Toyota Prius Reliability Comparisons

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This is the most up-to-date car reliability information available anywhere for the Toyota Prius. TrueDelta's Car Reliability Survey results are promptly updated every three months. Others can be over a year behind. What you'll also find only here: actual repair rates (the average number of trips to the repair shop each year), and not just dots, for a clearer idea of how much competing cars truly differ in reliability.

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Toyota Prius Reliability
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Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending September 30, 2009
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2010	Toyota	Prius	8 Fewest         Most		--	61 2.6 3400
2009	Toyota	Prius	0 Fewest         Most		--	27 6.4 5800
2008	Toyota	Prius	12 Fewest         Most		--	77 9.5 19400
2007	Toyota	Prius	19 Fewest         Most		--	79 9.0 33200
2006	Toyota	Prius	34 Fewest         Most		--	68 8.9 45300
2005	Toyota	Prius	30 Fewest         Most		--	61 8.4 63200
2004	Toyota	Prius	38 Fewest         Most		--	25 8.8 86200
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending September 30, 2009
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Honda	Civic	17 Fewest         Most		+17	30 4.7 5100
2008	Honda	Civic	32 Fewest         Most		+20	65 6.8 16200
2007	Honda	Civic	44 Fewest         Most		+25	69 7.5 30000
2006	Honda	Civic	28 Fewest         Most		-6	59 7.4 45500
2005	Honda	Civic*	join to view			16 8.5 65000
2004	Honda	Civic*	join to view			15 7.2 66700
2003	Honda	Civic*	join to view			14 8.6 77900
2003	Honda	Civic hatchback*	join to view			12 7.3 89000
2002	Honda	Civic*	join to view			23 6.1 78500
2001	Honda	Civic	79 Fewest         Most			32 5.7 112300
2000	Honda	Civic	82 Fewest         Most			30 5.9 114500
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1999	Honda	Civic*	join to view			13 7.8 122800
1998	Honda	Civic*	join to view			13 4.9 128100
2009	Honda	Fit	14 Fewest         Most		+14	124 5.7 7400
2008	Honda	Fit	15 Fewest         Most		+3	56 8.6 14600
2007	Honda	Fit	15 Fewest         Most		-4	60 9.5 34600
2010	Honda	Insight*	join to view			30 1.8 4200
2009	Toyota	Camry	9 Fewest         Most		+9	26 5.3 11700
2008	Toyota	Camry	15 Fewest         Most		+3	26 9.3 18500
2007	Toyota	Camry Hybrid	26 Fewest         Most		+7	37 9.9 37800
2007	Toyota	Camry V6*	join to view			20 7.9 30400
2007	Toyota	Camry 4	11 Fewest         Most		-8	36 9.4 34500
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			20 8.1 44700
2004	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			21 7.9 70500
2003	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			17 4.3 69000
2002	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			18 7.6 106900
2001	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			16 6.5 102500
2000	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			21 5.5 119700
1999	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			20 7.8 132000
1998	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			21 7.0 135800
1997	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			13 5.1 158400
1996	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			15 6.7 149900
2009	Toyota	Corolla	24 Fewest         Most		+24	42 7.1 11800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			14 7.1 28500
2006	Toyota	Corolla	58 Fewest         Most		+24	28 7.4 42900
2005	Toyota	Corolla	27 Fewest         Most		-3	29 7.7 66100
2004	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			13 7.0 78400
2003	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			19 6.1 113500
2002	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			15 5.3 105300
2001	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			20 6.3 110200
1999	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			16 6.7 123300
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Definitions

• Trips / Year per 100 (CRS Score) -- average number of successful repair trips per year per 100 cars; routine maintenance such as oil and filter changes does not count as a repair
• Graph -- pointer shows how the model compares to others from the same model year
• Traffic Signal (TS) -- same as the graph, but with three simple, easier-to-read alternatives; green = better than average, yellow = about average, red = worse than average
• Delta (Δ) -- how much the CRS Score differs from the same year Toyota Prius; negative = fewer repairs = better; +100 = one extra repair trip per year, on average
• Cars -- number of cars for which owners provided data
• Months / Car -- average number of months of data per car
• Odometer -- average odometer reading, in miles; under 9,000 per year in green, over 15,000 per year in red

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General Notes

How do we select "competing car models"? Users of TrueDelta's car price comparison tool most often compare these cars to the Toyota Prius.

Models and statistics marked with an asterisk* have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.

Ultra-low repair rates: Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

Full set of Car Reliability Survey results in one huge table.

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Methodology

Description of the research process.

Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

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Toyota Prius Forums (TrueDelta partners)

These forums have helped make our results possible. For discussions of the Prius by owners, visit:

PriusChat.com -- Toyota Prius forum

Toyoland.com -- Toyota Prius forum

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