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2013 Toyota Prius V Electrical system Problems

Complaints
16about this part
Share
13%of 125 total for the year
Median mileage
68,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the electrical system of the 2013 Toyota Prius V, 13% of the 125 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“This vehicle has a push start and keyless remote fob. The engine was started properly with the keyless remote inside of the vehicle. I stepped out of the vehicle and the key was left outside of the vehicle. I drove away and the engine was still running. There is no safety feature that notifies you that the key is outside of the vehicle or stops the engine when the key is out of range.”

NHTSA complaint #11330139, filed 2020-06, 68,000 miles

“I was driving and pulling out into the road and upon accelerating the car jumped and then suddenly stalled - luckily I was able to move it to the side of the road. After restart the car is running slowly as far as pickup and all the yellow lights are on. It seems this was a recall in oct. 2018 and I think now my inverter is blown or not working. Taking it to the dealership to diagnose.”

NHTSA complaint #11186260, filed 2019-03, 87,500 miles

“Toyota imp as I went to accelerate onto one of the most dangerous entrances to the 110 parkway in los angeles, my car stalled. The car worked very slowly for a couple of minutes, then it would not even go into drive. There was still power and air conditioning. After having it towed off the highway to the dealership, it was confirmed to be the power inverter. I had the software recall done in 2015, yet my car's inverter still failed.”

NHTSA complaint #11119337, filed 2018-08, 58,000 miles

“We were driving in the city and after going on a slight incline road the car started to lose power. Noticed a few warning indicators came on the dash then I lost the ability to accelerate the car so I had to pull over while it was slowing down. I restarted the car and was able to drive short distances till it completely lost the ability to drive due to lost of acceleration. Very scary situation and it seems like its due to their inverter issues they were trying to fix with a software update. …”

NHTSA complaint #11326622, filed 2020-05, 125,000 miles

“May 3, 2019, approximately 33 days after software updated due to recall (to prevent stalling) vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. Due to location of event, all property damage and injuries were minor. Event has been reported to Toyota and owner's auto insurance provider. Vehicle was in a commercial parking lot, braking in process, moving at less than 5 MPH when acceleration occurred.”

NHTSA complaint #11209069, filed 2019-05, 35,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2016425%
201528%
20141518%
20131613%
20122411%

Other parts of the 2013 Toyota Prius V

Brakes
68 complaintsEngine
15 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsForward collision avoidance
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Toyota Prius V

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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