depressed the brake pedal and nothing happened. the car...

Recently reported BODY problems on Toyota Prius

The BODY
2010 Toyota Prius

Air bag did not deployed at the time of accident. damaged/rip apart front bumper...car is total loss as per insurance adjuster. other collided honda cr-v had all its air bags deployed. none on my prius. accident happened at major intersection ,when green light turned on i paddle my car , other car honda cr-v came at a speed to make left turned and hit my front bumper.

The BODY
2009 Toyota Prius

I was turning left and was hit by an oncoming car. most damage done to the front right. the car was totaled. i was going about 5-10mph though the oncoming car was going approximately 40mph. the firemen, police and insurance adjuster were all very concerned that the airbags did not deploy. my babies were safe in the backseat thanks to their car seats. i had to go to the hospital and suffered a concussion. we just had our car tuned up at our local toyota dealership not even 6 mos ago. they did not say anything about a concern with the airbags.

The BODY
2018 Toyota Prius

I was driving up to my garage on the side of my house on a clear day, early afternoon. i was traveling about 3 mph and tried to stop to park in front of the garage door. i depressed the brake pedal and it did not engage, but lurched forward into the garage, crashing into the garage and causing damage to both the garage and the auto.

The BODY
2014 Toyota Prius

The blizzard pearl paint began splitting and flaking off my passenger side doos. the location on both doors is the area right below the windows. this started several months ago and now large chunks are coming off despite having used a 3 paint touch up process. now the pattern is repeating on my driver's side.

The BODY
2009 Toyota Prius

Since a couple of weeks ago the left back door won't open from the inside. it can only be opened from the outside. since thursday, feb. 28, 2019 the right back door also can't be opened from the inside, only from the outside. that door hardly ever is used. the passenger was trapped inside. i had to open it from the outside to let him out. this has never happened before to any car i ever drove or was a passenger in. it's very dangerous to be trapped inside. something is seriously wrong with how the door was manufactured.

The BODY
2007 Toyota Prius

First issue is with the rear latch being useless sometimes depending on the weather as the molding is all melted and access to the trunk being impossible. second and most important i've noticed the braking on this car is very very suspect. purchased this vehicle around 6 months ago from westbury toyota and i've learned i need to apply my brakes at least a good 50 to 100 feet before the vehicle in front of me. couple months ago the car in front of me braked so sudden that i also hit my brakes, the abs sign flashed as if it "was" working but the car just kept going, i ended up pressing the brake all the way to the floor and still no result. if i hadn't kept my distance i would've definitely ended up in that cars trunk. i can say from all my experience as a driver and all the cars i've owned this car has the worst braking system in the history of motor vehicles. feels like braking a 747 plane. extremely dangerous braking

The BODY
2012 Toyota Prius

I was coming up the freeway off ramp and my car just turned off i had no braking i hit six other cars rolled over and was severly imjured in the hospital forr three days

The BODY
2017 Toyota Prius

We were stopped at a traffic signal going north. when the light turned green, the car in front of us started to go and all of the sudden, our car went into rapid acceleration. we could not stop the car. it crashed into the car in front of us. we tried jamming on the breaks and turning off the ignition, but could not get control. because we were heading uphill, the car finally came to a stop. we were on a city street at a stop signal.

The BODY
2017 Toyota Prius

Takata recall possibly. wet pavement, traffic slowed on interstate to about 45 mph, tailgating small pickup hit my rear crumple zone, shoved me into a small suv that crushed my front crumple zone. airbags did not deploy. neither my wife (front seat passenger) nor i felt any discomfort, but a few days later she complained about pain in her waist area. she was later determined to have a fractured pelvis and a jostled left hip joint.

The BODY
2011 Toyota Prius

On december 8th, 2018, i was driving eastbound on interstate 10 in phoenix, az at approximately milepost 141 around 5:45 pm. suddenly, i heard a large, *bang* which sounded like a gunshot. i immediately checked myself for injuries and felt the car to determine if a tire was blown. i was intact, and the tires seemed ok as well, but i heard the noise of air escaping from the vehicle. after turning south on i-17, i exited on the first street, exit 199, jefferson st. i turned left and looked for a safe place to pull over. it isn't a good neighborhood, so i slowed down and continued to look around the vehicle as i tried to find the place where the air was escaping. finally, i cracked open the sliding door at the top of my sunroof, and i noticed shards of glass. i immediately closed it and was relieved it had not been open when this incident happened. i decided i must get home immediately, proceeded back to the freeway, and drove home. when i arrived, i noticed the sunroof was shattered - one main horizontal ...