Toyota Prius

"Cannot see back-up camera images in bright sunlight. Camera "eye" doesn't project clear image in rainy or snowy conditions. Water clings to the "eye," projecting an unclear image. Wider angle view would be helpful in busy parking lot -- have almost hit pedestrians when my vehicle started to move because they were not picked up be my camera. ALSO -- difficult to estimate distances. My screen has no "guidelines" as I've seen in other models. Those lines are essential!"

"Esp. in the daytime"

"I think they just used inferior display screen, It is not crisp. Also the screen is impossible to see if the headlights are on with sun glasses, light when its bright out even though I have learn how to keep the display in a bright mode no matter"

"Screen displays, Maintenance Required when maintenance is needed. Maintenance is completed by our mechanic. He can't reset the display, despite following Toyota's instructions. Go to the dealership and they do reset it, but even there it is not a simple operation and takes them 20 minutes. Very inconvenient for us because the dealership is an hour's round trip from our home."

"Sometimes when the phone is disconnected the car can not be put into gear without turning the car off and back on. This is troubling if you are at an intersection. t"

"Samsung devices and Entunes not working; Toyota unwilling to change out module even though an extended warranty was purchased at the time of purchase. Multiple times at dealership only to have them tell me it is my phone not their system. My device works with many other blue tooth accessories and don't have the same problem as I do with Entunes. In addition with out Entunes/ the BT connection still freezes so it does not appear to be with Entunes. Multiple tickets were open and truly disappointed with Toyota about this ordeal especially since I purchased the Toyota extended warranty for this very reason. I suspected more technical issues with the radio console than i did with the foundation that the Prius brand has."

"The right half of the screen is no longer functional, which displayed the odometer and other info."

"Problem with the radio extension that affected the gps, back up camera"

"The odometer, etc screen is blank and who cost over $2,00 to repair"

"Screen went blank - unable to use any functions - phone, navigation, radio. Dealer had to replace entire unit after two tries of not ordering correct parts. Cost covered under separate extended warranty"

"There was a short in the multifunctional display screen resulting in the draining of the 12v battery. The problem initially manifested itself in the display being delayed but ultimately led to the car not starting"

"I had battery issues. Under warranty the battery was replaced, but afterwards, the dashboard display occasionally goes black when I'm driving with the lights on."

"Sound system can't be connected to a phone to play music from my phone or take calls. They said it would cost $2000 to fix, so i didn't fix it."

"The music autoplays whenever I connect using the USB port. The dealer has looked at it several time with no resolution"

"smart phone keypad does not always display correctly on instrument panel's screen"

"Doesn't always sync with iphone. Music control from dash doesn't always work. I ned to turn iphone on, start music playing, then connect with USB for the music to play. This may be an iphone problem, and not the car. My old iphone didn't do this"

"Sometimes skips, like an old LP record"

"Does not interact well with my iphone. Often difficult or impossible to get music to play properly. Sometimes have to "reboot" the car by shutting off the engine & restarting to get the system to work"

"They put the plug-ins for the 'acc in' at the bottom of the middle arm rest where it's impossible to use without getting out of the seat to reach and plug things in. Plus, you have to take everything out of the compartment to do it. Then the lid on t"

"Frequent trouble linking Android phone to Bluetooth"

"If ipod connects, it will stop/start/disconnect/connect frequently. iPod works in all other vehicles (several rental cars, family/friend cars). Only will not work correctly in Prius. All other devices tried interface OK"

"Car entertainment system can't/won't recognize iPhone and renders on screen interaction useless"

"the stereo system can still play the radio or cds, but can no longer connect to a smart phone. repair at dealer would cost $2000 so we opted not to fix."

"Using my iPhone ITunes music when connected via USB, parts of songs are lost. It does not happen if I connect via Bluetooth."

"Doesn't always pair with the device, sometimes have to disconnect the device and/or restart the car to make it pair. Also the car controls do not control the device very well."

"1) Touch screen often does not correctly correspond with gps"

"The main problem is you have to bring it to the dealer to updated at a cost of $350, ain't gonna happen."

"while using the nav system occasionally changes the destination and map"

"GPS system failed. Replacement did not lower radio volume when giving directions and therefore could not be heard. Dealership could not fix this problem but raised the volume of the GPS so that it could be heard over the radio. Then after the car battery died and was replaced, the GPS was not properly reset, and I was unable to re-enter destination addresses. That was supposedly done today, but I don't know for sure if this latest problem is resolved"

"It is difficult to use, it doesn't give you a lot of places to look for(esp. while moving), it doesn't have to say "recalculating" & it is cost prohibitive to update"

"GPS, Bluetooth and backup camera worked intermittently. The worked more often in cold temperatures. Toyota dealer wanted $3,000 to replace the MFD but said they would not guarantee the work. I found a used one for $175 and replaced it myself with the help of YouTube videos. Works fine now"

"Slow and cumbersome. They sacrificed efficiency for fancier visuals. Much inferior to the last Prius I owned. A classic case of needing to change just for the new model year. "New and improved gps" is virtually unusable except for the nugatory entertainment value of the pretty visuals"

"doesn't work properly, i never use it to go anywhere. it does not put you on the right road"

"Unreliable directions. Known POI's don't show up. Inability for passenger to program when moving"

"It's only happened 3 times in two years but the navigation system got lost. Since we cannot repeat the issue on demand, we have not been able to solve it"

"It is inaccurate. Doesn't leave me off where the actual place is. Sometimes takes ridiculous route. Recalculates when going straight on freeway"

"After a long (1 to 2 hours) period of operation the GPS display will freeze. It happens infrequently but the only way to reset the system is to turn the car off and restart"

"The whole radio/navigation system/entune system just quit working"

"GPS has given very bad/ erroneous routing guidance in congested areas, is slow to give turn warnings. Screen is ridiculously hard to see when I wear sunglasses or polarizing lens. I have resorted to using a 10 year old Magellan GPS near the steering"

"On Interstate, many 'straight miles to go', GPS tells us to 'turn left', several times of course. Took to different dealer (non-leasing) - They checked and updated the GPS. Problem has not occurred since"

"frequently locks up during navigation. only reset is to power down entire car. even after reset, often claims known addresses to be "not navigable". awful software. loses GPS lock without warning"

"In dash screen can't handle complicated GPS (in city). Constantly freezes up and only fix is to completely turn off car and restart"

"The interface is nearly unusable. Inputting an address takes long minutes. Gave up even trying as I can ask my iPhone for directions to a given address and be on my way in seconds. Entune is cumbersome and often generates errors or fails to work at all. Never worth the trouble to use it."

"GPS failed and was replaced by the dealership with a refurbished unit. The replacement unit was incorrectly set and would not let me input some local addresses. The dealership corrected that problem when I brought it back and complained. The replacement unit also did not lower the radio volume for navigation directions, which meant that the directions could not be understood. When I complained, the dealership raised the GPS audio volume. Now, although this function is not working as it's supposed to, the GPS is at least usable."

"Maps are increasingly out-of-date in areas I travel in frequently. Cannot be updated."

"cannot program in address"

"Prius bluetooth will connect to my wife's IPhone, but not to my Samsung Android phone."

"Difficult to pair, then often de-couples the pairing. Difficult to use two different phones"

"Same phone as always. Suddenly it will pair but after 2 minutes the car's bluetooth system stops. The phone is still working!"

"When I first purchased this car I did not own a Bluetooth capable cell phone. I have since purchased a Dorio cell phone through Cellular One. I cannot reliably get it linked to the car even though both the phone and the car are Bluetooth equipped"

"It never works consistently, and it's a pain to keep setting the phone up to the system. (Though this may be more of a reflection on the owner than that car's system,)"

"The Blue Tooth feature in my 2012 Prius will not pair and work with my AT&T Samsung 7 smartphone. I have found and installed an update from the Toyota web site to upgrade the in car entertainment system, but this did not resolve the problem. My wife's Apple 7 smartphone works via Blue Tooth as it should, with no issues. I refuse to go to a Toyota Dealer and pay a minimum of two hours of service time for them to looks at this BlueTooth issue, especially if they decide the resolution is to replace the entertainment system head which is outside of warranty"

"complete failure of the bluetooth hardware; it would have cost $2000 to replace so we chose not to,"

"I have a Samsung 7 Galaxy phone, it will connect via Bluetooth to my Prius, but typically after a short time, it will disconnect. My Prius Navigation/Entertainment/GPS system shows that Bluetooth if off, and I can not turn it back on. My wife's IPhone 7 does not have this issue. I did go to the Toyota web site, downloaded to a Memory Stick, an update for my Navigation/Entertainment/GPS system, which is the most current one they have on their site. It seemed to greatly improve my Bluetooth pairing problem for a few weeks, but now it is as bad as it has ever been. From reviewing online forums, some other Prius owners who have this same problem have gone to the Toyota dealer, though the other Prius owners have stated that their Toyota dealers did not state that they would fix this problem, rather they would update all firmware for the Prius. I love my Prius, but I hate this issue between the Bluetooth pairing with my Samsung 7 Galaxy Android phone."

"it is all connected. If you cannot connect your smart phone nothing else works on the console."

"entune system hit or miss. May pair on its own,most of the time app needs to be uninstalled then reinstall. System will operate until mode changed ie used phone or radio then you need to uninstall and reinstall entune app,while driving to use system. was told by Totota compatability w/Android phone. I have been using same phone from purchase date till present.Phone never had this problem during 1st couple of years. was told update on system may solve problem, may not. Updates are not free to download, there is a fee at dealership. Was told updates may not solve problem. Toyota could not offer any help reguarding issue"

"Toyota had problems diagnosing the problem and then getting the correct parts to the dealer. Eventually the correct parts were acquired and the problem was fixed."

"My handsfree phone part would not pair with my phone and when you went to the display to try and turn on Bluetooth, the screen would not respond. The dealer had to replace the same part 3 times. The problem seems fixed although on a time or two I've tried to use my handsfree phone and the same thing happened. If I turned my car off and back on then waited for a mile or two the handsfree phone would work, The dealer and Toyota rep indicated this is a part problem. It was most frustrating. I am very disappointed in Toyota."

"I purchased a new iPhone X and while the display indicates it has paired with an iPhone, it shows that it does not connect to the phone when I try to access Entune apps like weather, movies, fuel prices, etc. this issue started when I bought the IPhone. Prior to that the weather app stopped working regularly (I had a Moto that did sync with the car). The app stopped updating daily, and while I can access these apps on the phone, they do not connect to the car (with iPhone). I called Toyota about the weather app, but they saw no issues with it (someone in Texas) and still does not update. I'll bring it to the dealer s attention the next time I take it in for oil service. The voice command never worked well. Voice recognition didn't recognize very often. I can get to Red Robin anywhere, but other locations have to typed in."

"Unable to turn radio off, adjust the volume or change the station."

"Satellite radio stopped functioning. AM/FM is okay"

"Recently the satellite reception failed due to a problem with the antenna. The antenna and the base were replaced under warranty"

"Whole new radio/ nav system had to be replaced"

"Lost fm reception. Said they "thought" it was the antenna, but it would cost $300 to take the dash apart and find out. Then there would be the cost of repair. So I no longer have fm reception"

"Very poor reception from both the FM radio and the Sirius system. FM radio reception notably worse than in our 2004 Subaru Forester"

"There is a problem with the sound in the rear speakers"

"Radio has an annoying cutout of broadcast sound approximately every minute. Dealer asked too much to trouble shoot and no guarantee warranty would cover. So no fix! Also had the alternator failed which caused battery to fail. Both replaced under wa"

"The previously mentioned issue with the display going blank was traced to a short in the radio, which is a component of the display housing. The short in the radio led to the problem with both the radio and display"

"Radio stopped working. No AM, FM. Would cost $100 per year to subscribe to satellite radio. Annoying that I have to play music thru my iPhone and link it via BlueTooth to the car to hear anything. Toyota says there only remedy is to pay a flat $800 fee, and they will replace the radio with a rebuilt unit that has the same features. Third party radios would not be able to connect to backup camera. So I have to put up with listening to my own phone. At least I can still make/take phone calls hands-free while driving."

"Satellite radio stopped working, so cancelled subscription. Estimate cost for diagnostics and repair cost seems high."

"Satellite radio module stopped working. Had it to shop 3 times before it was fixed/replaced. Repair was covered under warranty."

"Software that controls maximum speed while accelerating needed an update. One hour recall fix at dealer."

"i HAVE NOT HAD AN EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, DID GET A RECALL NOTICE THAT IT EXISTED & NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR DUE TO RECENT FLOODING IN THE AREA. HOPEFULLY CAN DO THIS IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO."

"the cruise control lever broke off through normal everyday use. There was no abuse of the lever"

"This is the worst system for recognizing commands that I have ever experienced. The system rarely recognizes the street or if I use the phone it rarely recognizes the name I am attempting to call"

"Useless"

"Intermittent problem getting the cruise control to work. Dealer can't duplicate problem"

"LED day time running lights on one side no longer work. The front end was factory replaced about a year ago. Front ended by a deer"

"Exterior lights have required more frequent and expensive replacement than in any previous car I've owned"

"Left front DRL module developed a leak and had to be replaced. Total cost including labor around $450"

"Tail lights burned out in less than 3 years"

"One bulb was out and was replaced for a small fee in a 30 minute visit to the dealership"

"Exterior lights too dim"

"Driver side they call it city light blew less than 3 yrs"

"Bulb burned out"

"This car eats external light bulbs. One replacement cost > 2500 due to labor for troubleshooting and needing the replacement of an internal electrical component."

"Headlights burn out within months of being installed"

"Passenger side headline burned out and had to be replaced."

"Seals on headlight assembly leaks. Moisture gets into the assembly and fries the headlight. This occurs frequently requiring bulb replacements. I am in the process of replacing THE entire headlight assembly."

"Had to have a bulb replaced in a headlight. In order to access the headlight they had to remove the entire front end of the car. the $35 bulb cast me over $350 due to Toyotas poor design!"

"One headlight went out. It was difficult to find the correct replacement bulb because the bad bulb did not match what is in the owner's manual. The previous owner may have installed an incorrect bulb."

"Headlights need frequent replacement - spent > $300 for trouble-shooting and repair of the headlight control module earlier this year"

"We loose a headlight at least I feel a year. One has been replaced three times, the other, once"

"One headlight flickered a lot then burnt out, not even 4 years old"

"Low beam incondessent builds burn out in 3-4 months"

"In one month of ownership, I have had a parking lamp go out and a low beam lamp go out"

"Periodically a headlight goes out"

"Surprised headlights would fail within 3 years, and be so expensive to replace. Fortunately they were covered under warranty"

"It is ridiculous to have to take your car into the dealership to get a burnt headlight repaired. Plus the fact that it is such a poor design as to take the entire front quarter panel off to do it is ridiculous. Additionally the cost of these lamps"

"Both left and right blew out. I was charged a $66 fee to replace the pair of headlights. The other light was no charge at 37000 miles"

"Headlights burn out too quickly and are too dim. even after changing twice"

"Headlights on both sides blew within 3 yrs of owning the car"

"Had to get headlights replaced 3 times in a year"

"Halogen bulb on passenger side burst and left a dark coating on the inside of the lens. Too expensive to clean/replace the lens, so suffer reduced night visibility."

"Moisture around the headlight lamp on several occasions shorted out the headlight. Replaced the whole headlight assembly. I still see moisture, but it has not shorted out yet."

"for some reason the headlights seem to always burn out faster than I've every experienced in the past with any other vehicle"

"headlights are not bright enough for me to drive the car at night. This has been a constant problem and I have had them checked but Toyota claims they are fine, and I have cleaned them several times to no avail. I will probably have to sell the car this fall when darkness sets in earlier. My friend reports that she has to drive with her bright lights on which she switches off when approaching a car."

"Automatic headlights failed to turn off running the battery down."

"Voltage issue causes the headlights to burn out early. There is a recall. Waiting for new headlight harness."

"Cable in steering column broke/wore out causing horn not to work. Replacing cable solved problem. EXPENSIVE repair >$1200."

"Both low and high pitched horns stopped working entirely."

"If a door is not closed, lights stay on and drain the battern"

"Had to have the dome light replaced would come on with out turning it on, was replaced under warranty"

"1.) Rear left door open switch not working 2.) Quality of switches in general is average (now the front right car lock/unlock switch is rickety)"

"key battery would only last 2-3 weeks. Finally had to buy a new key"

"drivers side door lock actuator has failed"

"I don't drive the car much, so the 12V battery doesn't get recharged enough. The "ready" light often takes a couple of minutes to come on. I have to sit and wait before I can start the engine. Toyota dealer says, "Drive more""

"flashed all the time and all 4 had to be replaced"

"Tire pressure reporte low whenever weather changes"

"did not show tire was almost flat"

"TPM light kept coming on. Tire store said 3 of the sensors were dead, so I replaced all 4 of them for $300."

"The tire pressure monitor light came on and stayed on despite the tires being at the correct operating pressure. The 2008 Prius I had before this model had the same problem."

"This is used to charge phones, and music devices. One stopped charging this past year. It may have been the charging cord for the phone."

"I was very surprised that about 6 different little exterior bulbs had burned out and needed to be replaced. I had not noticed from inside the car and it was unsafe to not have them illuminated"

"Maintenance required shows up but does not always explain the cause & the cause could be minor or routine"

"Wiper motor worked intermittently then stopped altogether"

"Condensation from aircon gives musty smell after one day"

"rattles in cabin, very annoying"

"Much too rattling for a car with 55000 miles on it. Because of aerodynamic design, front bumper has a tendency to rub or scrape on curbs. This will cost $$$ to repair this summer."

"rattle in dash at instrument panel"

"rattle in dash, dealer unable to fix"

"Squeaks from front passenger side from day one. Dealer never able to find the cause"

"Two different pronounced dash rattles"

"Car is terribly noisy for >40,ooo miles driving. On any rough surface, no matter how slight. it rattles and squeaks"

"Rattle i n the center console, probably a less than perfect connector tightness. Nevertheless, a distraction"

"Body squeaks driving rough road"

"Center console squeaks; dealer unable to get rid of"

"Interior cabin rattles...mostly due to the hard plastics I think"

"A recurrent squeak has been reported but not found in service"

"Some of the interior components knock against one another (seat belt clip, plastic pillar cover) or construction materials on cup holders/door pockets seem to contribute to cups/bottles making more noise than would be expected"

"On rough roads or brick streets (yes, my town has them) there is a rattle that appears to come from the left side of the front end"

"Slight squeak and rattle in the front dash"

"Cheap plastic interior trim expands and contracts, causing rattles"

"The inside cover of my door was not properly installed - it took a whole day to fix. There is some rattling in the vents that drives me nuts from time to time, but it's not constant, so the can't fix it!"

"Glove box rattles. 2 different dealers said they could not do anything about it when took in for service"

"Dash Board rattles, around the glove compartment area"

"The leasing Toyota Deale technician EITHER would/could not stop the wind noise. There were not any door adjustments , nor larger weather/rubber stripping for the doors either. Poor dealer response, but even worse poor design by Toyota-no fix for win"

"the dashboard rattles and squeaks at times"

"1.) Dashboard rattle 2.) Rattle coming from front right quarter panel"

"Consistent front end clicking noise when temp below 55 degrees. Dealer cannot reproduce"

"plastic rubbing noise from the glove compartment area"

"The front suspension makes rattling noises all the time. It started after about five years, doesn't affect performance, and my wife has gotten used to it."

"An annoying rattle comes from the glove box arm supports. Dealer reports it is normal and they can do nothing."

"Since day one toyota has not been able to fix our rattle"

"Started in 2018, rattle noises from cabin interior."

"Rattlers starting 2 years ago"

"rattles in dash, comes and goes"

"noticable roadanoise"

"In general it is just noisy going down the road, could be sound proofed better."

"Wind notice where seal on window or door jam is not working well while at high speed(worse in crosswind conditions)"

"too much road noise and wind noise for us"

"I just find when driving on the freeway that it is rather loud and not quiet"

"At highway speeds makes more noise than believe it should. Speed sensing radio does not compensate enough"

"Road and wind noise."

"The car isn't insulated enough."

"at 60mph to 75 mph we had to exert voices to be heard. at speeds of 45 to 60 noise was background and tolerable."