2021 Toyota Prius Prime Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2021 Toyota Prius Prime. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
1crashes2injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
1crashes2injuries
POWER TRAIN
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
2crashes2injuries
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes
BACK OVER PREVENTION
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
1
ENGINE
1
1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
1
1crashes
Total complaints19

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Odometer fraud. The contact purchased a 2021 toyota prius prime. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of the purchase, the vehicle mileage was 73,000. It was later discovered upon checking the vehicle history…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER · reported 2026-03-06

“I was slowly entering a handicapped parking place right in front of a business. The distance from the front of the parking space to the building wall was about 15 feet, one car length. I approached the place to stop in the parking spot when in a split second the car violently surged forward and…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2025-10-22

“I was slowly entering a handicapped parking place right in front of a business. The distance from the front of the parking space to the building wall was about 15 feet, one car length. I approached the place to stop in the parking spot when in a split second the car violently surged forward and…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-10-22

“I was slowly entering a handicapped parking place right in front of a business. The distance from the front of the parking space to the building wall was about 15 feet, one car length. I approached the place to stop in the parking spot when in a split second the car violently surged forward and…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2025-10-22

“The contact owns a 2021 toyota prius prime. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse(r), the rearview camera intermittently went black. No warning light was illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the rearview camera intermittently went black.…”

BACK OVER PREVENTION · reported 2025-07-15

“Rodents accessed and damaged the car because there essentials components are not protected.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-03-03

“Rodents accessed and damaged the car because there essentials components are not protected.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2025-03-03

“Rodents accessed and damaged the car because there essentials components are not protected.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2025-03-03

Defect investigations

Investigation DP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

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…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2021 Toyota Prius Prime as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.