Toyota Prius

"socal is so sunny that at times the display is hard to see however there is an inexpensive after market product you can attach that solves the problem"

"The display screen is essentially unreliable when sunlight hits it. It's fine in the shadows"

"Weak screen that does not automatically adjust brightness and it is unintuitive how to switch between "day" and "night" mode"

"Options are not selectable. For example, we cannot pull up the navigation system"

"The Entune system will occasionally restart, or while on USB just freeze. Turning it off/on doesn't fix it. I have to turn the whole car off then on to get it working again"

"In dash audio froze and only worked intermittently. The whole unit had to be replaced"

"Apparently a common problem; initially appears just when the car is cold, then happens with increased frequency over time until it fails completely"

"In connection with the display screen going blank, the display screen (GPS while running Pandora on long road trip) will freeze BEFORE going totally blank. I can't say it happens all the time, but the first unit that was replaced would freeze or part"

"After a map update the screen freezes. The two are mutually exclusive since they are different software. Dealer said it was normal - NOT"

"Display screen sometimes freezes during navigation"

"GPS Screen freezes and won't show where one is going; screen also pixelates and shows nothing readable on occasion"

"Had problem with in dash system/display re-booting during navigation / phone calls. Was fixed earlier this year after 4 years of trying"

"The screen goes blank. Options like the Map function and navigation are unusable. Fortunately, the backup camera still functions"

"display screen gets ultra bright and is not usable"

"I'm pretty sure it's an unknown electrical problem that causes multifunctions to malfunction. For example, the display screen went blank, disabling the backup camera and various functions associated with the display like radio and speaker control, engine visual displays, bluetooth controls for cell phone, contacts, mileage, and voice activated controls like siri. My mechanic stated that because this is an electrical problem, I needed to take it to an electrical shop or the dealer. The problem has not been fixed yet."

"On a long road trip, if I am running Entune with Pandora while using the GPS, I occasionally have the display screen go black, with both Pandora and the GPS not working. I have discovered that I can reboot the system by stopping the vehicle, shutting"

"This happens about once per week"

"LCD failed and was replaced under warranty"

"Display screen went randomly blank when listening to tunes or when navigating. Toyota dealer unwilling to fix"

"would suddenly go dark"

"The navigation system & blue tooth phone capability sort of like turns off / re-boots while I am driving FREQUENTLY. I am a real estate agent so, for example it tells me to take a left, then it turns off & I have pull over while it re-boots to find"

"Menus for pairing a new phone will not display and the phones cannot be connected"

"Music player randomly freezes when playing from USB port, Bluetooth, or directly connected iPhone. The only way to unfreeze the player is to shut down the entire car and then restart,"

"The USB interface would often freeze, and eventually stopped working altogether"

"Connection failure"

"Its a crappy interface. It tries to pair by USB and BT, even while I'm listening to radio. The USB interface is really bad - can't jump forward or back using car buttons. Toyota isn't even trying to make this useful"

"Center console display would go blank when audio was turned on. This made it hard to change or operate audio functions, and disabled most GPS functions. Problem was resolved by dealership replacing the unit. It tool two visits."

"The biggest problem has been the electronics not being able to be accessed. We can't pair another smartphone to it or access any of the advanced audio features. Just haven't bothered to take it in, as it is out of warranty and it's not that important at this point."

"Listening to podcasts from my iphone through Entunes worked fine for many months and then at some point the podcasts on Entunes were mis-named, in wrong folders, difficult to find, and would freeze up"

"The Meta Data no longer shows up on the screen"

"I still listen to discs and you are unable to store more than one. I want at least 4 slots. Love to trade this radio for one designed for folks over 17"

"The Prius Bluetooth--when I used to connect--would always go to my Blackberry Z10 music folder; even after I deleted all of my music. The result was that my cell phone locked completely and I would have to reboot it. Now I can't drive hands free"

"Doesn't always pair with iPhone. Will sometimes work, then minutes later does not. Stereo also shuts down and restarts on a regular basis"

"screen locks then it re boots"

"Since I use my car for work it was a big inconvenience."

"I was given an update for my system that disabled the GPS It took 3+ months to come up0 with a fix!"

"The worst nav system I have ever seen. ironically, My 6 yr. older odyssey has a wonderful nav system.I would have gladly paid more to upgrade the nav system on the Prius, but nothing available. I didn't have the correct streets in Wash. D.C. a city the I know that has been maped; A turn is coming, you can go left or right, but I'm not going to tell you which one. Opps, wrong guess, 10 miles before you can turn around. Happened twice in DC. Hard to put into words the dislike I have for that nav system."

"The navigation system does not announce all turns, rendering the prompts unreliable and forcing eyes off the road and onto the screen, especially when travelling unfamiliar roads"

"It is terrible. too hard to see the difference between shortest, fastest or preferred on the display. Missing too many addresses"

"GPS sent us down wrong roads. Nothing was said about updating the maps by the dealer. We intend to have the updates installed on our next service"

"The module that controlled the navigation system went bad. every time I tried to use the navigation system, I received a message that it was not available."

"It probably still works as intended, but we found it confusing and difficult to use, so we use our smartphones instead."

"GPS is out of date. An update would cost a lot. That is irksome."

"The Apps button no longer works, thus no Bluetooth pairing and no in-dash navigation."

"Very poor, Arrival estimates are useless, Ended up in gravel pits, chained of roads, gone more than 15 miles out of my way more themes that I can count. Now use a separate gps on important trips"

"Freezes. Had it changed. The GPS in this car is MUCH WORSE than the 2010"

"Purchased in June '13. Toyota & Dealer knew it had outdated maps from Oct '11, but did not inform me. I received a map update after dozens of phone calls and visits to both the sales and service desks. Now the screen freezes and goes blank"

"Urban areas show up as deep purple which makes it idifficult to see street names. And at night the whole screen turns a very deep purple. I have had toyota techs no dealer techs look at this and they say thst they have never seen this before. I got"

"GPS worked about 95% of time. The unit screen would freeze up and display random pixels. Took pic of it multiple times, but dealer would tell us they checked and everything was fine. Eventually after complaint was logged with Toyota it was fixed"

"The in dash navigation system was out of date by 2 years and Toyota refused to replace it. The screen is not visible for navigation or back up when the sun is out due to sun reflection on the screen. It is tilted forward rather than horizontal"

"GPS provides incorrect directions"

"Control module had to be replaced. System didn't even know where I was, much less being able to direct me anywhere. It was completely non-functional"

"system re boots"

"Bluetooth pairing is hit and miss. May work 9 out of 10 times, and then the 1 time it does not will not pair automatically. Display will state that “No Bluetooth Paired Devices” or similar statement. Operator has no choice but to shut down vehicle and restart, which may re-initiate the software pairing synchronization, or stop vehicle and engage the software pairing process to recognize the Bluetooth. Only used with IOS, son not aware of challenges with any other device."

"The system would not recognize a new phone and the screen to pair phones won't come up."

"Intermittent"

"occasionally it seems confused on what should be paired and will play a song from my phone while I am trying to call someone"

"minor adjustment but not by local Toyota dealership"

"On several occasions for 2-4 weeks each time, the Bluetooth would not pair or would lose pairing within a minute. I had to either take the car to the dealer for a software update or wait for weeks until it just started working"

"In the past 3 or so months the Bluetooth pairing has become unreliable. It used to be automatic when I started the car and Bluetooth was active on my phone. Now it either connects only for phone, only for media, or not at all. Sometimes will connect if I power down and restart the phone, but sometimes that does not work"

"Phone stoped pairing. Error messages not helpful. Repeated attempts not successful. Thus Entune is useless."

"The Apps button no longer works, thus no Bluetooth pairing and no in-dash navigation."

"About a year after I got my (the first year worked fine) Samsung Galaxy S5 phone said it paired with my car, but when I tried to make calls, the car said no bluetooth available. After about another year, it paired again and I can make calls, but audio from my Google Maps doesn't play through the car speakers anymore."

"Connection is very choppy"

"Works fine with just one phone in the pairing list, but when there are multiple phones in the pairing list, it consistently fails to pair properly when switching from one phone to the other"

"bluetooth not recognizing different phones"

"Took a good bit of time to unfreeze an incoming call - to get it off the screen"

"On weak FM signals, the reception goes from clear to full static at random. They have attempted a repair but failed. I believe it's poorly designed. I work in radio broadcasting and weak signal reception is important to me"

"It was related to the issues with the navigation system. The module that was replaced controlled both the navigation system and the radio."

"Radio failed entirely at the same time as the display issue. Resolved by replacing the unit at the dealership."

"Didn’t experience any problems, took vehicle in due to recall notice"

"Recall for safety system for all Prius. Prevent loss of driver stearing/control during engine failure."

"Speakers cut in/out, left to right. Never a full sound"

"It's too slow and rarely understands me. Grew up in NY state and speak perfect English"

"The voice command does not recognize simple commands 25% of the time"

"Voice recognition is weak."

"It does not get any voice commands. Worse than 2010"

"The head unit was changed because the voice control command was inoperative"

"Voice system does not accurately interpret what I say. Comes back with nonsense. Even after repeating commands slowly and deliberately, it misunderstands my commands"

"One of the back side window lights leaks water a bit when I wash the car."

"The weather seal around the glass wind block on the front of the roof has deteriorated. It has expanded and come loose from the glass. The dealer has not yet stepped up to replacing this defective material (note: the warranty has expired.)"

"The Prius developed a leak around the rear hatch window. The leaks are at the top two corners."

"rear suspension clunks slightly but has not loudly and has been there for 18 months"

"Rattle behind glove box on bumpy roads"

"Plastic components in the interior constantly rub on each other and squeak."

"The car has had multiple interior rattles since I bought it. Dealer has been unable to fix"

"Dash Squeaks and Rattles by the glove box"

"Occasional squeaks coming from dashboard"

"dashboard rattle"

"Unlike my 2007 Prius, this Prius has sounded noisy from day one. Things just come and go, here one day and gone the next but almost always replaced by something else"

"I can't find the rattle but it is somewhere in the dash and does it off and on"

"Dash rattles and squeaks, especially in cold weather"

"After the 1st year a rattle in the center consul that Toyota could never fix. It is getting worse and the car is now out of warranty"

"There was a rattle in the in the dash area when it was new. Three visits to the dealer did not fix the rattle. It still rattles."

"Rattles in dash"

"Front suspension creaks"

"rattle at glove box. Note: it was the glove box that was rattling. They use foam tape to stop it"

"Many squeaks and rattles that come and go. Often they reoccur. Nothing I consider serious but they are irritating"

"There is a rattle in the right hand door/dash area which seems to be temperature related. When new there was louder rattles that were fixed by the dealer, However they didn't fix the less noisy one. Twice more the car was taken to the dealer, but t"

"General squeaks and annoying road noise whose location is hard to identify"

"Turned out to be a complete latching mechanism failure on both of the flip down passenger seats"

"Toyota has so far been unable to correct this problem. Sounds like engine vibration as it occurs only at low speed when requiring power. Uphill at low speed, etc"

"sun roof rattle"

"entire center console, and dash where it meets windshield squeaks when the ambient temp gets below about 20F. Dealer was unable to fix with 2-3 visits"

"Some sqeaks and rattles"

"Rattle from glove compartment. Dealer unable to locate noise and fix"

"Inside the dash"

"Rattle noise coming from the dash. Comes and goes"

"One rattle in rear, one in dash"

"THis Prius is much "Cheeper" and "tinny" that our last 2 Prius cars 2007 & 2008. more wind noise too. maybe less insulation. Maybe just corners cut to lower cost of production"

"At times, on rough roads, some squeaking and rattling in the center console"

"right and left side dash board rattles near speakers. more so, in cold weather"

"Rattle coming from the front dash"

"Slight rattle from cowl of car Dealer repaired in first visit"

"The car is a rattle trap"

"Minor wind noise. Also considerable road noise."

"The car is getting old and it becomes noisier at highway speeds."

"I hear a persistent wind noise while driving. The dealer has not been able to correct the problem."

"Cross winds blow straight through both front door window frames"

"Just very high road/wind noise. Enough to make me not want to buy another Prius"

"The car is not air tight, There is considerable road ,noise,so much that I have to turn the radio up several volumes to hear the radio, also wind noise through the window. Changing tires has not helped"

"I find the ride is quite noisy"

"It isn't as quiet as I would like"

"Wind noise from windows"

"Somewhat noisy at higher speeds"

"I had 2010 Prius before and it had the same problem. Is very annoying on the highway. I called and wrote the factory"

"wind noise and the noises as the vehicle gets older"

"Wind noise very annoying at highway speeds"

"several small marker light bulbs required replacement"

"Front parking light bulbs are impossible to replace by yourself due to poor clearance for your hand in the engine compartment."

"Display panel went dark. No speed, fuel level or other important information showed. It had to be replaced. Warranty covered the repair"

"Same issue. Lights came on and won't go off. No idea what the problem is. The car runs rough sometimes. I wish I could have kept my Civic."

"Led display that shows vehicle information and speed has not displayed on start twice. Has resolved itself after sitting and restart."

"dashboard circuit (repaired)"

"Seems to go through headlights quite often. Replaced at least every six months."

"The headlights would fail within a year of replacing the bulbs. Notified dealer when I had the bulb replaced by them. When next I brought the car in for maintenance they noted the new bulbs had failed again. They replaced the wiring harness free of charge. End of problem. I feel both Toyota and the dealership handled the issue professionally."

"Believe one (or both) headlights have been replaced within past year or two."

"Both this Prius and my previous Prius (2009) seem to have more headlights burn out than any other car I've owned"

"Drivers headlight went out"

"high beam headlights have gone out and needed to be replaced twice since purchase"

"Went out"

"The right headlight burns out about every 8-10 months and is dimmer than the left headlight."

"Many lights on the vehicle burned out prematurely"

"The first Head lamp went out under warranty the second light went out 3-mos. later just outside the warranty period and dealer wouldn't cover"

"Horn did not work. Replaced under warranty"

"seems if key fob battery in low, the car will not start. nothing on the dash will activate."

"Sometimes I unlock the car from the house and walk out to get something out of the car. The car relocks itself by the time I get out to the driveway."

"Power locking actuator failure"

"this is the second prius i have owned the first was a 2011 the drivers side locking system eventually failed on both vehicles due to a solinoid failure in the door lock. i had to use the key to open and lock the door..never got it repaired. was quoted by dealer each time around $500. evidently a quality or design problem"

"The electronic door lock on the driver side failed. I could manually unlock the door with a key or from the inside with the lock slider. When I took it to Toyota they charged $75 to diagnose it and then quoted over $400 to repair. Instead I got an aftermarket lock actuator off Amazon and replaced it myself for under $100. This seems to be a fairly common issue which is unfortunate since the car has otherwise been extremely reliable."

"Driver's door would not lock and unluck with the key fob consistently. Had to replace the actuator in the door."

"doesn't always work"

"too easily tripped"

"Lightiing spontaniously!"

"Tire pressure monitor indicates low pressure but does not tell you which tire is low."

"I'm having trouble with all the dashboard instruments. The air conditioning won't stay on, the circulation switch either won't stay on or shoots up way too high on its own. Since buying it, a little picture showing a car swerving in its lane comes on. When I take it in to the Toyota dealership, they say it's because of the weather. I don't like to drive with warning lights on. The vent that goes all the way across the dashboard broke--a small part--and they wanted $1500 to replace it. I refused."

"rodents ate the electrical system, making the heads-up display and the ABS not work.It cost 11,000 to fix"

"Low tire pressure warning light has illuminated spontaneously, on several occasions - right rear tire.(Minor distraction, but incorrect operation, never the less.) Suspect low leak"

"A light came on after an oil change, and the car began stalling and running roughly. I have taken it in twice now and they cannot figure out what is wrong. I am angry about it."

"The problem was the Intelligent Power Module inside the Hybrid Converter. Toyota performed a software update under warranty"

"Wiper motor bearing failed completely. Very expensive fix."

"Motor failed"