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2022 Toyota Prius Prime

Plug-in hybrid

Midsize Cars
1 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns1

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA8

Crash ratingNHTSA overall5★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA54 mpg

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

The 2022 Toyota Prius Prime is sold in the U.S. as a plug-in hybrid midsize car. The most efficient version, the Prius Prime, is EPA-rated at 54 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 8 complaints, most often about the forward collision avoidance. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Range	kWh/100mi	Charge (240V)	Annual fuel*
Prius Prime	Plug-in hybrid	FWD	1.8L 4-cyl + 22 and 53 kW AC Induction	55	53	54 (78 MPGe blended)	25 mi electric	25	2 h	$1,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 44362.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

▲high

Hybrid Propulsion System

21TB07 / 21TA07

8,411 vehicles

ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Prius and Prius Prime vehicles. The Engine Control Unit (ECU) software may falsely detect an error and shut down the hybrid system, causing a loss of drive power.RiskA loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.FixDealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 21TB07/21TA07.

NHTSA campaign 21V734000reported Sep 22, 2021Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

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

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

8complaints filed

3 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2021: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2024: 1

Most-cited components

Forward Collision Avoidance2

Vehicle Speed Control2

Unspecified1

Service Brakes1

Fuel/Propulsion System1

Electrical System1

What owners describe

“The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated multiple unknown warning lights had been temporarily illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer however, the cause of the failure could not be…”Jun 25, 2024 · Engine And Engine Cooling · NHTSA owner report

“The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration, and the vehicle accelerated to 50 MPH before the contact was able to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. The contact stated that the failure reoccur…”Sep 12, 2023 · Vehicle Speed Control · NHTSA owner report

“I don't feel safe to drive my vehicle on the highway because the steering wheel ( the front end) very weak so when I drive the car it pull me to the left and to the right i went to the dealership where I purchased the car to check the vehicle, the technician told me that the steering wheel very sensitive and they canno…”Jan 14, 2023 · Steering · 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
5 HB FWD	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★☆	11%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other Prius Prime model years

2024 Toyota Prius Prime

4 recalls · 11 complaints

2023 Toyota Prius Prime

4 recalls · 5 complaints

2021 Toyota Prius Prime

0 recalls · 10 complaints

2020 Toyota Prius Prime

1 recalls · 16 complaints

2019 Toyota Prius Prime

1 recalls · 8 complaints

2018 Toyota Prius Prime

0 recalls · 16 complaints

2017 Toyota Prius Prime

0 recalls · 42 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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