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2019 Toyota Prius

Hybrid

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

Safety Signal

81 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns3

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA30

Crash ratingNHTSA overall5★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA56 mpg

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The 2019 Toyota Prius is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid midsize car with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Prius Eco, is EPA-rated at 56 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 30 complaints, most often about the service brakes. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Prius Eco	Hybrid	FWD	1.8L 4-cyl + 207V Li-Ion	58	53	56	$1,100
Prius	Hybrid	FWD	1.8L 4-cyl + 207V Li-Ion	54	50	52	$1,200
Prius AWD	Hybrid	4WD (part-time)	1.8L 4-cyl + 202V Ni-MH	52	48	50	$1,250

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 41163, 41161, 41162.

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Recalls (3)

Source: NHTSA recall database

▲high

Electrical System

19TA21 / 19TB21

3,751 vehicles

ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Prius vehicles. An electrical short circuit in the combination meter could occur, causing the speedometer, the odometer, and the fuel gauge to go blank. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."RiskA blank main display will not show important information like vehicle speed or fuel level. Driving with an inoperative display can increase the risk of a crash.FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the flash memory chip (ROM) production date, and if necessary, replace it along with the combination meter circuit board, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 19TA21 and 19TB21.

NHTSA campaign 19V876000reported Dec 11, 2019Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

▲high

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

K1L/K0L, K2F/KLF

6,925 vehicles

ProblemToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Lexus LS500, LC500, ES300h, UX250h, LS500h, Toyota Prius, RAV4 HV, 2019-2020 Toyota Prius Prime, and 2020 Corolla HV vehicles. The brake booster pump may fail causing a deactivation of the Vehicle Stability Control system and a loss of braking assist. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."RiskDeactivation of the vehicle stability control system or a loss of braking assist increases the risk of a crash.FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake booster pump, free of charge. The recall began September 20, 2019. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 and Lexus owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1L/K0L. Lexus' numbers for this recall are K2F/KLF.

NHTSA campaign 19V544000reported Jul 24, 2019Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

○minor

Equipment

19R1

3,634 vehicles

ProblemGulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."RiskIf the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.FixGST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.

NHTSA campaign 19V244000reported Mar 27, 2019Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

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

30complaints filed

7 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 2 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2019: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2023: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 3

Most-cited components

Service Brakes9

Unspecified8

Engine6

Vehicle Speed Control4

Air Bags4

Forward Collision Avoidance4

What owners describe

“Coolant is leaking into the catalytic converter. This seems to be a common issue. Toyota issued a technical service bulletin on XXX covering this exactly. Some 2016â€“2019 Prius and 2017â€“2019 Prius Prime vehicles may exhibit low coolant level, MIL on with DTC P148F00, and/or poor heater performance due to coolant lea…”Aug 26, 2026 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

“Frequency when I start car makes a very loud , painful high pitch noise for anywhere from 5-15 seconds”Jul 13, 2026 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

“Since October 2023, my 2019 Toyota Prius has developed severe and unpredictable driving behavior after a regular brake service, which may have triggered or coincided with a software or ECU update. The car, which had been driving smoothly since I bought it in 2021, suddenly began showing false braking, steering interfer…”Oct 11, 2025 · Forward Collision Avoidance · 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 AWD	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★☆	11%
5 HB FWD	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★☆	11%

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

Other Prius model years

2027 Toyota Prius

0 recalls · 0 complaints

2026 Toyota Prius

1 recalls · 9 complaints

2025 Toyota Prius

2 recalls · 18 complaints

2024 Toyota Prius

4 recalls · 23 complaints

2023 Toyota Prius

4 recalls · 19 complaints

2022 Toyota Prius

1 recalls · 24 complaints

2021 Toyota Prius

0 recalls · 6 complaints

2020 Toyota Prius

0 recalls · 14 complaints

2018 Toyota Prius

1 recalls · 37 complaints

2017 Toyota Prius

3 recalls · 91 complaints

2016 Toyota Prius

5 recalls · 154 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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