EV Repair Hub / 2026
35 reports
What breaks on hybrids and EVs, counted from the shops' own repair orders.
Oct to Dec 2026 so far 180 repair orders. Each line is 100.
Shop
Vehicle
A weak auxiliary battery is the most common reason a Prius will not go into Ready, and it can look like a hybrid fault.
10,007 repair orders56% / 29% / 15%
P0A93 means the inverter is running hotter than it should. It is almost always about coolant flow, not the inverter itself.
150 repair orders1% / 99%
An electric car with a full traction battery can still be stranded by its small 12-volt battery.
63 repair orders38% / 51% / 11%
The inverter converts battery power for the motors. Most inverter complaints start with heat, and heat starts with the cooling loop.
4,124 repair orders55% / 29% / 17%
The smallest Prius has the same dependence on its 12-volt battery as the rest of the family, in a tighter package.
519 repair orders52% / 34% / 13%
The Volt manages heat for its engine, its electronics and its battery with separate loops and pumps.
75 repair orders28% / 17% / 55%
How the shops decide between a new pack, a reconditioned pack and a module repair, and what each choice means for the next five years.
3,764 repair orders50% / 26% / 24%
Camry Hybrid inverter complaints follow the same pattern as the Prius: look at the cooling loop before the power electronics.
182 repair orders82% / 13% / 5%
Hybrid brakes are part hydraulic, part generator. The expensive faults live in the actuator that blends the two.
3,547 repair orders44% / 39% / 17%
A large hybrid SUV stops with a mix of regeneration and hydraulics, and its brake actuator works hard.
361 repair orders46% / 31% / 23%
A Prius has two coolant loops and two pumps. When either one quits, the car tells you in different ways.
2,577 repair orders24% / 53% / 23%
Hybrid RAV4 pads can outlast the hardware around them. The shops see seized slides and rotors before worn pads.
304 repair orders53% / 43% / 4%
The hybrid transaxle holds both motor-generators and the planetary gear. Most noises have simpler causes than the transaxle itself.
1,272 repair orders0% / 100% / 0%
Regeneration does most of the stopping in a Leaf, so the friction brakes age from disuse.
46 repair orders41% / 46% / 13%
The Prius c pack is smaller and works harder per mile. How the shops test it before anyone talks about replacing it.
196 repair orders55% / 28% / 17%
P1121 points at the valve that routes hot coolant to and from the heat storage tank on second-generation cars.
148 repair orders100%
The first hybrid SUV is now an old car. How the shops approach its high-voltage battery today.
245 repair orders18% / 5% / 76%
The Bolt's no-start and warning-light complaints often trace back to its small battery, not its big one.
29 repair orders93% / 7%
The code behind the lost bars, and what it can and cannot tell you.
8 repair orders38% / 25% / 38%
The Camry pack lives behind the rear seat and breathes cabin air. A blocked intake can age it years early.
170 repair orders22% / 25% / 54%
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