2013 Toyota Prius C Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 5%of 57 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,332miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 2013 Toyota Prius C, 5% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,332 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have had my Toyota Prius C for 1.5 years. I was assured it was a safe car. However this car is dangerous. The car has an auto traction control that will turn on during flurries or if there are wet leaves or rain. When the traction control (a safety feature) turns on my wheels stop,my brakes stop, I cannot control my steering and I am basically at the mercy of the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10691187, filed 2015-02, 35,000 miles“Immobilized failure due to combination of brake hose failure preventing hybrid control/shift actuator. Hybrid steering lock became disengaged and could not communicate with the certification ecu due constant power being disabled due to complete main body failure. Hybrid system cannot go back into park however ecm side did. Ecm was not receiving power as dealer coded main body as a plug in hybrid effectively disabling fuel systems (including emissions/fuel safety) causing full misclassification in the smart key certification process. …”
NHTSA complaint #11614548, filed 2024-09Related service bulletins
- 10182983Oct 12, 2020TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: ?Difficulty to pair the phone. ?Intermittent Bluetooth® failure to connect to the vehicle when first…
- 10168537Oct 21, 2019TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: ? Difficulty to pair the phone. ? Intermittent Bluetooth® failure to connect to the vehicle when first…
Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Toyota Prius C
23 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Toyota Prius C
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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