– A California court has provided an update on a Toyota Mirai lawsuit and set deadlines for the parties to meet.
Toyota and the owners who filed suit told the judge they have made “significant progress” in resolving the class action lawsuit filed over the Mirai cars.
The Toyota Mirai is a hydrogen fuel cell car sold and rented only in California. But customers argue that leasing or owning the cars isn’t worth it.
The class action lawsuit includes “California citizens who purchased or leased Toyota Mirai vehicles between 2021 and 2024.”
According to the lawsuit, Toyota is not only seriously selling the Mirai cars, but also the ability to refuel them with hydrogen. There are claims that there is a shortage of hydrogen fuel in California, and hydrogen fueling stations are sometimes impossible to find, according to the lawsuit.
This leaves Mirai drivers unable to keep their cars running, and even finding a gas station is no guarantee of hydrogen, as many gas stations are reportedly closed and in need of repairs.
The lawsuit says Mirai buyers thought they would save money by driving hydrogen fuel cell cars, but instead they complain that the price has increased dramatically over the past four years. The plaintiffs further complain that a $15,000 hydrogen fuel card provided by Toyota will not even come close to lasting three or more years as promised.
Even attempts to use the hydrogen fuel card can fail, because the hydrogen filling stations are prone to ‘various internal problems’.
Update on the Toyota Mirai lawsuit
In addition to the original Toyota Mirai lawsuit, the judge has allowed the plaintiffs to amend and refile their class action four times.
Toyota and the plaintiffs told the judge that they “continue to make significant progress with resolution discussions, but need more time given the large number of plaintiffs and the documentation involved.”
As the parties work through their differences, Judge Andre Birotte Jr. set deadlines for Toyota to respond to the fourth amended class action.
According to the judge, Toyota has until January 15, 2026 to respond to the latest version of the Mirai lawsuit. The plaintiffs then have until February 16, 2026 to respond to Toyota’s motion to dismiss the class action. Toyota has until March 3, 2026 to respond to any opposition.
Any hearing on Toyota’s motion to dismiss is scheduled for March 20, 2026.
CarComplaints.com will update our website as more details become available about the Toyota Mirai lawsuit.
The Toyota Mirai class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California: Bryan Caluwe et al., v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. et al.
The plaintiffs are represented by Beverly Hills Trial Attorneys, PC
This Toyota Mirai lawsuit was filed in 2024, but another class action was recently filed over the hydrogen fuel cell cars, and that lawsuit is seeking at least $5.7 billion from Toyota.
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