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vehicle
2005 / toyota / prius
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
1,051 on file (2005-01-19 → 2026-02-16)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
91 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
ABS brake actuator failure causing loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES66 complaints2015-05 → 2026-01prius-2005-brake-actuator-failure
11608878 Brake actuator going bad. Safety is put at risk as brakes are slow to work and sometimes don't work at all for a couple of seconds, making sudden stops impossible
11544891 11 months ago I had a brand new Toyota ABS brake actuator installed on my 2005 Prius. Less than a year later, it is failing again
11414753 I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF NEED TO CHANGE OUT THE ACTUATOR ON MY BRAKE SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED
Headlight and turn signal intermittent failureEXTERIOR LIGHTING67 complaints2015-03 → 2025-11prius-2005-headlight-turn-signal-failure
11289902 THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 PRIUS CONTINUE TO GO OUT. WE REPLACE THE BULBS BUT EVEN WITH BRAND NEW BULBS WILL BE DRIVING AND AFTER ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF HEADLIGHTS BEING ON THE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF
11279317 THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER A WHILE OF TURNING ON. IF I TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT LIGHTS UP AND THEN FIRST DIMS AND THEN TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN
11698502 The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while replacing the instrument cluster, the contact discovered that the turn signals were inoperable
Instrument panel and gauge display failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM20 complaints2015-04 → 2022-08prius-2005-instrument-panel-gauge-failure
11242195 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2005 PRIUS. YOU PRESS THE BUTTON TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTS BUT NOTHING DISPLAYS. YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR FUEL GAUGE, SO I RAN OUT OF GAS AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE WHILE WALKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY
11179987 THE COMBINATION METER WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HAS BEEN GOING DEAD FREQUENTLY (DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED) FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS
11004731 THE PRIUS ODOMETER STOPPED AT 299999 AND WON'T RECORD MORE MILEAGE. HOWEVER, THE TRIP ODOMETER CONTINUES TO REGISTER MILES, SO IT SEEMS CLEAR THE MECHANISMS ARE WORKING TO COLLECT MILES
Steering loss or looseness while drivingSTEERING9 complaints2015-06 → 2018-12prius-2005-steering-loss-and-looseness
11160767 THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PRIUS WITH ROUGHLY 119,000 MILES FAILED. FORTUNATELY IT WAS AT A LOW SPEED AND ON A SIDE STREET BUT WITHOUT ANY ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR, IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD IF ON A MAIN ROAD OR AT A HIGHER SPEED!
10874485 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED
10808124 I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. I COULD TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, BUT MY WHEELS WERE NOT RESPONDING TO THE MOVEMENT
Airbag non-deployment and warning light or wiring faultsAIR BAGS9 complaints2015-08 → 2025-05prius-2005-airbag-system-malfunction
10789419 I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH WHEREIN I COLLIDED WITH A CAR TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH
10747890 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A RETENTION WALL. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
11015944 AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON THOUGH INTERMITTENT. NOTICED IT WENT AWAY IF STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. I JUST HAD THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRM IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Toyota Prius vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/toyota/prius
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_toyota_prius_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Toyota Prius},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/toyota/prius}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
