Toyota Prius problems reported in California
3,841 of the 15,604 complaints filed about the Toyota Prius came from California, most often about the brakes.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
3,841
Complaints from California
386
Crashes
23
Fires
2010
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
954
24.8%
Lights
884
23.0%
Electrical System
422
11.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
269
7.0%
Engine & Cooling
238
6.2%
Other & Unspecified
152
4.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain
123
3.2%
Steering
116
3.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
113
2.9%
Body & Structure
104
2.7%
Airbags
104
2.7%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
86
2.2%
By model year
2000 Prius
1
0.0%
2001 Prius
62
1.6%
2002 Prius
50
1.3%
2003 Prius
28
0.7%
2004 Prius
207
5.4%
2005 Prius
314
8.2%
2006 Prius
449
11.7%
2007 Prius
606
15.8%
2008 Prius
415
10.8%
2009 Prius
124
3.2%
2010 Prius
734
19.1%
2011 Prius
154
4.0%
2012 Prius
149
3.9%
2013 Prius
170
4.4%
2014 Prius
101
2.6%
2015 Prius
102
2.7%
2016 Prius
79
2.1%
2017 Prius
42
1.1%
2018 Prius
6
0.2%
2019 Prius
14
0.4%
2020 Prius
10
0.3%
2022 Prius
5
0.1%
2023 Prius
5
0.1%
2024 Prius
6
0.2%
2025 Prius
7
0.2%
2026 Prius
1
0.0%
Cities reporting most
LOS Angeles
279
27.2%
SAN Diego
177
17.3%
SAN Francisco
119
11.6%
SAN Jose
105
10.2%
Irvine
52
5.1%
Long Beach
51
5.0%
Oakland
49
4.8%
Sacramento
44
4.3%
Santa Clara
41
4.0%
Pasadena
39
3.8%
Berkeley
36
3.5%
Huntington Beach
33
3.2%