2017 Toyota Prius Prime Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 10%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,015miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime, 10% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,015 miles. 2 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 lost power on overpass. Hybrid malfunction light, collision light, engine light all came on. Almost matching recall, but Toyota service told me it's a module and would cost 1200$ to fix. I told them no. Charged me 144$ and I erased code, with no problem since? Toyota does not care and I complained?”
NHTSA complaint #11378328, filed 2020-12, 30 miles“Just five minutes after I left the house, I was driving at 15 miles MPH on a curved road and the vehicle completely lost power. This includes both the electric motor and the gas motor. Both the steering system and brakes malfunctioned, causing the steering wheel to become too stiff to turn and the brakes were not able to be pressed down no matter how hard I tried. This caused the car to swerve off the road and hit a light pole. Not only did the automatic collision prevention system failed to work, the airbags also failed to deploy with the amount of impact. …”
NHTSA complaint #11377239, filed 2020-12, 70,000 miles“The contact owned a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated after the vehicle was in the park position and exiting, the vehicle accelerated on its own in reverse. The contact mentioned when she parked, the front tires pointed towards a curb which allowed her to get inside the vehicle and to depress the brake pedal. The vehicle continued accelerating, crashed into two trees on the front driver's side and front passenger side, jumped the curve, and crashed into a fence where the vehicle came to a stop. …”
NHTSA complaint #11580732, filed 2024-04Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime
9 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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