NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2005 Toyota Prius. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE, THEN FAIL, THEN ENGAGE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 29, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.