Toyota Prius

About

The Toyota Prius is a car produced by Toyota since 1997 over five generations. The Prius has a hybrid drivetrain, called Hybrid Synergy Drive, which combines an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Initially offered as a subcompact four-door saloon, it has been produced only as a compact five-door liftback since 2003.

Photo & info: Wikipedia

Specifications

From Wikipedia — confirm against the actual car before purchase.

Drivetrain: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Body: 4-door saloon (1997–2003)
Class: Subcompact/supermini (B) (1997–2003)

Generations

XW101997–2002 XW202003–2008 XW302009–2014 XW502015–2021 XW602022–present

Photos

Real cars from Wikimedia Commons — colours and trims as photographed.

XW20 2003–2008

XW30 2009–2014

2014 · Touring

XW50 2015–2021

XW60 2022–present

2023

Photos: Wikimedia Commons — click any for full resolution & licence.

By year

Trims, economy and safety change year to year — pick one (US market).

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Trim · engine	Drive	MPG comb (city/hwy)	CO₂ g/mi	Fuel cost
Auto (variable gear ratios), 4 cyl, 1.8 L	Front-Wheel Drive	52 (54/50)	170	$1,300/yr

Economy & emissionsHybridMidsize Cars

10/10

EPA greenhouse

9/10

EPA smog

10/10

EPA fuel economy

202V Ni-MH

Motor

$5,500

saved over 5 yrs vs. avg

5.7

Barrels/yr

Emission standard: Bin 3

Safety — NHTSA crash test

★★★★★

Overall

★★★★★

Front

★★★★★

Side

★★★★★

Rollover

Stability control · StandardCollision warning · OptionalLane-keep assist · NoRollover risk: 10.7%

Recalls & complaints

Recalls: 5 · Complaints: 178

Hybrid propulsion system
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Prius vehicles. A capacitor within the hybrid system may not have been properly bolted to the inverter housing.
Electrical system
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Toyota Prius vehicles. A portion of the engine wire harness connected to the hybrid Power Control Unit (PCU), could contact the cover at this connection and wear, causing an electrical short circuit.
Air bags
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Prius vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015, to June 14, 2016. An air bag inflator manufacturing error may result in the inadvertent partial inflation of the front passenger air bag.
Air bags
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016 Toyota Prius and Lexus RX 350, RX 350 F Sport, RX 450h F Sport and RX 450h vehicles and 2015-2016 Lexus NX 200T, NX Turbo and NX 300h vehicles. The air bag pressure sensors and/or the acceleration sensors may fail causing the side/curtain shield air bags and/or the front air bags to not deploy in the event of a crash.

Top recall areas: Hybrid propulsion system · Electrical system · Air bags · Parking brake

Trims & economy: fueleconomy.gov · recalls & rating: NHTSA

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Reviews & research

Independent reviews, news and owner communities — off-site.

Video reviews

Road tests & walkarounds on YouTube

Expert reviews

Edmunds, Car and Driver, MotorTrend & more

News

Latest coverage and updates

Owner community

Real-world ownership on Reddit

Full history

The complete Wikipedia entry

For sale

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Maintenance & ownership

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The universe

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