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What 29 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Prius Phev

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (29)Crash / fire / injury (7)Brakes (10)Engine (5)Airbags (4)Driver assistance (4)Electrical system (4)Speed control (4)Tires (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Backup camera & sensors (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)

1 of 29 complaints match · Backup camera & sensors · clear filters

Jun 9, 2022Electrical systemBackup camera & sensorsDriver assistance

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. You can press the back button but it will not stop. Also proximity sensor comes on with this incident. After the rain stops the problem stops.

NHTSA ODI 11468535

Working with the data? Download all 29 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 20, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2019 Toyota Prius Phev verdict →