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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTDKARFU1G3••••••2016 Toyota PRIUS
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2016 Toyota PRIUS build (12 vs 5).
12on this build
145on the model
28builds in total
2injuries
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 4Electrical System 2Vehicle Speed Control 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringJan 2025
My car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road with message "Hybrid system stopped steering power low". Safety concern to this happen on the middle of road during rain or cold
StructureMar 2024
Paint is starting to peel around trunk, clear coat has peeled off of black triangle areas by rear passenger windows on both sides of vehicle. Other 2016 Prius have had a paint recall. My vehicle needs to be included in the recall
WheelsMar 2020
My 2016 prius four touring with 25,202 miles is chewing up its tires. Specifically, it is chewing them up on the "inside" of the rear tires (that is, the tread of the rear tires closest to the center of the car is being worn off faster than the tread on the "outside" of the…
Unknown Or OtherJan 2020
On 1/23/2020 while driving on highway i60 in az around 9 am the sunroof of the car exploited. No object was noticed to hit the car or sunroof. It's unknown the reason leading to the explosion
Visibility/wiperAug 2018
While driving from tucson to phoenix on us route 10 at around 65 mph on the way to southern california on august 24, 2018, in 100 degree f. Heat, a crack began in the lower drivers side of the windshield and was a foot long within seconds. By the time I reached home at 5:00pm,…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTDKARFU1G3517384 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.