10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
33,136 miles

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problem #3

Jun 142010

Prius

  • 49,500 miles
Our family met with an accident N Toyota Prius. The other car came and hit the driver door and the side airbag never deployed. The car door is completely damaged and the windows shattered.

- Cary, NC, USA

problem #2

Jun 202008

Prius

  • 47,000 miles
Events: Accident. Severe rear end and front end impact. Hit by large box truck, spun around, hit again by same truck. Failure: No air bag deployment of any sort. Correction: Unknown. Automobile was a total loss.

- Huntley, IL, USA

problem #1

Apr 302007

Prius 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 2,908 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Prius. The current and failure mileage were 2908. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle was hit on the driver's side, damaging the front tire, the fire wall, and the driver's side door. The driver stated that it was a perpendicular hit. The driver's side air bag did not deploy, and the contact sustained minor injuries. The contact filed a complaint with Toyota, 200705021020.

- W. Chicago, IL, USA