"How reliable is the 2016 Toyota Prius V?"

"Based on 24 NHTSA complaints, the 2016 Toyota Prius V has a median complaint mileage of 17801 miles. The most common issue is Electrical System."

"What are common problems with the 2016 Toyota Prius V?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2016 Toyota Prius V is Electrical System, accounting for a significant portion of the 24 total complaints filed."

2016 Toyota Prius V: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 24 complaints

Total Complaints

17,801mi

Median Mileage

Electrical System

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

17,100 25th Percentile

17,801 Median Mileage

29,875 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System

Vehicle Speed Control

Air Bags

Unknown Or Other

Service Brakes

Engine

Visibility/Wiper

Power Train

Body

Fuel/Propulsion System

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING CITY STREETS AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 55,ON SUNDAY 4/2/17, MY WINDSHIELD MUST HAVE BEEN HIT BY A SMALL STONE. I DID NOT NOTICE WHEN IT HAPPENED. ON MONDAY, 4/3/16, I NOTICED A SMALL MARK ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH I MISTOOK FOR A BUG. I LATER NOTICED A SMALL LINE COMING FROM THE "BUG" WHI..."

"A STONE STRIKE CAUSED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. REPLACED IT AND SOON AFTER WE HAD SOME HAIL WHICH PITTED THE NEW WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS CAUSED A HUGE CRACK. ANOTHER PEBBLE STRIKE CAUSED ANOTHER IMMEDIATE LONG CRACK. ALL THESE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 4 CRACKS ON..."

"WHILE PARKING MY VEHICLE AND SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, I EASED OFF THE BRAKE TO PULL INTO THE SPACE WHEN I HEARD THE ENGINE REV LOUDLY AND THEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO PUMP THE BRAKES, RELEASE THE BRAKES WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY PEDAL AND ALSO TRY..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

WA: 5 CA: 4 KY: 4 AZ: 4 AL: 3 OH: 1 AR: 1 OK: 1 TX: 1

Who Files Complaints?

4.2%

Original Owners

95.8%

Second+ Owners

Toyota Prius V — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2012	285	69,347	Service Brakes	32
2013	159	70,000	Service Brakes	12
2014	111	91,500	Service Brakes	5
2015	30	59,100	Service Brakes	5

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28