Everything NHTSA's vPIC database knows about this exact vehicle:
Decoding from NHTSA…
Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
JTDKB20U477••••••2007 Toyota PRIUS
This build draws 3.3× more complaints than the average 2007 Toyota PRIUS build (80 vs 25).
80on this build
1692on the model
69builds in total
5involved a crash
1involved a fire
6injuries
Most reportedExterior Lighting 38Service Brakes 15Electrical System 12Hydraulic 10
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJan 2014
Parking my prius, my foot on the brake pedal, I hit a very small patch of black ice with the right front wheel. The car slanted briefly to the left--then there was a sudden surge of engine power. The car rushed over a mound of ice and snow, jumped the curb, rushed forward…
StructurefireNov 2013
The contact owns a 2007 toyota prius hybrid. The contact stated that the trunk door failed to open. The contact also mentioned that the material that latched the door with the trunk was melted and the trunk could not be accessed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…
Service BrakescrashOct 2009
I was driving my vehicle and exiting a highway when I applied the brakes and the vehicle sped up and hit the vehicle in front and pushed it into two other vehicles
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashApr 2009
The contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. While parking her vehicle, it began to accelerate rapidly. The vehicle drove over the cement curb and then crashed into a store-front. The driver sustained injuries to her neck and shoulders. A police report was filed. The vehicle was…
Electrical SystemcrashFeb 2009
At 4:45 pm on 2/5/2009 , I drove my 2007 toyota prius west on sw andover st. In seattle wa. I slowed as I made a right turn to park perpendicular to the street with a 6 foot high chain-link fence in front of me on top of a retaining wall. The bottom of the wall is 6 feet below…
Read all 80 complaints on this exact buildFull text, search by keyword, and the systems that fail most on cars built like yours.Unlock with Pro →
Owner complaints…
Now the whole model — all 69 builds of it, not just this build. Same NHTSA reports, wider net:
Loading owner complaints…
PRO
Upgrade to Pro
You know what it is. Find out what it's worth.
Exact value for this VIN, adjusted for mileage
The original window sticker and factory options
Full research report as a PDF you can hand to a mechanic
Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTDKB20U477621731 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.