2019 Toyota Prius: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle	2019 / toyota / prius
known issues	6 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-31)
complaints	30 on file (2019-09-11 → 2026-08-26)
recalls	3
investigations	1
fars	10 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Coolant leak at exhaust heat exchanger pipeENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints2023-04 → 2025-08prius-2019-coolant-heat-exchanger-leak

11667430 The contact stated there was a coolant leak and the coolant level was low. There was no indication of coolant on the ground. The check engine and engine HOT warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to TSB: 0135-19
11678811 Coolant system failed because coolant was leaking into catalytic converter. Two mechanics in two different states (one a Toyota dealer) claimed this is defect with 2019 Prius and results in repair costing more than $2000.00 because of this design flaw
11516804 The next day, I immediately sent my car to the dealer for a check up, the report stated ‘’ coolant reservoir very low. Pressure tested system found exhaust center pipe leaking coolant internally’’

Tire tread wear and belt exposure at low mileageTIRES3 complaints2023-09 → 2023-11prius-2019-tire-belt-wear

11554546 At the beginning of October, we noticed a slight warbling while driving at any speed. An inspection by Les Schwab tires revealed exposed steel belting on the inside of one of the tires, although a quick check found all four tires were failing
11554435 The vehicle has started to exhibit a wobbling feeling when driving, similar to when there is a bubble or blister in the tire. At only 4 years old, and with only 44K miles, we knew this shouldn't be the problem
11545467 But 100 miles into the trip the front end was shimmying so badly my husband's leg in the passenger seat was vibrating

Acceleration with unresponsive brake pedal at low speedVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES4 complaints2023-01 → 2024-10prius-2019-acceleration-brake-unresponsive

11620209 I was pulling into a parking space at a slow speed. When I applied the brake the car accelerated causing the car to scrape the car next to the space. The car then stopped
11585051 I was idling at a parking space and went to turn off my car. The vehicle surged forward and the BRAKE sign came on. I pushed my brake to the floor and nothing happened. I was moving toward a brick wall so I put in in reverse and the car surged backwards
11572747 I slammed on brakes which did not respond at all, thus forcing me to attempt to shift gears which also failed to stop the acceleration. Car only stopped because it went up a curb and hit the corner of a parked vehicle in a neighbors driveway

Airbag non-deployment in collisionAIR BAGS3 complaints2019-10 → 2023-12prius-2019-airbag-non-deployment

11266798 OUR PRIUS WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT TO PASSENGER SIDE COLLISION, WHICH TOTALED THE PRIUS, YET NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIUS SHOULD HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIRBAG AND PASSENGER AIRBAG, WHICH BOTH FAILED EVEN THOUGH THOSE AREAS WERE IMPACTED
11558272 Vehicle was involved in a accident and it was a total loss and no airbags deployed There wasBodily injury due to this accident
11390410 SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DONE ON PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED

Braking without an obstacle at road speedSERVICE BRAKES, LANE DEPARTURE, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 complaints2019-10 → 2025-10prius-2019-unexpected-braking

11692652 The car, which had been driving smoothly since I bought it in 2021, suddenly began showing false braking, steering interference, and lane instability — as if the car were trying to “correct” problems that didn’t exist
11268309 I WAS TURNING TO EXIT A FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR CAME TO A STOP (ABOUT 55MPH TO 0) IN A MATTER OF SECONDS WITH NO WARNING. IT THEN TOOK A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE GAS TO WORK AGAIN

Pre-collision and parking sensor faultsELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE3 complaints2020-03 → 2022-06prius-2019-precollision-sensor-faults

11468535 Whenever it rains the warning message clean parking assist sensor comes on while you are driving. Even after you clean the sensors the warning continues to beep contiously
11315905 ONLY A MONTH LATER, THE PRE COLLISION SYSTEM STARTED BECOME UNAVAILABLE AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CRANKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PCS MILIMETRE WAVE SENSOR WAS MISSING FROM THE CAR
11327502 PRIUS STALLS IN THE RAIN DESPITE NOT BEING A RECALLED MODEL. PCS SENSOR IS AFTERMARKET, PEDESTRIAN WARNING ALERT NOISE IS OFFLINE, SUSPENSION IS CRACKED, ENGINE MAKES CREAKING NOISE AT LOW SPEED TURNING

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
30	2019-09-11	2026-08-26	7	0	SERVICE BRAKES:11; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:8; ENGINE:6; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:4; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:4

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
19V876000	11/12/2019	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Prius vehicles. An electrical short circuit in the combination meter could occur, causing the speedometer, the odometer, and the fuel gauge to go blank. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."	A blank main display will not show important information like vehicle speed or fuel level. Driving with an inoperative display can increase the risk of a crash.	Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the flash memory chip (ROM) production date, and if necessary, replace it along with the combination meter circuit board, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 19TA21 and 19TB21.
19V544000	24/07/2019	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus LS500, LC500, ES300h, UX250h, LS500h, Toyota Prius, RAV4 HV, 2019-2020 Toyota Prius Prime, and 2020 Corolla HV vehicles. The brake booster pump may fail causing a deactivation of the Vehicle Stability Control system and a loss of braking assist. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."	Deactivation of the vehicle stability control system or a loss of braking assist increases the risk of a crash.	Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake booster pump, free of charge. The recall began September 20, 2019. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 and Lexus owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1L/K0L. Lexus' numbers for this recall are K2F/KLF.
19V244000	27/03/2019	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."	If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.	GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.

Investigations all years →

action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
DP22005	closed	Pedestrian alert sounds	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM	2023-01-27	2023-08-07	22V063000	NHTSA 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 →

crash_years	occupant_deaths	match_type	vpic_recovered
2010-2024	10	legacy-code	0

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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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2019 Toyota Prius vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2019/toyota/prius

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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2019 Toyota Prius},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2019/toyota/prius}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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