2013 Toyota Prius C: raw data

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vehicle2013 / toyota / prius-c
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-05)
complaints400 on file (2012-12-18 → 2026-08-28)
recalls0
investigations1
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Brake booster and master cylinder failureSERVICE BRAKES149 complaints2021-04 → 2026-02prius-c-2013-brake-booster-failure
  • 11629812 Brake booster and actuator failure
  • 11608002 malfunctions of the brake booster and brake booster pump assemblies
  • 11602971 2013 with 128000 miles, brake pump and accumulator for ABS failed, all sensors are on. Pedal is shaking when pressed, called Toyota South Coast in California, have told the extended warranty expired on 28 December 2022, what a joke, right on 10 years it means
Low-beam headlight dimness and failureEXTERIOR LIGHTING3 complaints2022-02 → 2024-06prius-c-2013-headlight-dim-failure
  • 11596903 Head low beam lights no work
  • 11453327 Hi, my dim lights don't light the road in front of me, I have a 2013 Prius and to drive it at night is taken my life and any on coming motorists at risk...I put expensive bulbs in and that doesn't help the problem, can you help?
  • 11487867 Replaced low beam on Right Lamp Headlight. Then replace high beam on Right Lamp Headlight. Then realized it is actually appears to be the power going to the Headlight does not appear to be strong enough?
Rear frame corrosion and wheel separationSTRUCTURE, WHEELS2 complaints2024-01 → 2024-01prius-c-2013-rear-frame-corrosion
  • 11565553 The rear right wheel broke off when going in reverse, leaving driveway (low speed)
  • 11565590 THE REAR FRAME BOUNCE BY THE SIDE IT'S UNSAFE
Hybrid inverter failure with vehicle stallHYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM17 complaints2021-04 → 2026-02prius-c-2013-hybrid-inverter-stall
  • 11474760 2013 PRIUS Inverter assy and coolant pump are out. The car is in Greece with military. Toyota has refused all assistance to my daughter
  • 11666693 my 2013, Toyota Prius recently suffered a sudden hybrid system failure with DTC space P0A0F and a check hybrid system warning
  • 11414276 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING
Airbag non-deployment in frontal collisionAIR BAGS4 complaints2021-04 → 2025-04prius-c-2013-airbag-nondeployment
  • 11408024 APRIL 01,2021, OUR 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 11602955 Traveling approximately 15mph I collided with a full size truck the front end of my car totaled. I was wearing my seat belt and air bags did not deploy causing me to hit the steering wheel with enough force to fracture my sternum
  • 11649711 The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact's vehicle was involved in a head-on collision. The air bags did not deploy

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
4002012-12-182026-08-28433SERVICE BRAKES:195; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:69; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:50; ENGINE:42; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:24

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

action_numberstatussubjectcomponentsopenedclosedrecall_campaignsummary
DP22005closedPedestrian alert soundsELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-272023-08-0722V063000NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after Marc

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2013 Toyota Prius C vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/toyota/prius-c
@misc{wrenchpro_2013_toyota_prius_c_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2013 Toyota Prius C},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/toyota/prius-c}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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