2014 Toyota Prius Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 3%of 210 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 10,750miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2014 Toyota Prius, 3% of the 210 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,750 miles.
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 purchased this car used, in may 2017 with 14,500 miles. I am having an intermittent problem of the car shifting back into reverse when I am trying to shift from reverse to drive. It has happened approximately a dozen times since in 5 weeks. I have brought it to the dealership where I purchased the car 3 times. They are currently keeping the car overnight. They have not been able to duplicate the problem, as it is intermittent, and do not get any codes when they've checked the car. The are suggesting it is a driver error . …”
NHTSA complaint #10995639, filed 2017-06, 14,700 miles“Acceleration driving east on us rte. 50 at about 60 MPH: vehicle accelerated for no apparent reason. I nearly ran into the car ahead of me. This car is equipped with radar adaptive cruise control, which was engaged at the time. I turned off the cruise control in time to avoid a collision. Unintended acceleration has sporadically occurred, but it is usually fairly mild. This time it was so powerful that it felt like I had stomped on the accelerator; the engine roared and the car took off at full throttle. Thankfully I was traveling at the max distance of the cruise control. …”
NHTSA complaint #10633228, filed 2014-09, 4,100 miles“The contact owns a 2014 Prius. The contact stated that vehicle intermittently shifted into neutral. The contact mentioned that the drive and/or reverse gear needed to be held in order for the gear not to shift into neutral. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 20,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10690226, filed 2015-02, 20,000 miles“The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that the vehicle would reverse when shifted to drive without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 3,002.”
NHTSA complaint #10592866, filed 2014-05, 3,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10164330Jul 1, 2019TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 01, 2019 Rev2: ? Applicability has been updated to 2019 ? 2020 model year Toyota vehicles. ? The Techstream Preparation and Process Overview sections…
- 10145758Sep 26, 2018Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received some reports indicating the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) located inside the inverter assembly of the hybrid system may fail. This…
- 10141598May 21, 2018Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received reports of customer concerns in which the vehicle may exhibit a brief intermittent shudder during torque converter flex lock up…
- 10132899Nov 10, 2016Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received some reports indicating the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) located inside the inverter assembly of the hybrid system may fail.
- 10132898Nov 9, 2016Warranty Dealer Package: Warranty Enhancement Program to extend the warranty coverage for repairs related failure of the Intelligent Power Module (IPM). The vehicles covered…
- 10132859Oct 14, 2016TSB: Some 2013 ? 2015 Prius PHV, Prius and 2013 ? 2016 Prius V vehicles may exhibit a vibration due to rough idle and/or tapping noise from the HV transaxle at cold start. The…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 13% |
| 2024 | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 14% |
| 2022 | 1 | 4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 5% |
| 2017 | 4 | 4% |
| 2016 | 15 | 10% |
| 2015 | 13 | 8% |
| 2014 | 6 | 3% |
| 2013 | 14 | 3% |
| 2012 | 21 | 5% |
| 2011 | 18 | 3% |
| 2010 | 79 | 3% |
| 2009 | 22 | 4% |
| 2008 | 54 | 4% |
| 2007 | 41 | 2% |
| 2006 | 22 | 2% |
| 2005 | 41 | 4% |
| 2004 | 34 | 6% |
| 2003 | 5 | 5% |
| 2002 | 9 | 5% |
| 2001 | 5 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2014 Toyota Prius
103 complaintsElectrical system
33 complaintsOther or unknown
27 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsAir bags
14 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 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.
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