2014 Toyota Prius Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 7%of 210 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 16,255miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 Toyota Prius, 7% of the 210 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 16,255 miles. 9 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.
“Traveling on a highway, changed lanes to avoid in accident, car behind me changed lanes too. Car behind failed to slow down and smashed trunk and pushed me into a steel guard rail. Side, front, and knee air bags did not deploy. Seat belt pretensioners did not engage. Nor did head restraints.”
NHTSA complaint #11361547, filed 2020-09, 75,000 miles“My airbags deployed prior to impact at a speed of less than 25 MPH. I applied the brakes very forcefully and the airbags deployed prior to impact. I had little front end damage and every single airbag deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #11290363, filed 2019-12, 82,000 miles“My wife was driving our 2014 Toyota Prius eastbound on broadway rd., approaching sossaman rd., in mesa, az, on friday december 13, 2019 at about 10:00 am. Weather conditions were clear and dry. She was alone in the vehicle, wearing her seat belt, traveling at 20 MPH in a construction zone, wanting to turn southbound on sossaman rd., some 200 yards further east. Construction crews had removed a portion of the roadway, creating a ditch, about 8 feet long in the direction of travel, about 10 to 12 inches deep and about two lanes wide. …”
NHTSA complaint #11306168, filed 2020-01, 70,000 miles“While driving on street I noticed in the middle of my steering wheel (where you press the horn) there were raised marks. Very prominent center of steering wheel left side. Slightly raised on the right. I could see the raised shape as a quarter of a bundt cake. I got really scared and drove to tustin Toyota. I ask the service adviser where my steering wheel air bag was, he pointed to the raised section on my steering wheel. I showed him the raised marks and that it appears that something perhaps the air bag was pushing outward. …”
NHTSA complaint #10723667, filed 2015-06, 9,998 miles“I purchased the vehicle brand new from a dealership. Within a few weeks, I noticed that when my husband sat in the front passenger seat (300lbs) the notification light said passenger air bag on . When my stepson sat in the front passenger seat the light said passenger air bag off . I took a picture to show the notification light and the size of my 15 yr old stepson 5' 10 & 175lb-fully adult size. I called the dealership and they told me they had never heard of the problem and said it was just that the passenger airbag needed to be recalibrated. …”
NHTSA complaint #10668230, filed 2014-12, 2 milesRelated service bulletins
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Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 17% |
| 2024 | 3 | 11% |
| 2022 | 3 | 13% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7% |
| 2019 | 4 | 13% |
| 2018 | 3 | 8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 3% |
| 2016 | 7 | 5% |
| 2015 | 6 | 4% |
| 2014 | 14 | 7% |
| 2013 | 18 | 4% |
| 2012 | 28 | 7% |
| 2011 | 46 | 9% |
| 2010 | 84 | 3% |
| 2009 | 17 | 3% |
| 2008 | 41 | 3% |
| 2007 | 50 | 3% |
| 2006 | 30 | 2% |
| 2005 | 44 | 4% |
| 2004 | 18 | 3% |
| 2003 | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 | 3 | 2% |
| 2001 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2014 Toyota Prius
103 complaintsElectrical system
33 complaintsOther or unknown
27 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsElectronic stability control
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsForward collision avoidance
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Toyota Prius
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