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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTDKB20U053••••••2005 Toyota PRIUS
This build draws 5.7× more complaints than the average 2005 Toyota PRIUS build (56 vs 10).
56on this build
889on the model
90builds in total
4involved a crash
1involved a fire
4injuries
Most reportedExterior Lighting 18Electrical System 12Service Brakes 12Hydraulic 4
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashApr 2025
Vehicle: 2005 Toyota Prius VIN: [XXX] Date of Incident: April 2024 Location: Citrus Heights, California Incident Summary: In April 2024, I was involved in a front-end collision while driving my 2005 Toyota Prius. I rear-ended another vehicle at moderate to high speed. Despite…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashOct 2014
2005 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle unintended acceleration. *smd the consumer stated as she pulled into parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated out of her control and crashed into a stone wall. The vehicle was totaled. The consumer stated she…
Service BrakescrashNov 2010
The contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph and attempting to decelerate, the vehicle would not stop and the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact received injuries to the neck and chest.…
Electrical SystemfireJul 2009
The contact owns a 2005 toyota prius hybrid. While parked in the garage, the vehicle exploded and burned. The battery could be the possible cause of the explosion. The fire burned the garage and another vehicle that was parked in the garage. Both a fire and a police report were…
SteeringcrashJun 2006
The car's passenger side tie rod was cracked, most likely since the day of manufacturing. The car spun around 180 degrees. The car rolled three times at 75 mph. Wife has memory problems as well as some physical and emotional problems. Toyota said that the car having lost the…
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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 JTDKB20U053061159 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.