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2016 Toyota Prius vehicle speed control problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2016 Toyota Prius8% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
8%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On September 2022 (at 46K) Dealer did TSB related fix on my 2016 Prius. PFA for service record. They replaced Exhaust Front Pipe, which is suggested work from Toyota PFA for Toyota Technical Bulletin. T-SB-0135-19 At 51,747 on March 1st 2023 around 8 40 am, while we are driving on highway at 70 mph…

    filed Mar 7, 2023

  • When the battery cooling fan is running, the car is slow to accelerate or will not accelerate at all. The incident has happened multiple times over the past year when the temperatures are above 90. If at a complete stop, the car will not accelerate, it will only jerk forward. The car has to be…

    filed Jun 13, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Prius years

YearReportsShare
2024 Prius29%
2022 Prius14%
2019 Prius414%
2018 Prius411%
2017 Prius1314%
2015 Prius74%
2014 Prius147%
2013 Prius215%
2012 Prius133%
2011 Prius285%
2010 Prius28710%
2009 Prius7114%
Prius vehicle speed control problems by year →

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.