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2016 Toyota Prius v

Hybrid

Midsize Station Wagons
1 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns1

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA16

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA41 mpg

2017 2016

The 2016 Toyota Prius v is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid wagon. The most efficient version, the Prius v, is EPA-rated at 41 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 16 complaints, most often about the vehicle speed control.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Prius v	Hybrid	FWD	1.8L 4-cyl + 202V Ni-MH	43	39	41	$1,500

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 36855.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

▲high

Hybrid Propulsion System

20TB10 / 20TA10

266,638 vehicles

ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Prius and 2014-2017 Prius V vehicles not included in recall 18V-684. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall while being driven.RiskAn unexpected hybrid power system shut down may increase the risk of a crash.FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update for the hybrid system. If the vehicle has experienced an inverter failure with certain hybrid system faults related to this condition, the inverter assembly will be repaired or replaced, prior to software update. All repairs will be performed free of charge. This recall began July 24, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TB10 / 20TA10.

NHTSA campaign 20V369000reported Jun 24, 2020Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

16complaints filed

6 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 2 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2017: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2025: 2

Most-cited components

Vehicle Speed Control4

Electrical System4

Air Bags4

Unspecified3

Service Brakes3

Engine2

What owners describe

“On [XXX] at [XXX] I was backing out of a driveway when my 2016 Prius V5 accelerated on its own. When I applied the brakes, nothing happened. I hit a curb, which flattened the front passenger tire. In order to get the car to stop, I took it out of gear and put it in neutral. The car finally came to a stop. My speed whil…”Dec 13, 2025 · Service Brakes · NHTSA owner report

“Car was driving fine one day and then while driving down the interstate I had the Pre collision system malfunction error, Brake light came on, Cruise will not operate, ABS light is on. After much research it seems Prius V has a common issue with brake booster faulting.”Apr 29, 2025 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

“Driving on the freeway the car stalled and was unable to accelerate. The issue seems identical to the 2020 recall. 2020-06-23 Recall no. 20V369000 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Prius and 2014-2017 Prius V vehicles not included in recall 18V-684. Excessive voltage in th…”Oct 7, 2024 · Fuel/Propulsion System · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
SW FWD	not rated	not rated	not rated	★★★★☆	14%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Prius v model years

2017 Toyota Prius v

1 recalls · 12 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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