Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2013 Toyota Prius C.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake master cylinder failure. |
| 2025-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Warning lamps for ABS and others and the chiming dings came on while pulling away from the bank drive through and parki… |
| 2025-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Car suddenly needed a jump start and again after a day or two of non-use. On the third day Brakes, ABS and traction con… |
| 2025-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2013 Toyota Prius has a failed inverter/converter assembly, including the Intelligent Power Module (IPM). This compo… |
| 2025-08-28 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius C. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled and failed… |
| 2025-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | failure of the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter assembly |
| 2025-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Recently the dash board lights started intermittently coming on. When they are on, the brakes do not work until pressed… |
| 2025-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Require replacement of brake booster pump, decreased braking ability |
| 2025-02-05 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius C. The contact stated that while his wife was attempting to cold-start the vehicle… |
| 2024-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | the vehicle exhibits several warning lights on the dash including ABS, VSC brake and handbrake. Diagnosed code as C1391… |
| 2024-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Driving on the highway at 70mph my warning lights for my ABS, traction control, and other brake related warning lights … |
| 2024-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius C. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH and pulling out of the dri… |
| 2024-05-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Head low beam lights no work |
| 2024-01-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | There was a driver side collision and the airbags did not deploy. Brakes do not slowly apply they slam down causing veh… |
| 2023-08-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I was going on my way to work on the freeway at approximately 65 miles per hour, suddenly I felt as if my car shut off … |
| 2023-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I purchased this car July 14th 2023 from a dealership that wasn't Toyota for my daughter to go back and forth to school… |
| 2023-05-19 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius C. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check Hybrid… |
| 2023-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle has under 150,000 miles. I was driving on the highway and my Prius lost power and left me on the side of the… |
| 2023-02-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | A tree fell on my car during a storm. The tree remains on top of my car. Waiting for your party to remove it off of my … |
| 2022-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The break master cylinder is lighted up on the dashboard and the ABS system is not working which makes me sliding when … |
| 2022-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | According to Toyota Dealership, "WILL NEED TO REPLACE (MG1) HV TRANSAXLE UNIT AS 1ST STEP IN ORDER TO TO BE ABLE TO PRO… |
| 2022-04-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Problem one: water in the passenger taillight. I got on YouTube to find a video to repair it, and guess what? The pe… |
| 2022-04-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | So, long story short: for months now, the engine light goes on and off. Whenever it goes on, I go to Autozone or O'Re… |
| 2022-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I bought my car as used, 3 months after that i hear a weird noise when i use the break, then I replace the break pads b… |
| 2022-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake Master Cylinder assembly failure. Brakes starting to fail. Not covered under warranty past 150k miles. |
| 2021-09-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius C. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle shut-off wit… |
| 2021-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Without warning my 2013 prius C stalled on the freeway with a hybrid battery warning. When the car was shut off it had … |
| 2021-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | While in line at a church food bank, with cars in front and in back of me, the Prius C suddenly lunged forward. While … |
| 2021-01-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HYBRID WARNING LIGHT COMES ON OUT OF NOWHERE. CODE 3107: LOST COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SRS ECU AND POWER MANAGEMENT ECU. A… |
| 2020-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TOYOTA IS TRYING TO COVER UP THE TRUE NUMBER OF VEHICLES SUBJECT TO THE HYBRID SYSTEM RECALL.. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS VEHIC… |
| 2020-10-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CAR DIED LAST NIGHT (10/27) AAA NOT ABLE TO JUMP BATTERY. BAD FUSE. TOWED TO SF TOYOTA ON GEARY BL. TAKEN CAR TO SHOP T… |
| 2020-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK SUDDENLY THE MY 2013 PRIUS C ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND… |
| 2020-05-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED OUT OF READY MODE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SWITCH BACK INTO READY MODE. BODY DAMAGE I… |
| 2020-04-01 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius C. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle stalled as a … |
| 2020-02-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY PRIUS C HAS 110,000 MILES AND ALREADY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT TWICE, THE FIRST TIME I JUST DISCONNE… |
| 2019-06-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A LEFT-HAND TURN, T-BONE STYLE/SIDE IMPACT CAR ACCIDENT ON JUNE 5TH, 2019. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS GOING… |
| 2019-02-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | I AM REQUESTING $2,919.03 IN REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY 2013 PRIUS C, VIN # [XXX] ON 2-11-19 I ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TU… |
| 2019-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2018-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AROUND 2:00 AM ON FWY 101 NORTH/SOUTH DIVISION POINT, CAR SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER AND ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AND S… |
| 2018-02-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED WHEN CAR IS IN PARK AND WHEN IT IS IN MOTION. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY … |
| 2017-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE REAR LENS AND BODY ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBER 81551-52A94 (RIGHT SIDE) AND CORRESPONDING PART ON TH… |
| 2017-03-31 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE METICULOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE CAR, TH… |
| 2016-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. UPON INSPE… |
| 2016-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFT… |
| 2016-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Immobilized failure due to combination of brake hose failure preventing hybrid control/shift actuator. Hybrid steering … |
| 2016-01-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY PRIUS C 2013, WITH 11,484 MILES, FOR 5 MINUTE, THE MESSAGE PANEL INDICATE IMMIEDIATE STOP AT SAFE PL… |
| 2015-03-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION REAR TAIL LIGHT LENSES LEAK AROUND THE PERIMETER CAUSING TAIL LIGHTS TO FILL WITH WATER. … |
| 2015-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY TOYOTA PRIUS C FOR 1.5 YEARS. I WAS ASSURED IT WAS A SAFE CAR. HOWEVER THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. THE CAR … |
| 2014-12-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 2:10PM ON MONDAY DECEMBER 10, 2014 I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A BRIEF TRIP. I WAS MAKING THE 90 DEGREE… |
| 2014-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WE HAVE REPLACED 3 HEAD LAMP BULBS IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS. *TR |