{"id":"2019_toyota_prius","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"Prius","model_slug":"prius","year":2019,"url":"/toyota/prius/2019/","pts":["hev"],"configs":[{"id":41163,"model":"Prius Eco","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":58,"hwy":53,"comb":56,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"207V Li-Ion","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":158,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1100,"save_spend":5750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019"},{"id":41161,"model":"Prius","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":54,"hwy":50,"comb":52,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"207V Li-Ion","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":170,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1200,"save_spend":5250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019"},{"id":41162,"model":"Prius AWD","pt":"hev","drive":"Part-time 4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"Hybrid","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":52,"hwy":48,"comb":50,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"202V Ni-MH","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":176,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1250,"save_spend":5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2019"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[{"campaign":"19V876000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2019-12-11","owner_notified":"2020-02-07","units":3751,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"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.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"19TA21 / 19TB21","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V544000","component":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2019-07-24","owner_notified":"2019-09-20","units":6925,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"Deactivation of the vehicle stability control system or a loss of braking assist increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"K1L/K0L, K2F/KLF","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V244000","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS","mfr":"Gulf States Toyota, Inc.","reported":"2019-03-27","owner_notified":"2019-05-24","units":3634,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"19R1","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":81,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":30,"crash":7,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Service Brakes",9],["Unspecified",8],["Engine",6],["Vehicle Speed Control",4],["Air Bags",4],["Forward Collision Avoidance",4]],"by_year":{"2019":4,"2020":3,"2021":2,"2022":2,"2023":7,"2024":4,"2025":5,"2026":3},"excerpts":[["2026-08-26","Engine","Coolant is leaking into the catalytic converter. This seems to be a common issue. Toyota issued a technical service bulletin on XXX covering this exactly. Some 2016\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2019 Prius and 2017\u00e2\u20ac\u201c2019 Prius Prime vehicles may exhibit low coolant level, MIL on with DTC P148F00, and/or poor heater performance due to coolant lea\u2026"],["2026-07-13","Electrical System","Frequency when I start car makes a very loud , painful high pitch noise for anywhere from 5-15 seconds"],["2025-10-11","Forward Collision Avoidance","Since October 2023, my 2019 Toyota Prius has developed severe and unpredictable driving behavior after a regular brake service, which may have triggered or coincided with a software or ECU update. The car, which had been driving smoothly since I bought it in 2021, suddenly began showing false braking, steering interfer\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"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 March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"5 HB AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.107,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"5 HB FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.107,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":135,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":56,"ncap":5,"complaints":30},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}