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vehicle
2006 / toyota / prius
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
1,439 on file (2006-01-10 → 2026-05-07)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
59 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
10906271 PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT NOT WORK SOME TIMES AT NIGHT
11278349 THE HID HEADLIGHTS ARE BOTH OUT, AFTER BEING ON MAYBE 5 MINUTES
11611394 The right or left headlight will rabdomly turn off, and tyrn back there 8s no ryme or readon to it,and while driving at night it is cery dangerous, aparebtly its not just this car, this is a common issue and it needs to be fixed
Combination meter and dashboard display failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM52 complaints2015-07 → 2025-01prius-2006-combination-meter-failure
10743390 I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS COMPLETELY DARK
10780045 THE COMBO METER ON MY CAR WENT DARK THIS MORNING
10852098 WITHOUT WARNING THE DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING
Loss of steering control while drivingSTEERING7 complaints2015-11 → 2024-07prius-2006-steering-control-loss
11602992 The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel erroneously steered to the left direction on its own
10863308 I WAS IN A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING (TO THE POINT OF NO CONTROL), THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING
11287606 LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING
Brake actuator and ABS system failureSERVICE BRAKES64 complaints2015-09 → 2026-05prius-2006-brake-actuator-failure
11525145 my 2006 prius has 170000 miles, recently has abs brake actuator making sounds everytime when turn off
11115204 MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ABS ACTUATOR, A PART PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER-TOYOTA
11166741 PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM CALLED THE ACCUMULATOR IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE CARS AND CAN RESULT IN SPONTANIOUS BRAKE FAILURE
Engine stall and hybrid water pump failureENGINE18 complaints2015-08 → 2024-04prius-2006-engine-stall-water-pump
10824431 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED
11317341 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 64 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING
11426460 The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power and immediately regained power
Air bag non-deployment in crashesAIR BAGS4 complaints2016-12 → 2025-10prius-2006-airbag-non-deployment
10930241 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY
10948914 AIRBAGS FAILED TO ACTVATE EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF HITTING THE SIGN DROVE THE ENGINE BACK TO THE DASHBOARD
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). 2006 Toyota Prius vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/toyota/prius
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_toyota_prius_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Toyota Prius},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/toyota/prius}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
