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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTDKN3DU3A1••••••2011 Toyota PRIUS
This build draws 2.6× more complaints than the average 2011 Toyota PRIUS build (30 vs 11).
30on this build
478on the model
42builds in total
2involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 18Hydraulic 7Vehicle Speed Control 6Electric 5
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJan 2025
I was hit in the back by an SUV (my speed=40 mph, the SUV's speed=70 mph). As a result of the impact, my prius flew off the road, hit the roadside railings, and then rolled over 4 times landing upside down. However, NONE of the airbags deployed. This includes the front, side,…
SuspensioncrashNov 2017
Car in two accidents over two years body was not properly welded back to the frame! Brakes were not properly realigned neither was the steering column transmission bands were not operating and would not shift and numerous other parts for leakage from brake lines to transmission…
Service BrakesFeb 2023
My 2010 Toyota Prius (JTDKN3DU3A1307523) had the ABS/brake warning/traction control (VSC) lights come on at the same time and I lost a significant portion of my braking ability, while driving. I was able to pull into a shop. The mechanic connected a code reader to the OBD II…
Vehicle Speed ControlJan 2023
The ABS, VSC/traction control, and brake system warning lights all came on at the same time in my 2010 Toyota Prius. I almost lost control of my car's braking ability. Afterwards, the hybrid system does not perform its regenerative braking/recharging any longer. And the cruise…
Exterior LightingMar 2018
The headlights keep going out, making driving at night unsafe until you can get it fixed. It just happened again, march, 29, 2018. It happened 2/11, 6/11, 12/12, 1/13, 6/13, 3/15, 1/16, 7/17 and now. It wasn't raining, nothing interesting at all. Local driving
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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 JTDKN3DU3A1122789 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.