Toyota Prius V

162 complaints across 5 scored model years and 6 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Toyota Prius V Full report

Grade 2012–2017

2012 vs model median 2.6×

Model median3× median

Brakes 20

Speed Control 7

Electrical 6

Avoid

2012

Best

2015 · 2017

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Toyota Prius V
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2012	2.60×	64	F
2013	1.44×	34	C
2014	1.00×	26	C
2015	0.51×	14	B
2017	0.53×	12	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	41
City / Highway	43 / 39
Engine	1.8L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$1,500

Recalls

6 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
18V684000	HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM	2012–2014	807,329
20V369000	HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER	2014–2017	266,638
15V449000	HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER	2012–2014	108,624
15V013000	AIR BAGS	2014, 2015	4,971
13V014000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE	2012	3,235
13E070000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS	2012, 2013	409

Others in Compact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura ILX	20142016	C
Audi A3	20152017	C
BMW 1 Series	none flagged	C
BMW I3	none flagged	C
Buick Verano	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Bolt EV	2017	C
Chevrolet Cobalt	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Cruze	20112012	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2012 Prius V

Complaints in window: 64
Severity-weighted: 118.5
Model median (weighted): 46
vs model median: 2.60×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 4
Open investigations: 1

Score 21.6 F