{"id":"2017_toyota_prius_prime","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"Prius Prime","model_slug":"prius-prime","year":2017,"url":"/toyota/prius-prime/2017/","pts":["phev"],"configs":[{"id":38531,"model":"Prius Prime","pt":"phev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.8,"eng":"PHEV","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":55,"hwy":53,"comb":54,"cityA":145,"hwyA":121,"combA":133,"kwh100":25.0,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":25.0,"phev_comb":78,"charge240":2.0,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"16 and 37 kW AC Induction","fuel":"Regular Gas and Electricity","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":78,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1150,"save_spend":7000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Fri Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2022"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[],"recall_count":0,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":100,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":42,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Visibility/Wiper",9],["Electrical System",7],["Unspecified",5],["Service Brakes",4],["Power Train",4],["Engine",4]],"by_year":{"2017":9,"2018":8,"2019":1,"2020":4,"2021":6,"2022":1,"2023":4,"2024":3,"2025":4,"2026":2},"excerpts":[["2026-06-29","Engine","The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle started. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent\u2026"],["2026-03-15","Engine","In the 2017 Prius Prime when the car switches from Electric power to gas the car frequently fails to allow you to accelerate. It is like you are stuck in neutral on the freeway, taking your foot off of the acceleration pedal and pushing it down doesn't always fix the issue. The accelerator foot pedal can be completely \u2026"],["2025-12-15","Electrical System","I have a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime advanced. It has the large infotaiment screen that is where I have to access many items. Often, seemingly randomly, the screen shuts down and reboots itself. During the time it is rebooting I do not have any access to the controls. It gives no warning when it is going to reboot. I have \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":[],"popularity":135,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":54,"ncap":null,"complaints":42},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}