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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTDKDTB37C1••••••2012 Toyota PRIUS C
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2012 Toyota PRIUS C build (8 vs 4).
8on this build
53on the model
12builds in total
3involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 2Seat Belts 2Service Brakes 2Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashSep 2021
My wife hit a deer at highway speed. The airbags deployed. The drivers side lower airbag deployed in the footwell. The driver was unable to get to the break paddle to stop due to the airbag at het feet. She had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. That worked, but she…
Air BagscrashJan 2017
I was stopped at a green light the car in front me turned left an oncoming car swerved to miss them, then overcorrected and hit me. Hit me on the front right side, they hit me with so much force they moved my car almost 6 feet sideways. None of the my airbags went off and my…
Service BrakesJul 2025
Brake Actuator and ABS Accumalator failed. It is a common failure reported by multiple owners on these cars. I was on the high way going 70 when it failed and lost any brake boost I had putting me in a very dangerous situation where I narrowly avoided an accident. Upon scanning…
EngineApr 2018
Problem with the fuel bladder causing the gauge to read incorrectly. The gauge gets stuck at a quarter tank and before you know it, you're out of gas. Once this happened, it caused the hybrid system to fail and locked the car up even after putting gas in it. Has to do a master…
Visibility/wiperJul 2013
The contact owns a 2012 toyota prius c. The contact stated that while parked, the rear windshield shattered without warrant. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000
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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 JTDKDTB37C1526923 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.