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2009 Toyota Prius brakes problems

The 2009 Toyota Prius has 206 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 32% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

206

Brakes complaints

32%

Share of year

27

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Prius brakes complaints by model year2,020 complaints2001: 17 complaints2002: 22 complaints2003: 16 complaints2004: 76 complaints2005: 285 complaints2006: 222 complaints2007: 340 complaints2008: 400 complaints2009: 206 complaints2010: 2,020 complaints2011: 272 complaints2012: 195 complaints2013: 230 complaints2014: 96 complaints2015: 88 complaints2016: 20 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 4 complaints2019: 11 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Prius brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A SHOPPING CENTER WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HIT A SMALL TREE AND THE CAR BESIDE ME. THE CAR IS BEING TOWED TO CAMELBACK TOYOTA IN PHOENIX AZ. THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. I DID NOT STEP ON…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · February 8, 2010 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2009 Toyota Prius have?

NHTSA has 206 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Prius brakes — 32% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.