The 2016 Toyota Prius V has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 266,638 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Prius and 2014-2017 Prius V vehicles not included in recall 18V-684. Excessive voltage in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) within the inverter may cause the hybrid system to shut down, causing the vehicle to stall while being driven.
Consequence
An unexpected hybrid power system shut down may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update for the hybrid system. If the vehicle has experienced an inverter failure with certain hybrid system faults related to this condition, the inverter assembly will be repaired or replaced, prior to software update. All repairs will be performed…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
4
3crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
1crashes1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
3crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
3
2crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ENGINE
2
1crashes1injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
Total complaints24
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“On [xxx] at [xxx] I was backing out of a driveway when my 2016 prius v5 accelerated on its own. When I applied the brakes, nothing happened. I hit a curb, which flattened the front passenger tire. In order to get the car to stop, I took it out of gear and put it in neutral. The car finally came to…”
“On [xxx] at [xxx] I was backing out of a driveway when my 2016 prius v5 accelerated on its own. When I applied the brakes, nothing happened. I hit a curb, which flattened the front passenger tire. In order to get the car to stop, I took it out of gear and put it in neutral. The car finally came to…”
“Car was driving fine one day and then while driving down the interstate I had the pre collision system malfunction error, brake light came on, cruise will not operate, abs light is on. After much research it seems prius v has a common issue with brake booster faulting.”
“Car was driving fine one day and then while driving down the interstate I had the pre collision system malfunction error, brake light came on, cruise will not operate, abs light is on. After much research it seems prius v has a common issue with brake booster faulting.”
“Car was driving fine one day and then while driving down the interstate I had the pre collision system malfunction error, brake light came on, cruise will not operate, abs light is on. After much research it seems prius v has a common issue with brake booster faulting.”
“Driving on the freeway the car stalled and was unable to accelerate. The issue seems identical to the 2020 recall. 2020-06-23 recall no. 20v369000 toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2013-2015 prius and 2014-2017 prius v vehicles not included in recall 18v-684.…”
“While traveling on nhs ca 99 about 80 miles before taking exit 97, there were pieces of tire debri on the center lane. It couldn’t be spotted and my vehicle drove over it making a big thud sound. It shaked my vehicle and left my family scared. It could have been really dangerous if there was a…”
“Driving on freeway my prius v started shaking violently from what appeared to be overheating of water pump failure or the coolant invertor pump. I believe this to be a known issue toyota is aware of when I took my prius into camelback toyota in phoenix they said they could not recreate the issues.…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Toyota Prius V as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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