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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTDKN3DU5B0••••••2011 Toyota PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID
This build draws 18.0× more complaints than the average 2011 Toyota PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID build (18 vs 1).
18on this build
1on the model
1builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 6Exterior Lighting 4Air Bags 3Engine 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashMay 2016
The car was traveling at about 40mph when we t boned another car that entered our lane illegally. My wife applied the brakes and we skidded for about 10 yards before hitting the other car. Neither the seat belt restraining system nor the air bag system operated
Service BrakesAug 2024
On our 2011 Toyota Prius there is a complete loss of breaking. The ABS, TCS, and brake lights all came on at one but went off after a few minutes. A few days later the entire system failed when the car was started and now there is no breaks at all on the car. A few months before…
Fuel/propulsion SystemMay 2020
While driving down city street at approx. 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost all power and had to be emergency steered without power steering to the side of the road, narrowly avoiding a crash. The dashboard showed "check hybrid system"; vehicle was inoperable and had to be towed
Hybrid Propulsion SystemJan 2019
The contact owns a 2011 toyota prius plug-in hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18V684000 (hybrid propulsion system). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Bergeron toyota (1600 n…
EngineOct 2018
Starting from a stop after engine shut-down, the car felt like it was going over rumble strips. This got worse over time until I realized that it was actually an engine mis-fire. The dealer traced the root cause to a leaking cylinder head gasket that is a common failure on high…
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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 JTDKN3DU5B0249292 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.