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2020 Toyota Prius Prime Air bags Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
6%of 16 total for the year
Median mileage
14,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2020 Toyota Prius Prime, 6% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,000 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.

“The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Prius Prime. The contact stated that while driving slowly into a parking space the vehicle suddenly experience unintended acceleration and accelerated forward before crashing into a building. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged but the air bags did not deploy. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed from the scene. No police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 14,000. …”

NHTSA complaint #11496798, filed 2022-12, 14,000 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202417%
2021110%
202016%
2018213%
201725%

Other parts of the 2020 Toyota Prius Prime

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology