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2022 Toyota Prius: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
21%
6 of 28 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2022 Toyota Prius. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 21% of relevant complaints.

Better than 84% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 4 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 19%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
6
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
32
this model year
Fires reported
0
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
1
7 crashes · 4 injuries

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 · 22%
SERVICE BRAKES6 · 19%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6 · 19%
AIR BAGS3 · 9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 · 9%
ENGINE2 · 6%

The years either side

2010
11%
278 of 2,821
2011
17%
71 of 518
2012
18%
111 of 697
2013
18%
95 of 589
2014
20%
58 of 320
2015
18%
34 of 205
2016
19%
31 of 182
2017
25%
33 of 147
2018
28%
13 of 58
2019
21%
7 of 38
2020
19%
5 of 30
2021
too few complaints
2022
21%
6 of 32
2023
too few complaints

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE08/06/2025
My 2022 Prius LE hood latch does not work. It does not click and hood stays locked. They told me at Walmart that the hood latch is probably corroded somewhere or defective. It takes two people to open the hood. My vehicle has 54,490mi. This has happened twice now in 2 months. I have not purchased an extended warranty a…
POWER TRAIN07/11/2022
2022 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.
ENGINE11/01/2021
Carfax notified us that our vehicle was part of a recall on 9/24/21. Toyota never contacted us. I contacted Toyota Corporate the week of Oct. 18th and they contacted the dealer (Hudson Toyota in Jersey City) and the dealer said they had a fix. I brought it in and the service department said there was a mistake and th…

Three of 6 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (1)

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Prius and Prius Prime vehicles. The Engine Control Unit (ECU) software may falsely detect an …

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