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2014 Toyota Prius V Body and structure Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
5%of 82 total for the year
Median mileage
170,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the body and structure of the 2014 Toyota Prius V, 5% of the 82 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 170,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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.

“Unknown. I was basically driving on the freeway, when my car's engine suddenly stopped running. The car was automatically put into neutral and was not able to control the speed of the car, so I had to move to the side of the freeway. As I was sitting in the car, I started smelling burned wire and interior started to fill with smoke. I immediately turned the car off and got oit. As I was standing far away from the vehicle, fluid started leaking and it had caught into fire. The front bumper was completely burned off, as well as some of the engine and electrical parts were affected as well.”

NHTSA complaint #11384128, filed 2020-12, 170,000 miles

“My wife opened the tailgate and the right side lift support exploded. A person standing across the parking lot thought it sounded like a gun shot. Small metal pieces flew about the cargo area in the car. When my wife then tried to close the tailgate the lift support bent. She was then able to disconnect it and close the tailgate. I included a picture of the remaining left side support plus the broken right side and where it was mounted.”

NHTSA complaint #11531208, filed 2023-07

“I was parked in my driveway and put my 2014 Toyota Prius in reverse to back up and park in front of my late husband’s workshop about 15 ft. away,on Oct. 10, 2022. The car sped up so fast I could not brake fast enough (no warning).It stopped when it hit the large door of the workshop, and damaged it and the back of my car, costing about $2,000 to the car. I contacted my insurance agent right away, and the person above him at the company the next day, as well as the service manager at the Toyota dealer where we bought the car at the end of 2014. …”

NHTSA complaint #11489883, filed 2022-10

Related service bulletins

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2017217%
201616%
201445%
201332%
201242%

Other parts of the 2014 Toyota Prius V

Brakes
44 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Toyota Prius V

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 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