{"id":"2018_toyota_prius_c","make":"Toyota","make_slug":"toyota","model":"Prius c","model_slug":"prius-c","year":2018,"url":"/toyota/prius-c/2018/","pts":["hev"],"configs":[{"id":39037,"model":"Prius c","pt":"hev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":48,"hwy":43,"comb":46,"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":"144V Ni-MH","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":193,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1350,"save_spend":4500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TYX","modified":"Wed Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2017"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"19V491000","component":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2019-06-26","owner_notified":"2019-08-23","units":464,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Prius C vehicles.  The DC-DC converter may fail resulting in the auxiliary battery no longer receiving power from the converter, which may cause a loss of drive.","consequence":"A loss of drive increases the risk of crash.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the DC-DC converter with a new one, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began August 23, 2019.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.  Toyota's number for this recall is K0K.","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":"K0K","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V176000","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS","mfr":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing","reported":"2018-03-15","owner_notified":"2018-04-11","units":19,"summary":"Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Prius C vehicles sold in Puerto Rico.  The front passenger air bag and recommended child occupant seating positions label may not have been attached during assembly.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"If the label is missing, occupants may not follow the proper restraint usage guidelines, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.","remedy":"Toyota will notify owners and will mail the removable labels to all known owners of the subject vehicles, free of charge.  The recall began on April 11, 2018.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.  Toyota's number for this recall is J0L.","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":"J0L","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":89,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":6,"crash":1,"fire":0,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",3],["Visibility/Wiper",1],["Steering",1],["Electrical System",1],["Engine",1],["Power Train",1]],"by_year":{"2018":2,"2019":1,"2020":1,"2021":1,"2023":1},"excerpts":[["2023-07-04","Engine","I entered a large, strip mall parking area and was driving at the vastly reduced speed one would use in such a situation. My intention was to park my car to enter a store in the mall. I turned a corner to park on the side of the building (parking options were limited). As I entered a parking space (moving at the speed \u2026"],["2021-12-01","Electrical System","Certain 2018+ and all later Toyota Prius C modes have a 12V battery for which there is currently no OEM or aftermarket replacement. The battery has a form factor (shape and size) that is exclusive to these vehicles and not used in any other car sold in North America. Vehicles with failed batteries (like mine) cannot be\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 FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":4,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.118,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":135,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":46,"ncap":4,"complaints":6},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}