KnownCarProblems2015 Toyota Prius Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 166 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Toyota Prius, most often about the brakes (56% of complaints, typically around 41,000 miles). It is 13th of 27 Prius model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2015 Toyota Prius problems
Brakes
93 complaints · 56%Half of these problems showed up before 41,000 miles.
At 41,000 the vehicle per a goodyear dealer advised that my front brakes were metal on metal. The caliber was also frozen and the brake line was leaking. The car was at the dealership on 3/7/19 with no mention of a need for repairs to the front brakes. Is there a general problem with bad brakes on Toyota vehicles?
As I was driving our 2015 Toyota Prius at about 30 MPH on a surface street and going straight, we came upon a metal construction plate over the roadway surface and the brakes were automatically applied to the vehicle. There were no vehicles directly in front of me within 100 feet. The vehicle did not come to a…
Electrical
27 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 21,000 miles. Parts named most often: propulsion system.
I was sitting in the passenger seat of the car while it was parallel parked. I pressed the push to start button to turn on the battery so I could charge my phone. There was no one in the driver seat. The car turned completely on when I reached over to press the button. Not only did the engine start, but without anyone…
Toyota soy wiring class action lawsuit! The wire harness contain soy wiring materials that are very attractive to rodents, resulting in costly repairs. Parked my car at work (on january 18 2017) in a full parking lot at a dealership with dozens of other cars but only my car had the wire harness chewed by rodents, and…
Other or unspecified
15 complaints · 9%While driving in a parking lot, the brakes were pressed to slow down the car to turn into a parking lane. However, instead of braking the car accelerated. The brakes were pressed again, and the car continued to accelerate. The car finally stopped, approximately midway down the parking lane. As a result, my mother and…
At 41,000 the vehicle per a goodyear dealer advised that my front brakes were metal on metal. The caliber was also frozen and the brake line was leaking. The car was at the dealership on 3/7/19 with no mention of a need for repairs to the front brakes. Is there a general problem with bad brakes on Toyota vehicles?
Transmission
13 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 22,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Prius. While at a stop and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle accelerated backwards. The contact was able to brake and regain control of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.…
Started hearing grinding and screeching noises from underneath the hood after a 125 mile drive to san francisco. The following day vehical started but grinding noise persisted while vehical was parked idling.dorve to the stoe and on the way back home the car stalled on the highway. Could not get it to turn back on so…
Engine
8 complaints · 5%While accelerating from a stop, and turning onto a highway to merge into moving traffic, the engine briefly stalled for a few seconds after I had already entered the traffic lane and was attempting to accelerate to traffic speed..
Anytime I change elevations the engine seems to rev when it is idling on cruise control. On the downhill, the car will accellerate to ignore the speed on cruisecontrol to dangerous high velocity. I reported this to Toyota of north hollywood three times... It was never addressed.
Speed control
7 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 3,000 miles.
Anytime I change elevations the engine seems to rev when it is idling on cruise control. On the downhill, the car will accellerate to ignore the speed on cruisecontrol to dangerous high velocity. I reported this to Toyota of north hollywood three times... It was never addressed.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Prius. When the vehicle's gear shifter park position button was activated, the engine was turned on, and the vehicle was unoccupied, it accelerated forward on its own. The vehicle crashed into a rock. The air bags had not deployed. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries…
Lights
7 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 75,000 miles. Parts named most often: headlights.
Auto adjusting low beams not working. Low beam is fixed down as if there was a heavy weight load, with no load in the auto the low beam light patern is only 25 feet, this distance puts the driver at risk being unable clearly see the road and drive at a reduce speed or over driving the light. Driver eyes are strained…
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that on occasions the headlights failed to illuminate. Additionally, the failure was experienced while driving at night. The contact stated that while driving at night the low beam headlamps became inoperable. The contact would then have to use to the high beam…
Driver assistance
7 complaints · 4%Parts named most often: automatic emergency braking.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2015 Toyota Prius recalls
Hybrid system: inverter
Risk: An unexpected hybrid power system shut down may increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update for the hybrid system. If the vehicle has experienced an inverter failure with certain hybrid system faults related to this condition, the inverter assembly will be repaired or replaced, prior to software update. All repairs will be performed free of charge. This recall began july 24, 2020. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20tb10 / 20ta10.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 prius and 2014-2017 prius v vehicles not included in recall 18v-684. Excessive voltage in the intelligent power module (ipm) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall while being driven.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Brake actuator valve wear
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) has received a petition dated september 19, 2023 from the owner of a 2012 toyota prius v requesting that odi reevaluate its decision to deny dp19-004. In the letter, the petitioner reported experiencing an unexpected and complete loss of brake power while driving, accompanied by multiple dashboard warning lights. This petition is based on the petitioner's direct experience and assessment that odi closed dp19-004 because its prompting petition was withdrawn by that petitioner. Odi will review the work conducted during dp19-004 and a review of any additional related complaints and crashes via a new defect petition the petition and related materials can
Pedestrian alert sounds
Summary
Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under odi number 11486072. Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.on january 27, 2023, NHTSA opened defect petition (dp) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt
Brake actuator valve wear
Summary
On september 19, 2019, the office of defects investigation (odi) received a defect petition from mr. Roger hogan requesting that the agency investigate and recall certain toyota prius, prius phv, camry hybrid and avalon hybrid vehicles for a brake actuator valve wear condition covered under toyota customer support programs zjb and zkk (subject csp?s). In support of his request, the petitioner identified 117 NHTSA complaints allegedly related to the subject csp condition, including 60 reporting crashes. On september 30, 2019, odi opened defect petition dp19-004 to evaluate the petitioner?s request for an investigation. In august 2020, the petitioner notified the agency that he was withdrawing
Questions about the 2015 Toyota Prius
- What are the most common problems with the 2015 Toyota Prius?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: brakes (93 complaints, typically around 41,000 miles); electrical (27 complaints, typically around 21,000 miles); other or unspecified (15 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2015 Toyota Prius have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from June 24, 2020 (hybrid system). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2015 a bad year for the Toyota Prius?
- It is 13th of 27 Prius model years by number of complaints, with 166 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.