Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-14 | 12V537000 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | 669,705 | — | Details |
| 2006-05-31 | 06V188000 |
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 170,856 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Codes C1256 and C1391 ACC low pressure and abnormal leak of ACC press |
| 2025-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The odometer on my 2004 Prius stops at 299,999. This is a known problem in the 04-05 models that was corrected in 2006.… |
| 2022-06-09 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving 51 MPH, the vehicle experienced phantom braking … |
| 2022-04-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The v… |
| 2022-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I need your help to get Toyota to fix 2 items: -ABS Accumulator: I understand Toyota at one time had a recall on the ‘A… |
| 2021-09-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS failure. Won't pressurize. Anti-lock brakes quit working. |
| 2021-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Toyota has issued time-limited 'Warranty enhancement program ZG1' instead of working with the NHSTA to issue a comprehe… |
| 2021-05-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT OUT AND DEALER SAID TOYOTA USED TO COVER IT, BUT NOT ANYMORE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERE… |
| 2020-11-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF BUT IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK OFF AND BACK ON IT COMES BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHT IS NOT BUR… |
| 2020-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT ON MY 04 PRIUS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE THIS COULD BE A … |
| 2020-10-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO DURING A VACATION. MY CAR DECIDED TO NOT SHUT OFF. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP THAT WAS ABOUT… |
| 2020-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | During a hot period of summer, my drive selector decided to not stay in the drive position unless I held it there. I co… |
| 2020-05-14 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 15 MPH ON A STREET ON 5/14/20 AND WAS MAKING A SOFT TURN AND HEARD A 'CLICK' NOISE. IMMEDIATELY A… |
| 2020-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS OCCASIONALLY GO OUT AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. BEGAN WITH DRIVER SIDE, VERY INTERMITTENT, BECAME MORE FREQUEN… |
| 2019-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | COMBINATION METER IS BLACK 90% OF THE TIME. RESTARTING ENGINE OR DISCONNECTING BATTERY ONLY WORKS ON OCCASION. HAVE SAF… |
| 2019-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY SOMETIMES THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 PRIUS WOULD NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AS THEY SHOULD. THEY WOULD R… |
| 2019-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, JUST AS PREDICTED IN TOYOTA'S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG1. … |
| 2019-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN WE TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE WE ONLY HAD 10% OF OUR BRAKING A… |
| 2019-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 PRIUS. AFTER BUYING MY CAR USED 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT ONCE IN AWHILE THE DISPLAY, INCLUDI… |
| 2019-04-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE… |
| 2019-02-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE BRAKE ACTUATOR. BG BRAKE FLUID SERVICE. |
| 2019-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT GO OUT DAILY AND HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT FROM WORK, THEY TURN BACK ON SWITCH ON AND OFF |
| 2019-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS, VCS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE ACTU… |
| 2019-01-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ABS ACTUATOR FAILURES. EFFECTING THE BRAKING. |
| 2018-11-21 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | (COMBINATION METER PROBLEM) WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL (DASH BOARD) STARTED BLIN… |
| 2018-10-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SHIFTER STICKING IN DRIVE POSITION AS OPPOSED TO RETURNING TO ITS HOME POSITION. WHEN THIS SHIFTER STICKS, THE PARK BUT… |
| 2018-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNING OFF, AT FIRST IT WAS ONE NOT TURNING ON AND THEN IT WAS THE OTHER ONE, NOW THEY TAKE TUR… |
| 2018-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE PRIUS ON CITY STREETS IN RAIN. I CAME TO A STOP AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND A BUNCH OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS … |
| 2018-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS OCCURRED TO ME YESTERDAY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH IN 94 F HEAT ON I-76 E JUST BEFORE THE 676 / 76 SPLIT. I WAS TRAV… |
| 2018-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. I'M GETTING THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WITH THE LOUD CONSTANT BEEPING TONE IN CAR. THE… |
| 2018-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BOUGHT CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO AND LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKES DID T WORK. VERY SCARY. TOYOTA DEALER SAID I MISSED A WARRAN… |
| 2018-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WERE 5 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR INCLUDING ME. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A… |
| 2018-05-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | CONTACTS STATED WATER PUMP AND ALTERNATOR STOPPED WORKING TWICE ON I'-5 TOWED TO TOYOTA TACOMA WHERE THEY FLUSHED FUE… |
| 2018-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR'S BREAK LIGHTS WENT ON, AS WELL AS THE ABS AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS. STRANGE NOISES ARE COMING FRO… |
| 2018-04-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HYBRID SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND… |
| 2018-03-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY PRIUS SUDDENLY HAD A 70 TO80% LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. MY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS, VCS, THE RED T… |
| 2018-03-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | OUR 2004 PRIUS HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILING. ONE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL ALL OF A… |
| 2018-01-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PLEASE ADD THIS INFORMATION TO CASE NO. 11065233. LEAKING FUEL LINE PART NO. 77251-47080 AND 23901-21081. THIS MAY HE… |
| 2018-01-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TK HOLDINGS STATING I SHOULD CONTACT A DEALER FOR REPAIRS IF MY CAR WAS UNDER RECALL. I WAS UN… |
| 2018-01-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT BEGINS TO OPERATE AGAIN AFTER TURNING HEADLIGHTS … |
| 2017-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS IN MOTION, 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT, HAD BEEN DRIVING ONE HOUR. SMOKE STARTED FILLING THE REAR HATCHBAC… |
| 2017-11-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE DARK, BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. LUCKILY THEY CAME BACK ON AFTER I TURNED THE … |
| 2017-10-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT'S ONE HEAD LIGHT, OTHER… |
| 2017-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IN MY CAR, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE CARS GAVE OUT AS CONFIRMED BY BOTH TOYOTA AND AN INDEPE… |
| 2017-09-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2004 PRIUS'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON RANDOMLY WND OFTEN AND I LOSE FULL POWER OF THE CAR. THE BATTERY IS FULL… |
| 2017-08-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING. WHEN THE CON… |
| 2017-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DIGITAL DASH FAILS TO ILLUMINATE DEALER SAYS RECALL HAS EXPIRED A KNOWN PROBLEM BY TOYOTA. |
| 2017-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH HID OPTION. ONE OR BOTH HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. TURNING THE LIGHT CONTROL… |
| 2017-07-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HELLO TEAM, ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT. I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHEN OR HOW IT GOES OUT SINCE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'… |
| 2017-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 3 DAYS AFTER BUYING MY 04 PRIUS BOTH OF MY LOW BEAMS AND ONE OF MY HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER REPLACING TH… |