10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,445 miles

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2012 Toyota Prius c seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2012 Toyota Prius c Owner Comments

problem #4

Jan 172023

Prius c

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Seatbelt does not retract or lock properly when braking.

- Hudson, FL, USA

problem #3

Jan 202017

Prius c

  • 35,781 miles
I was stopped at a green light waiting for the car in front me; when they turned left an oncoming car swerved to miss them, then overcorrected and hit me. Hit me head on; on the front right side. They hit me with so much force they moved my car almost 6 feet sideways. None of the my airbags went off and my seat belt did not lock. I hit the steering wheel with such force I had the Toyota symbol imprinted on my chest for a day. (I was wearing 3 layers a jacket and 2 shirts).why did none of the safety features work?

- Overland Park, KS, USA

problem #2

Jan 202017

Prius c

  • 34,000 miles
I was stopped at a green light the car in front me turned left an oncoming car swerved to miss them, then overcorrected and hit me. Hit me on the front right side, they hit me with so much force they moved my car almost 6 feet sideways. None of the my airbags went off and my seat belt did not lock. I hit the steering wheel with such force I had the Toyota symbol imprinted on my chest for a day. (I was wearing 3 layers a jacket and 2 shirts).why did none of the safety features work? it was if I wasn't wearing a seatbelt, but I do have he bruises across my hips saying I was.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

problem #1

Jan 032016

Prius c

  • 60,000 miles
Car was involved in a 18+ car accident. Traveling at approx 55mph all traffic came to a sudden stop. The car did stop before impact. Driver pressed himself to the seat while slamming on breaks. A car slammed into the back of the prius which shot the prius forward, wedging it between the 2 vehicles in front of it. Upon impact with the cars it was slammed into the driver's seatbelt did not lock. Driver flew forward breaking bones in his face and obtained injuries to a knee from impacting the console, and whiplash. A child passenger in the back seat obtained a knot on head and whiplash. Air bags did not deploy. The belt ELR did not engage. The car was deemed totaled.

- Salado, TX, USA

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