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What 24 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 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 (24)Crash / fire / injury (5)Electrical system (6)Brakes (5)Airbags (3)Engine (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Body & structure (1)Engine & cooling (1)Hybrid Propulsion System (1)Interior Lighting (1)Seat belts (1)

2 of 24 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · clear filters

Feb 2, 2023Visibility & wipers

Started vehicle in driveway to warm up for a minute. Sitting in vehicle with front defrost turned on medium fan, 75 degrees settings. After a few minutes, while still in park, I heard the windshield crack and noticed that a 12-18 inch crack appeared from the bottom middle part of the windshield.

NHTSA ODI 11505174

Dec 18, 2021Visibility & wipers

Driving 60mph on highway and driver's side window spontaneously shattered and covered the driver, drive seat and floor, leaving only about 10 square inches that fell secondarily. There was no projectile that penetrated into the car at all, and no glass was projected over to passenger side as would be indicated if there had been a projectile.

NHTSA ODI 11444233

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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 2022 Toyota Prius Phev verdict →