2012 Toyota Prius C
Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Toyota Prius C.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:INVERTER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius C. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the message "Check Hybrid Status … |
| 2026-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving 65 mph on the expressway on January 12th, 2026 under cruise control, I tapped my brakes to slow down. My … |
| 2025-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brakes went soft with little braking power. Traced the fault code to a faulty braking actuator; toyota says this is pa… |
| 2025-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I own a 2012 Toyota Prius C with approximately 156,578 miles. The vehicle has been diagnosed with C1391 – Abnormal Leak… |
| 2025-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake Actuator and ABS Accumalator failed. It is a common failure reported by multiple owners on these cars. I was on t… |
| 2025-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I am writing to express a complaint regarding the issues I have experienced with the brake system of my Toyota Prius C,… |
| 2025-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The brakes on this Prius started to make weird noises. Because it is a hybrid, I wasn't sure if it was normal. After se… |
| 2024-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My ABS actuator failed. Turns off the boosted braking and cruise control. This is a known issue in Toyotas and it alway… |
| 2024-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving down the interstate with my cruise control on when all of a sudden the cruise control disabled and warnin… |
| 2024-06-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While my daughter was driving brake pedal faded and rear brakes locked up causing her to lose initial control of car . … |
| 2024-01-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Code C1391 shows in which the accumulator and the brake booster assembly need to be changed. This is a known defect and… |
| 2023-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The brakes fail and the ABS module stops working correctly and when I go at a speed of 60 MPH the brakes lock until the… |
| 2023-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Last week my 2012 Toyota Prius-C had four lights come on (ABS, Brake, Swerve, and one other). I took it to my local me… |
| 2023-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Without prior warning brake pedal goes to floor before minimally engaging braking system at a very reduced rate causing… |
| 2023-03-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My letter to Toyota: I'm writing this in regard to an inverter issue my 2012 Prius C recently experienced. While drivin… |
| 2023-01-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Seatbelt does not retract or lock properly when braking. |
| 2022-10-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving on the expressway and experienced a sudden loss of power. The internal combustion engine suddenly stopped… |
| 2022-08-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving on freeway when my vehicle shut off and wouldnt start again. It almost caused an accident thankfully not.… |
| 2022-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | a warning light came in on my dashboard brakes regarding the Brake pump accumulator. It feels like my brakes are not w… |
| 2021-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My brakes gave out while driving with my infant child luckily I was almost home and made it without hitting anyone or s… |
| 2021-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving going 45mph when my car shut off and wouldn't start back up. It almost caused an accident from it stoppin… |
| 2021-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | My wife hit a deer at highway speed. The airbags deployed. The drivers side lower airbag deployed in the footwell. T… |
| 2021-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving with my 10 year old son on local city streets. I was approaching a busy intersection while going approxim… |
| 2021-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2012 PRIUS C SUDDEN INVERTER FAILURE CAUSED CAR TO STALL ON BUSY STREET, PUTTING DRIVER AT SERIOUS RISK. CAR IS WEL… |
| 2020-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION.DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH KEYLESS REMOTE OR BY RESTING MY HAND ON THE DOO… |
| 2020-08-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 PRIUS C AND I'M MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC MY CAR LOST ITS POWER, THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR. I… |
| 2019-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IGUALMENTE QUE LOS CARROS PRIUS REGULARES, EL CUAL HAY UNA GARANTIA EXTENDIDA, MI EL AUTO DAO LA BOMBA DE FRENOS, LO CU… |
| 2019-12-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY 2012 PRIUS C WITH 90,000 MILES BEGAN TO LOSE POWER/SPEED DRIVING WHEN CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING SUDDENLY CAME ON T… |
| 2019-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSAXLE IS FAILING AFTER 100K MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING AND MAINTENANCE. SPOKE WITH BOTH A TOYOTA DEALER AND TRANSMISSI… |
| 2019-12-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | INNER LEFT TIE ROD LOOSE, REVEALED WHEN ANNUAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED. TOYOTA HAS NO PART NUMBER FOR THE INNER TIE ROD (… |
| 2019-09-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, VEHICLE PERFORMED UNPREDICTABLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TH… |
| 2019-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB ON MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONSTANTLY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I HEARD TH… |
| 2018-12-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS BOTH FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. THE ROAD WENT TO TOTAL DARKNESS. I FEEL LUCKY… |
| 2018-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ROUGH START AT COLD START WHEN CAR IS LEFT FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT DEALER … |
| 2018-07-15 | SEATS | No | 1 | A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO MY WIFE PURCHASED A USED 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS C AND LIKE ALL CARS I'M HEARING AFTER 2011 IT'S GOT… |
| 2018-04-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL BLADDER CAUSING THE GAUGE TO READ INCORRECTLY. THE GAUGE GETS STUCK AT A QUARTER TANK AND BEFORE … |
| 2017-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR LOCK DOORS NO LONGER WORK AND MUST BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED REMO… |
| 2017-09-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AS I WAS PULLING INTO A SPACE IN FRONT OF MY SCHOOL, AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, GOING LESS THAN FIVE MILES PER… |
| 2017-08-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT EVEN LETTING THE HAZARD LIGHT; THIS IS THE GREATEST … |
| 2017-01-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT THE CAR IN FRONT ME TURNED LEFT AN ONCOMING CAR SWERVED TO MISS THEM, THEN OVERCORRECTED… |
| 2017-01-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT WAITING FOR THE CAR IN FRONT ME; WHEN THEY TURNED LEFT AN ONCOMING CAR SWERVED TO MISS T… |
| 2016-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE BOOSTER W/ MASTER ECM COMMUNICATION MALFUNCTION -UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND PERFORMS ABS, ANTI SLIPPERY AND BRAKE … |
| 2016-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | "TAKATA REPORT" COMUNICATION CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION C 1203 ECM - BRAKE BOOSTER W/MASTER, DURING OPERATION ALL INDICATOR LI… |
| 2016-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PRIUS C IS MADE IN JAPAN. THEY ARE COATING THE WIRING AND SEAT FOAM WITH SOYBEAN OIL AND PEANUT OIL. MICE ARE NOW E… |
| 2016-01-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A 18+ CAR ACCIDENT. TRAVELING AT APPROX 55MPH ALL TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE CAR DID STOP B… |
| 2015-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES ARE VERY SENSITIVE DURING WET WEATHER. IT TAKES GREAT EFFORT TO AVOID A SKID. ONCE THE BRAKES WARM UP THE PERFOR… |
| 2015-06-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2012 PRIUS C BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS FILLED WITH WATER AND FAIL - TRUE SAFETY HAZARD - NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA BUT TH… |
| 2015-04-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG DESTROYED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS....TOYOTA?S CHOICE OF SUGAR CANE, BIO-BASED MATERIALS RESULTED IN COMPLETE… |
| 2014-10-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | METAL COMING THRU RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT. *TR |
| 2014-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKING OFTEN BECOMES EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE WHEN MOISTURE IS PREVALENT. INITIAL APPLICATION IS NORMAL, UNTIL DEEPER INT… |