2015 Toyota Prius c problems
The Toyota Prius c (c stands for "city"), also known as the Toyota Aqua (Japanese: トヨタ・アクア, Hepburn: Toyota Akua); "aqua" is Latin for water) in Japan, is a full hybrid gasoline-electric subcompact/supermini hatchback manufactured and marketed by Toyota. The Prius c is the third member of the Prius family, and combines the features of a Yaris-sized car with a hybrid powertrain. The Prius c is priced lower than the conventional Prius and has a higher fuel economy in city driving under United States Environmental Protection Agency test cycles. The Prius c was ranked by the EPA as the 2012 most fuel efficient compact car when plug-in electric vehicles are excluded.
The production version of the Aqua was unveiled in the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The production Prius c was introduced in the U.S. at the January 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Aqua was launched in Japan in December 2011 at a price of ¥1.69 million (US$21,700). Sales in several Asian markets began in January 2012. The Prius c was released in the U.S. and Canada in March 2012. Sales in Australia and New Zealand began in April 2012.
The Aqua is considered the most successful nameplate launch in Japan in the last 20 years. As of January 2017, the Aqua/Prius c is the second most sold hybrid of Toyota after the regular Prius, with 1,380,100 units sold worldwide. Japan as the market leader with 1,154,500 units sold through January 2017. The Aqua was the top selling new car in Japan for three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015.
The Prius C was discontinued in North America at the end of the 2019 model year. It was also discontinued in Australia in early 2020.
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Common 2015 Toyota Prius c problems
The 2015 Toyota Prius C has some common problems that owners have reported, including a moldy odor in the cabin, brake issues, and burnt-out headlights.
- Moldy Odor in the Cabin: A moldy odor in the cabin is a complaint from owners in the first 20,000 miles. This problem is usually caused by a clogged A/C drain line, which allows mold to form. Clearing out the drain line is a simple process, costing around $50 at a shop.
- Brake Issues: Brake issues, including the pedal going to the floor, are another issue reported by owners at around 40,000 miles. The problem is usually a sign of air in the brake lines after a fluid change. Bleeding the lines, then topping off with fluid is something Toyota or brake shops can handle for under $100.
- Burnt-Out Headlights: Burnt-out headlights also show up on some Prius models in the first 50,000 miles. Headlight bulbs tend to last longer, although on some Prius models the OEM bulbs burn out quickly. Changing out the bulbs costs around $150.
The 2015 Toyota Prius C also has a recall related to the hybrid system, which may shut down suddenly in some models. Toyota will install a software update for free on the affected cars, which solves the problem.
In addition, some owners have reported issues with the tire pressure monitoring system, which was not calibrated properly when the updated 2015 Prius C model was released. This meant that drivers were not warned when a tire became dangerously low. Toyota issued a recall and had its dealers re-calibrate the system free of charge.
Other common problems reported by owners of the 2015 Toyota Prius C include inability to park, hitting kerbs, and general worse driving. If any of these issues persist, it may be worth considering getting a different car.
Despite these common problems, the 2015 Toyota Prius C is still considered to be a reliable and efficient hybrid car with low ownership costs. It is known for its super fuel economy and practicality, although some owners have criticized its lack of driving fun and excitement.
How long do 2015 Prius batteries last?
8 to 10 years
How long do Toyota Prius batteries last? The general estimation is that it will run effectively for 8 to 10 years or anywhere between 100,000 and 150,000 miles, but there are factors that will help determine which end of the spectrum your battery life falls on.
How long does Prius C engine last?
With regular maintenance, a Toyota Prius owner can expect to get between 200,000 and 250,000 miles out of their Prius, with some owners topping the 300,000-mile mark and going strong.
What is the average lifespan of a Prius C battery?
8 to 10 years
The expected lifespan of a Toyota Prius battery typically ranges from 8 to 10 years or around 100,000 to 150,000 miles. However, several factors can affect its longevity: Driving habits: Aggressive driving, frequent short trips, and heavy loads can put more strain on the battery and reduce its lifespan.
How reliable is a 2015 Prius?
How Reliable Is the 2015 Toyota Prius? The 2015 Prius has a perfect reliability rating of five out of five from J.D. Power.
Is a 2015 Toyota Prius a good car?
It gets an impressive 44 mpg overall in our testing--with plenty of room for five, a big flexible hatchback, a comfortable ride, and very secure handling. If there's a knock on the Prius, it isn't engaging to drive, feels underpowered and is loud when you ask for max power.
What is the most common problem of Toyota Prius?
A list of some of the most common issues Prius owners have to deal with.
- Bluetooth Echos During Calls. ...
- Musty and Moldy A/C. ...
- Unintended Acceleration. ...
- Rodents Chew Soy-Coated Wires. ...
- Prius Headlight Problems. ...
- Prius Brake Defects. ...
- Toyota Excessive Oil Consumption.
How long do 2015 Prius batteries last?
8 to 10 years
How long do Toyota Prius batteries last? The general estimation is that it will run effectively for 8 to 10 years or anywhere between 100,000 and 150,000 miles, but there are factors that will help determine which end of the spectrum your battery life falls on.
How long does Prius C engine last?
With regular maintenance, a Toyota Prius owner can expect to get between 200,000 and 250,000 miles out of their Prius, with some owners topping the 300,000-mile mark and going strong.
2015 Toyota Prius c car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Toyota Prius c problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Service brakes problems
- Electrical system problems
- Unknown or other problems
- Power train problems
- Engine problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 2015 Toyota Prius c vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Latest 25 complaints 2015 Toyota Prius c
The NHTSA has received 106 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 2015 Toyota Prius c. Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for 2015 Toyota Prius c vehicles.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2023-03-22
- Crash: 1
- VIN: JTDKN3DU5F0
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION
- Summary: I want to sale
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-08-08
- VIN: JTDKN3DU0F1
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: The clear coat on the roof of my 2015 Prius began to peel little by little starting around 2021. What started out as small patches has now become large patches on various parts of the roof. The clearcoat is also beginning to peel right below the windows on the passenger side, close to where the door panel and the window meet. It's unsightly and I have not had this happen to any of my other vehicles in the past. I've done nothing different in the handling/washing/parking of the vehicle compared to my previous cars.
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-07-01
- VIN: JTDKN3DU8F1
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: As many others have reported, the Brake Accumulator has failed. The symptoms began at 100,000 miles. When reported to the dealership, was brushed off as not a safety concern. It is, indeed, a major safety concern. My partner had the ABS lights come on and brakes freeze up while driving on a fast and congested highway. Furthermore, getting this repaired is nearly impossible. The only Toyota dealership in town is estimated a $5k price. And since independent shops often cannot perform this repair, there is no comparison possible. They simply push to buy a new vehicle instead of standing by one that should be operating normally. The dealership is Miracle Toyota of North Augusta SC. Consistently does not support the consumers concerns and simply pushes repurchase as the only reasonable avenue. This is a known issue for Toyota that has stranded many of us without the ability to keep this car on the road. Please resolve with reasonable repair options due to faulty design.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-05-01
- Crash: 1
- VIN: JTDKN3DU3F0
- Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Summary: My vehicle has an ongoing issue with the headlights not being bright enough to drive at night with. I have replaced the headlights more than 5 times now over the course of a year, each time with different brands including Toyota OEM headlights. Each time, they are still not sufficiently bright enough to see with at night. This has led to 3 collisions with curbs and objects which caused damage to my vehicle, because I could not see the objects while having to drive at night. I have brought the issue up to Toyota and they said they would not do anything about it. I brought it in for service to Toyota and they tried to charge me $200 to even look at it, money which I do not have. I am forced to continue driving at night for work and fear I will get into a more serious crash or hit a pedestrian as the headlights aren't bright enough to see safely at night. The photo I have included shows a gash in the tire and dent in the rim where it hit the curb. The issue seems to be the headlight wiring or connectors. When I replace the headlight bulbs, they are a bit brighter initially. Thus initial brightness only lasts about a week, and it's still not sufficiently bright to drive safely. They then dim even further to the point where it's like driving without headlights at all. Again this has led to 3 collisions at this point since I'm required to drive at night and don't have the money to fix it. Toyota refused a good faith repair and did not acknowledge there was an issue, however if you do a web search for "Prius headlights too dim" it seems to be a major issue with many other Prius owners. It should be noted that even the high beam headlights are not bright enough to sufficiently see with at night.
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-04-09
- VIN: JTDKDTB33F1
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: Unknown brake issues
AIR BAGS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2023-12-20
- Crash: 1
- VIN: JTDKN3DU3F0
- Components: AIR BAGS
- Summary: Airbags didn’t deploy in a front end collision that totaled the car. The driver hit their forehead on the steering wheel. Driver had bruising from the seatbelt. There were no warning lights or indications of any issues.
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2023-08-04
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: JTDKN3DU0F1
- Components: AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
- Summary: Driving making slight turn car locked up steering wheel, brakes and gas all locked up ran in to a wall. The vehicle just failed with no prior warning.
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2023-07-08
- VIN: JTDKN3DU1F0
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: My brake booster is failing and has been confirmed with Certified Toyota Master Mechanics at Toyota Dealerships that it is failing. Toyota has a CSP Called ZJB to replace these once the brake booster fails. My car has been identified as one of the cars with a faulty brake booster and I’m terrified to continue to drive it as it has to throw a code and break before they will change the faulty part. I want them to fix it before it fails and someone gets hurt. What do I do? There are a lot of other complaints about this but Toyota is not fixing them until they break. This is a huge safety issue.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2023-06-22
- VIN: JTDKN3DU9F0
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: When I parked my car and stopped the engine after driving for 90 min/62 miles on June 22, 2023, I found that I couldn't lock my car's door, through my remote, door handle or the switch inside the door. Upon further examination, I saw complete loss of the power: no light, no audio, no other accessory power, no start of engine. Foot press on the brake feels heavy/less responsive. One hr after the incident I went back (because I had some business to attend) to the car, everything looked normal (with full functions recovered) as if nothing happened before. 6 hrs later the car still behaved fine. I measured 12-v battery and it registered 12.3 v (I bought the car new 8 years ago and I haven't changed the battery yet). I noticed that my the clock in the car lost 10 mins (behind correct time) and I concluded the complete loss of battery power lasted about 10 mins. By the time of this report, I have started the engine 5 times without any problem but this loss of power gravely concerns me. I saw recalls for similar problems affecting similar prius models/years however my car is not on the list.
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2023-04-26
- VIN: JTDKN3DU3F0
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: 1. Brake accumulator pump is running too often, indicating that there is a pressure leak in the braking system. 2. As designed the pump will run only on occasion to charge the booster fully. This pump runs a lot, whether the car is running, or not, whether the brakes are applied, or not, and regardless of braking rigorously or gently. 3. Occasionally, on start up, brake pedal goes to the floor as the accumulator has lost all charge. 3. No brake warning lights on dash, yet. 4. No service codes known, yet. Toyota had a customer support program to address this issue, extending warranty to 10 years or 150,000 miles. I am at 160,000, 8 years. The problem has been occurring for a while, but I was not aware as it was my wife's car and driven solely by her. I was told today by a Toyota resolution specialist that no help would be forthcoming, and to hope that NHTSA issues a recall wherein my problem with the braking system would then be addressed. This seems problematic for many reasons, not the least of which is that it is regarding BRAKES, an integral part of the safety equipment to ensure our highways are without danger or have no known issues that have not been resolved by a car manufacturer. My Toyota case number is 230426001055. This 'complaint' is to alert this agency that there is a problem with my vehicle, and others, known by Toyota, as evidenced by past Customer Support Program, and as substantiated today by service rep at Family Toyota of Burleson, and there is no recompense available for the $3,000.00 repair required to ensure my vehicle safely travels our nations highways. While I understand that a car cannot be warrantied indefinitely, an eight year old car that has been meticulously maintained with a serious safety time bomb should not fall upon the owner entirely, nor should it be the responsibility of your agency to force the hand of the automaker. Since that is there stance, I appeal to you to respond seriously and help me try to remedy.
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2023-03-11
- VIN: JTDKN3DU1F0
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: I bought this car brand new and have had it serviced regularly at a Greensboro Nc Toyota dealership. It has 127,000 miles on it. I starting hearing a grinding whirring noice a lot lately and determined it is a brake actuator/brake booster. Took it to the dealership and they confirmed it to be a brake booster going bad. Engages at least 4 times a minute. There is a customer support program for this repair from Toyota ZJB and covers the part up to 10 years or 150,000 miles. I am in the covered period but it has to break first before they will cover it even though they confirmed it is going bad. It has to “throw a code” before Toyota will pay. I reached out toToyota and they reached out to the dealership which is Greensboro Toyota in Greensboro, NC and their regional office won’t fix it because it would come out of their pocket and Toyota won’t fix until it breaks. My research confirms this could be a bad safety issue driving around waiting for this to break. There are no codes yet but the dealership has heard it and confirmed it’s going bad and I have video of the part going bad. I always service everything with my car or home when it needs to be done and to be told to drive around until it breaks is negligent. Apparently it is a 2-3k fix. This is a serious safety issue that Toyota is aware of. Retha Fisher 16 Fawnwood Ct Greensboro, NC 27407 336-314-2000
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2023-02-05
- VIN: JTDKN3DU3F1
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: The brake assist. Driving and suddenly no brakes. Happened 2x in this vehicle and had to get a tow each time, even after getting new brake pads the first time it happened at my mechanics. The dealer confirmed today that they would fix the problem at $2700. The lights for traction and abs went off with a warning sound. Pulled over both times and called aaa for tow…..each a separate incident.
AIR BAGS,SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-10-22
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: JTDKDTB34F1
- Components: AIR BAGS,SEATS
- Summary: Prius was rear-ended at highway speeds, forcing it into the vehicle ahead of it. Airbags did not deploy, & driver's seat failed to stay locked, moving forward then rearward during crash.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-09-01
- VIN: Jtdkn3du0f1
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: The Incident was body and light
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-06-15
- VIN: JTDKN3DU3F0
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: The brake booster pump assembly has failed through no fault of my own. This is a major safety issue!
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2016-06-09
- VIN: JTDKN3DU6F0
- Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake, check engine, and ABS warning lights illuminated. The "Check Hybrid System - Stop Vehicle in A Safe Place" messages were displayed. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where an unknown repair was completed; however, the failure recurred while driving. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 25-45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. The failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V369000 (Hybrid Propulsion System). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 29,407.
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2021-11-01
- Crash: 1
- VIN: jtdkn3du4f1
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that as he approached a stop light at 25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard as he attempted to stop the vehicle. The brakes failed to operate without warning as he hit the vehicle in front of him. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. A police report was filed and both the contact and the other driver were able to drive away from the scene. No injuries were reported. Prior to this failure, the contact stated that the same failure occurred months prior while traveling at 20 MPH in the rain. The contact stated that the brakes failed to operate without warning as he depressed the brake pedal to the floorboard; he hit an unknown object on the road due to the failure. The contact initially thought that the failure was related to slippery roadways; however, after the most recent failure, he related the prior incident with his most recent failure. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be serviced or diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-04-19
- Number Of Injuries: 2
- Crash: 1
- VIN: JTDKN3DUXF0
- Components: POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: My mom was involved in an accident in her 2015 Toyota Prius on April 19, 2022, which she advised lurched forward at a stop and when applying the brakes to stop the vehicle, she said was unresponsive, causing her to clip a vehicle and sending her vehicle into a ditch totaling her car and injuring her passenger and her. I would like to have this investigated and hold Toyota responsible. This could have been much worse and lives could have been lost. She is now without means of transportation, and she is now possibly responsible for damages to property and bodily injury because of this. Through my research I have discovered multiple class action lawsuits brought against Toyota for the same exact models. I asked the police officer to run a scan on the computer, but he advised it was only for serious accidents. There was no indication of the problem or messages.
SERVICE BRAKES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-02-10
- VIN: JTDKN3DU2F1
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: My 2015 prius gen 3 has a 118,000 miles since we bought it brand new in 2015. We periodically have it maintained with our own mechanic even after the warranty expired with the dealer. However, we experienced that the lights of Brake system, ABS and VSC went out the same time. We have it checked but there was no error code. the car is operational but the brake system does not engaged fully when you presses the brake pedal. The vehicle does not stop immediately if you need to immediately stop the vehicle. The problem strongly indicates failure in ABS control modules which can costs us a big amount of money ranging from $3,500 minimum up to $6000 max. Majority of the prius owners that shared their experiences to us regarding the same problems are unanimous in their opinion that it is indeed the brake control module. That such defect can only be pointed to the manufacturers' misdeeds.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2021-11-29
- VIN: JTDKN3DU0F0
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: I bought this vehicle on July 3, 2015. When I took it in for an oil change in Dec. 2015, I was informed that there was a mice infestation and that the electrical wires and other systems were damaged, resulting in about $2,800 in repairs due to the mice chewing the wiring. I just took this vehicle back in on 29 Nov. 2021 because some of the systems weren't working properly, and they confirmed that a mouse has again chewed up the electrical system, again costing about $5,000 in repairs. I've just been informed by my exterminator that Toyota uses a wiring harness coated with a soybean based coating which is causing reports of mice damage in a lot of Toyota vehicles. We have 2 other vehicles which are not Toyota vehicles and have never had a single problem with mice chewing the wiring harnesses of those vehicles, although all are parked in the same area. The vehicle is currently pending repairs at Fred Haas Toyota Country in Houston, TX and will be there for at least a couple of weeks pending availability of parts. Electrical issues of this type can cause serious failure of safety features. Toyota has never told me that they use soy based elements in their vehicles that would entice rodents to chew the wiring or otherwise entice them into the vehicle. I do not have a report from insurance yet, but I have filed a claim.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2021-08-02
- VIN: jtdkn3du2f1
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: Window buttons on drivers side master power window switch failed. Felt warm on door. There have been recalls of other models of Toyota cars including Prius C.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2021-09-25
- VIN: JTDKN3DU2F2
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: As stated from 5 months after we bought it, and the first prius, the car won't start. No matter if parked flat, keys in or out over night, or the temp, when the break is pushed it is squishy and makes draining noise and won't start. As a dr on call i have LOST patients because I could not leave my house. i carry and use the charger daily ever since. Taken in lots. they say, "you don't drive enough..or some other bogus excuse, like don't leave keys in car, which is how priuses start and run!. the car is driven in all ways a lot. also we buy headlights and headlamps on both about every 2 months. also it looses power and has shut off while driving. the worst is when it would start on its own in the locked garage. at that point my wife just quit driving all together. nothing but nightmares. She almsot crashed on fw when power went out.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2021-08-10
- VIN: JTDKN3DU9F1
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: On August 10, 2021 my 2015 Prius was parked in a Strip Mall parking lot. When I turned on the Prius and shifted into reverse, after traveling only a foot or so, the shift selector popped into Neutral. When I shifted into Drive, it happened again. After several tries with the same results, I called Findlay Toyota Service. I was advised to have the car towed, at my expense, to Findlay Toyota Service. Note: the tow truck driver reported to me and the Findlay Service Representative that he could keep the shift selector in gear by holding it in place with his hand while driving it to the tow truck. The Prius was left at Findlay Toyota for 2 days. The Service Rep reported that 3 different mechanics plus himself could not duplicate the problem; the Prius stayed in gear for them. I researched online and found other Prius owners reported this problem ocurring intermittantly. The only solution seems to be replacing the Shift Selector Switch at a cost of $838.35 + tax. Even though this is clearly a safety hazard, there is no recall.
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2021-08-03
- VIN: JTDKN3DU7F0
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
- Summary: While attempting to accelerate from a stop light, the Prius stalled. It would not accelerate although the engine revved. I restarted the car by powering completely off and back on. I tried to accelerate again multiple times until it slowly came up to speed the third attempt. The car was in drive and has never happened before. This is a safety concern for multiple reasons but the main being it can cause harm to those in the vehicle as well as other drivers on the road when the car stalls unexpectedly. There were no warning signals on the dash. Toyota dealer looked at it right away, ran diagnostics, and could not find an issue. Nothing was “fixed” or updated.
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2021-07-09
- VIN: JTDKN3DUXF0
- Components: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the Hybrid System failure message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the inverter to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending the repair. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V369000 (Hybrid Propulsion System) however, the Vin was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
2015 Toyota Prius c recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 1 recalls for different components of the 2015 Toyota Prius c.
- Manufacturer: Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
- Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
- Summary: Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2015 Toyota Prius C vehicles manufactured April 20, 2015, to June 30, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may be improperly calibrated and, as a result, the TPMS may fail to warn the driver that the tire pressure is low. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
- Consequence: If the vehicle is driven on underinflated tires, the tires may fail. Sudden tire failure increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: SET will notify owners, and dealers will re-calibrate the TPMS, free of charge. The recall began on September 15, 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET15E.
Negative 2015 Toyota Prius c car reviews
Positive 2015 Toyota Prius c car reviews
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We went to the dealer prepared to buy the Prius C One with no extra features. However, after test-driving the Three, we quickly realized the features that would be missing on the One. Despite the $2k price difference, we decided to go for it, especially with all the incentives available during the 4th of July weekend. In the end, we still managed to buy it cheaper than buying just the One on a regular day. Thank you, Toyota!
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I wouldn't trade it for any other car!
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That's a great deal now!
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I wish they had talked to me before making the purchase. It was a rushed decision, and I might have still bought it if given the chance. As a loyal Nissan Sentra owner since the Datsun B-210, I kept all my cars for over 10 years. However, when the repair expenses started piling up, I realized it was time for a new car. Unfortunately, the new Sentra was too big for my liking and didn't fit comfortably in my garage with my Chevy. Additionally, I wasn't a fan of the console between the front seats. My sister had a Prius C, so I decided to check out a Toyota dealership. Although it was a terrible lesson learned the hard way, the car was a good fit with a comfortable seat and a cute design. I appreciated the variety of colors available, but the finish of the dash could be improved as it scratches easily. On the bright side, this makes it less obvious when my protective pup jumps up or a clipboard slides down, leaving marks. This never happened with my Sentra, so I think they could do better in this regard. The little pen section on the dash is also a pain to clean as it holds dust and crumbs. I prefer closed, concealed spaces. The cupholders are in a great position, up front and center below the dash, but they could have been designed with a removable liner for easy cleaning. I also dislike the placement of the other driving mode buttons beneath the handbrake, as my pup can easily stand on them. However, I was able to find a solution by placing a strong, shallow container over the buttons and covering it with a folded towel. This solved the problem. Finally, it was a big transition going from a trunk to a condensed space in the back. When considering a new piece of luggage, I had to measure carefully to ensure it would fit in the space provided.It seems that this car is better suited for city driving rather than long road trips with multiple passengers and luggage. I had a bit of a scare when I started the sales process and realized that my protective pup could potentially squeeze her way through the back seat and out the hatch. To prevent this, I secured her with a seat belt loop and installed a metal barrier behind the back seat. On the bright side, the gas mileage is fantastic and it's a relief not to have to worry about going fully electric as a single woman driving alone.
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The Toyota has an excellent reputation for quality and comfort. Although some people complain about the storage, I was able to fit a 52
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Common issues with the c (2015 version)??? | PriusChat
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Jan 17, 2021 ... In August of 2015, Toyota issued a recall related to the Prius C's tires. This applies only to the 2015 Prius C vehicles made between April 20, ...
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Early Air Conditioner Compressor Failure: It's common for a Prius C owner to notice a loud noise and hot air coming out of their vents when they turn on the air ...
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Chelsey Connelly 2024-02-10
While the car does have great mileage in traffic and city driving, I would not recommend it for highway use. In my experience, the car's MPG falls short of the advertised amount when driving at speeds over 70 MPH. Additionally, the car's acceleration and power may not provide the safest driving experience. Even when fully pressing the accelerator, the car struggles to reach highway speeds and can lose momentum on hills. However, the car's performance in traffic is impressive.