general problems of the 2013 Toyota Prius

Ten problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2013 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Toyota Prius based on all problems reported for the 2013 Prius.

1 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 05/26/2024

Head low beam lights no work.

2 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2024

The left low-beam headlight repeatedly fails, even with new bulbs. If it were just me, I'd assume a fluke, but there are lots of complaints about Prius v (and 3rd gen regular Prius) lights, and they're all about the low beams.

3 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 12/05/2023

Repeated failures of the low-beam headlight bulb. Bulbs failing 2-3 times per year. Happens at either passenger or driver side. It's a safety issue because it can mean that the car is driven without both headlights working. This has been a problem for the last couple of years. It just happened again yesterday. I talked with Toyota, and they said that they have no report of this being an issue, but I checked online, and found a number of reports of this issue with the 2013 year.

4 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 09/10/2021

Another vehicle jumped the light, cutting me off, and I hit him. My car sustained massive front end damage, and the radiator was leaking. I sustained a broken rib. The airbag failed to deploy. I was taken by ambulance to a hospital. My car was not inspected or impounded - the police had it towed to a body shop. My insurance company will inspect it.

5 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 09/04/2021

We bought this car new and since then we have replaced the right low beam headlight at least four times. At least twice it has failed while driving at night.

6 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 02/02/2021

Hi, my dim lights don't light the road in front of me, I have a 2013 Prius and to drive it at night is taken my life and any on coming motorists at risk. . . I put expensive bulbs in and that doesn't help the problem, can you help?.

7 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 05/24/2020

Replaced low beam on right lamp headlight. Then replace high beam on right lamp headlight. Then realized it is actually appears to be the power going to the headlight does not appear to be strong enough? looked to see if there was a recall and noticed several others have reported this same problem. It is so dim that it required high beam to see. When we purchased this car one thing was brightness of the headlights was very nice since we live in a rural area without street lights. The brightness does not meet the headlight safety standard. Currently try to only drive during daylight hours.

8 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2020

Headlights lenses progressively cloudy. Tail light lenses are perfectly clear. Problem progressive over past 5 years.

9 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 02/23/2015

Both lyft & right low beams went out. All other lights work fine.

10 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 06/10/2013

Neither my wife nor I can hear the directional signal indicator (the clicking) when the signal indicates a left or right turn when the car is moving. Thus, we don't turn off the indicator when we finish turning. Therefore, we are very often driving with our directional signals indicating a turn when we have no intention of turning. We called the local Toyota service department and they told us that they are unable to augment the sound so that it is audible. We believe that this condition of the Prius is hazardous and Toyota should issue a recall and fix it.


Other Exterior Lighting related problems of the 2013 Toyota Prius

Headlights problems
10
Exterior Lighting problems
10
Tail Light Switch problems
1

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