2007 Toyota Prius exterior lighting problems
1,060 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2007 Toyota Prius — 53% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I CANT SEE THE ROAD. Who is in charge of allowing these new bright LED headlights? They make it very hard to see where I’m driving when they’re eye level with my car!! So all I see is a bunch of LED lights coming straight at me, which is very unacceptable because now I can’t see the road. Making it…”
filed Feb 12, 2024
“The lights spontaneously turned off while driving on a cloudy night on an unlit section of interstate. While slowing the car down, it went onto gravel, semi-circled around and flipped over onto the lower median. No air bag deployed. No protection from shoulder seat belt. Head hit steering wheel…”
filed Nov 10, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Prius years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Prius | 3 | 14% |
| 2018 Prius | 5 | 14% |
| 2017 Prius | 2 | 2% |
| 2016 Prius | 3 | 2% |
| 2015 Prius | 7 | 4% |
| 2014 Prius | 6 | 3% |
| 2013 Prius | 12 | 3% |
| 2012 Prius | 36 | 9% |
| 2011 Prius | 48 | 9% |
| 2010 Prius | 148 | 5% |
| 2009 Prius | 111 | 22% |
| 2008 Prius | 579 | 39% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2007 Toyota Prius
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.