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vehicle
2008 / toyota / prius
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
1,497 on file (2007-12-06 → 2026-05-12)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
119 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11725225 2008 Toyota Prius gen2 with 139k miles. ABS, Brake, parking brake, and Traction Control lights all illuminated while driving the other day. Potential is losing all electronically assisted braking function in the car
11648237 Brake actuator fails. Subject to prior recalls, but they're continuing to be an issue. This vehicle, and thousands of others like it, the electric brake actuator/pump starts running constantly then fails entirely
11446349 Abs system began a high pitch tone every time the brake pedal was pressed. Brakes did not function consistently, stopping either jarringly or not at all at a specific pressure
11467396 Headlights go out randomly. Have to turn them off and back on to resume normal operation
11221231 HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF OR FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS IT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT
11151547 THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES REPEATED ATTEMPTS TURNING OFF AND ON TO GET IT BACK ON
Fuel gauge misreading from tank bladder deformationFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM7 complaints2019-07 → 2021-05prius-2008-fuel-gauge-tank-bladder
11418292 I cannot add gas more than 3 to 4 gallons in the gas tank when it is almost empty
11417573 There seems to be a problem with the float in the gas tank. Once car gets down to empty, the fuel tank will only allow you to pump in 5 to 6 gallons of gas into the tank
11243145 FUEL CELL (RIGID GAS TANK HAS A BLADDER INSIDE). TOYOTA PUBLISHED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN 2008, CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF GAS TANK
Gear shift lever slips into neutralPOWER TRAIN5 complaints2018-09 → 2024-07prius-2008-shift-lever-slips-to-neutral
11351685 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WHEN IT DOES, OFTEN YOU CAN'T GET IT OUT OF NEUTRAL WITHOUT TURNING CAR OFF
11129532 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE
11129447 CAR SHIFT LEVER POPS OUT OF DRIVE POSITION AND REVERSE POSITION INTERMITTENTLY ON STARTUP
11458310 The instrument cluster goes completely blank (no fuel gauge, no speedometer, no odometer) and the car cannot be shut down
11133470 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS COMO METER FAILURE. COMBO METER FAILS IN COLD WEATHER, CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION
11162320 COMBINATION METER FAILURE - WENT TO START CAR AND NO RESPONSE. LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, NOTHING ON DASHBOARD LIT UP, NOTHING WORKED
Inverter/coolant water pump failureENGINE6 complaints2020-08 → 2026-05prius-2008-inverter-water-pump-failure
11737450 Water pump failed after replacement in 2013 with 30k miles, car had only 93k miles when failed again in 2016
11403683 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED
11343344 MY COOLANT INVERTER PUMP HAS BEEN RECALLED, AND REPAIRED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO
Rear hatch/trunk latch failureUNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2019-01 → 2025-08prius-2008-rear-hatch-latch-failure
11337974 THE BACK LATCH OF MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED AND NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH DOOR
11170924 THE RUBBER TRUNK SWITCH COVER HAS DEGRADED, AND CONTINUES TO "MELT" OR "DISINTEGRATE" OVER TIME
11191764 THE TRUNK LATCH ON THIS MODEL IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS. THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE LATCH IS TOO SUSCEPTIBLE TO TEMPERATURE AND EITHER BECOME ROCK HARD IN THE WINTER COLD OR MELTY AND GOOEY IN THE SUMMER HEAT
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). 2008 Toyota Prius vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/toyota/prius
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_toyota_prius_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Toyota Prius},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/toyota/prius}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
