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Total NHTSA Complaints
2
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Fuel & Propulsion System
1 reports (50%)
Crash Incident Reports
0
Zero collision citations
Fire & Injury Reports
0
0 fire • 0 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 2 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2018 Toyota Mirai. Fuel & Propulsion System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 1 complaint (50% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 2 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Fuel & Propulsion System accounts for 50% of submissions (1 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (1), Brakes & Traction Control (1).
  • • Crash Incidents: 0 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2018 Toyota Mirai

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Fuel & Propulsion System
1
50%
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
1
50%
Brakes & Traction Control
1
50%
#1 50% SHARE

Fuel & Propulsion System

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#2 50% SHARE

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#3 50% SHARE

Brakes & Traction Control

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Toyota Mirai

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Fuel & Propulsion System ODI #11722227
Filed: 03/05/2026
Defect Report

"I own a 2018 Toyota Mirai in California financed through Toyota Financial. The vehicle relies on hydrogen fuel, but hydrogen stations in California are frequently unavailable or offline. Many stations are closed or out of fuel for extended periods. In addition, the price of hydrogen fuel has..."

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech ODI #11698689
Filed: 11/11/2025
Defect Report

"On several occasions the Toyota Mirai would slam on the brakes on its own while at a considerable speed with no other cars around. It was very scary and concerning traveling at high speeds and the brakes being applied abruptly automatically."

Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Toyota Mirai

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2016–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2016 Toyota Mirai 2 0 0 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Toyota Mirai 4 0 0 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Toyota Mirai Current Page 2 0 0 Current
2019 Toyota Mirai 4 1 0 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Toyota Mirai 1 1 0 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Toyota Mirai 1 0 1 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Toyota Mirai 10 2 1 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Toyota Mirai 6 0 2 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Toyota Mirai 0 0 2 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Toyota Mirai 0 0 1 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Toyota Mirai 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2018 Toyota Mirai

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 2 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2018 Toyota Mirai

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2018 Toyota Mirai

What are the most common reported problems with the 2018 Toyota Mirai?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2018 Toyota Mirai is Fuel & Propulsion System, appearing in 1 records (50% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (1) and Brakes & Traction Control (1).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2018 Toyota Mirai a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 2 consumer defect complaints and 0 safety recall campaigns for the 2018 Toyota Mirai.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2018 Toyota Mirai?

Consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2018 Toyota Mirai cite zero crashes, zero fires, and zero injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.