10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
52,750 miles

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problem #4

Jun 032021

Prius

  • miles
Hi, After being parked for about 1.5 hrs my back seat on the drivers side caught on fire. I understand this is where a battery is and that newer cars of this brand have had recalls for this problem.

- Pepperell, MA, USA

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problem #3

May 132021

Prius

  • 121,000 miles
The Toyota Prius 2006 was hit from behind (rear ended) on 05/13/2021 and driver's seat collapsed backwards, causing a head injury. This was not expected and is not acceptable by any safety standard. Fortunately there were no other occupants in the vehicle. This was a chain collision and the Prius was stationary when it was hit in a secondary collision and still this happened, what if our car was hit in the primary collision or what if there was a child on the back seat?! the vehicle immediately behind was also stationary before it experienced the first order collision. These seats deserve a safety recall. One can find many other seat collapsing events, even with children killed or brain damaged on back seats. Place of the accident: The chesapeake expressway (168). Accident report attached.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

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problem #2

May 222009

Prius 4-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
On 05/22/2009, my husband and his [xxx] had a car accident. My husband's car was hit from behind when he was driving a Toyota Prius with his friend sitting in the front passage seat. The backs of the chairs of the driver seat and front passage seat were move and broken.the seat back shaft damage failure. My husband and his friend both got hurt, and my husband was hospitalized for 6 days. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Stafford, TX, USA

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problem #1

May 222009

Prius 4-cyl

  • 30,000 miles
In 2006 we bought a Toyota Prius car $ 28000.on 05/22/2009, my husband and his friend [xxx] had a car accident. My husband's car was hit from behind when he was driving a Toyota Prius with his friend sitting in the front passage seat. The backs of the chairs of the driver seat and front passage seat were move and broken. My husband and his friend both got hurt, and my husband was hospitalized for 6 days. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Stafford, TX, USA

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