2013 Toyota Prius V: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Apr 10, 2024 · Lights · CA

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.

Filed Jan 8, 2024 · Lights · DE

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

Filed Dec 5, 2023 · Lights · MA

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.

Filed Sep 4, 2021 · Lights · WV

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.

Filed Sep 11, 2019 · Lights · 10 miles · OH

Headlight bulbs burn out frequently. We have replaced probably ten (10) individual bulbs over the past several years. Toyota dealer achknowledged there is a problem with prius v headlights but would do nothing for us...we would have to pay to have any work done on wiring harness, etc., to hopefully correct the problem.

Filed Feb 28, 2019 · Lights · 85,000 miles · IL

After the original light bulbs for the headlights burned out we bought high-quality replacements only to have them burn out rather quickly. It's now been a year-and-a-half and the light bulbs are burning out an average of every two months at most. We've since discovered that there has been a wiring harness recall for all sorts of other prius makes and years but toyota refuses to acknowledge this problem with our car. A very cursory and 15-minute google search shows that this is an issue with my model year and several others that has gone unaddressed. The last time this happened we discovered that are headlights had burned out because we were driving at night, on a lit but darkish road, when suddenly people started pulling out in front of us at the intersections we were crossing. This problem needs to be addressed before someone dies through no fault of their own. The problem started around 60,000 miles about a year-and-a-half ago.

Filed Jul 20, 2018 · Lights · 82,000 miles · LA

Headlight turns itself off. Replaced bulb multiple times. Headlight works for a few hours then turns off again.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Electrical · OR

2013 toyota prius v. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle electrical system failure. *smd the consumer stated when his wife exited the vehicle, she noticed the headlights were not on. They were set to remain on for a brief period after the engine was turned off. She got back in the vehicle and the electrical system failed; no lights, the door locks did not work and the engine would not start, the only functioning item, was the brake lights. The consumer and his wife tried several times, to get the vehicle to start, so eventually they had a technician come and start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where they were unable t o find a problem. The second occurrence happened on may 31, 2014. When the consumer returned to the vehicle four hours later, he was unable to unlock the driver's door. Eventually, he removed the physical key from the electronic key fob, and opened the door, but was unable to start the vehicle. The only sign of electricity was two green turn signal lights flashing simultaneously when he pushed the power button. The consumer returned hours later, and the vehicle started immediately. However, the clock had zeroed out confirming the power failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but they were unable diagnose a problem.