Reliability information

We have updated results for the Prius to include owner experiences through December 31, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since last April until the summer or even fall of this year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 12

2008: 22

2007: 23

2006: 22

2005: 26

2004: 47

All are much better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the Prius, these two stats are:

2009: 87, < 1

2008: 82, < 1

2007: 82, 2

2006: 83, < 1

2005: 84, < 1

Toyota Prius Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

Thank you, once again, to this forum and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August.

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We have updated our car reliability stats for the second-generation Prius to include owner experiences through March 31, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 12

2008: 15

2007: 27

2006: 20

2005: 27

2004: 62

All are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the second-generation Prius, these two stats are:

2009: 87, < 1

2008: 82, < 1

2007: 80, 2

2006: 88, < 1

2005: 83, < 1

Toyota Prius Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

We'll have further updates in August and November. The more owners participate, the better the information we can provide.

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We have updated results for the Prius to include owner experiences through September 30, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 6

2008: 21

2007: 26

2006: 34

2005: 23

2004: 51 - average odometer 112k miles

All are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the Prius, these two stats are:

2008: 84, 2

2007: 82, < 1

2006: 77, 2

2005: 84, < 1

2004: 62, < 1

Toyota Prius Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

Thank you, once again, to this forum and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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We have updated our reliability stats for the Prius (on our redesigned site) to include owner experiences through December 31, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 6

2008: 21

2007: 25

2006: 37

2005: 17

2004: 47 - average odometer 116k miles

All are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the Prius, these two stats are:

2009: 93, < 1

2008: 85, 2

2007: 83, < 1

2006: 78, 2

2005: 84, < 1

2004: 65, < 1

Thank you, once again, to this forum and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August.

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Toyota Prius Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

 

We have updated our reliability stats for the Prius to include owner experiences through June 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 12

2008: 25

2007: 20

2006: 46

2005: 18

2004: 31 - average odometer 118k miles

All aside from the 2006 (which has a common problem with the xenon lamps) are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the Prius, these two stats are:

2009: 87, < 1

2008: 80, < 1

2007: 83, < 1

2006: 66, 2

2005: 88, < 1

2004: 68, < 1

Thank you, once again, to this forum and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in November and February.

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Will do, thanks for helping!

 

We have updated our reliability stats for the Prius to include owner experiences through September 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: 18

2009: 18

2008: 18

2007: 24

2006: 49 (common problem with xenon headlights)

2005: 23

2004: 23 - average odometer 123k miles

All aside from the 2006 (which has a common problem with the xenon lamps) are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

In the case of the Prius, these two stats are:

2009: 83, < 1

2008: 85, < 1

2007: 79, < 1

2006: 61, 2

2005: 80, < 1

2004: 77, < 1

We'll have further updates in February and May. The more owners participate, the more precise these will be.

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Prius to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009 Prius: 28, low
2008 Prius: 19, low
2007 Prius: 32, low
2006 Prius: 31, low
2005 Prius: 32, low
2004 Prius: 30, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Prius: 74, < 1
2008 Prius: 83, < 1
2007 Prius: 74, < 1
2006 Prius: 72, < 1
2005 Prius: 79, 2
2004 Prius: 77, < 1

We'll have further updates in August and in November. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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Thanks! Busy forum, and I only post about once a quarter.

 

We've updated our reliability stats for the Prius to include owner experiences through June 30, 2013. (Another source is about 14 months behind.)

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009 Prius: 28, low
2008 Prius: 20, low
2007 Prius: 25, low
2006 Prius: 29, low
2005 Prius: 36, low
2004 Prius: 39, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Prius: 75, < 1
2008 Prius: 81, < 1
2007 Prius: 77, < 1
2006 Prius: 81, < 1
2005 Prius: 74, 2
2004 Prius: 63, < 1

We'll have further updates in November and February.

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Toyota Prius reliability ratings and comparisons

 

We've updated our reliability stats for the Prius to include owner experiences through September 30, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009 Prius: 29, low
2008 Prius: 18, low
2007 Prius: 23, low
2006 Prius: 21, low
2005 Prius: 29, low
2004 Prius: 42, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Prius: 71, < 1
2008 Prius: 84, < 1
2007 Prius: 80, < 1
2006 Prius: 82, < 1
2005 Prius: 73, < 1
2004 Prius: 59, < 1

We'll have further updates in February and in May. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Prius to include owner experiences through December 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009 Prius: 21, low
2008 Prius: 17, low
2007 Prius: 24, low
2006 Prius: 22, low
2005 Prius: 25, low
2004 Prius: 32, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Prius: 76, < 1
2008 Prius: 85, < 1
2007 Prius: 79, < 1
2006 Prius: 81, < 1
2005 Prius: 75, < 1
2004 Prius: 73, < 1

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

To see the repairs behind these stats, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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Our reliability stats for the Prius now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009 Prius: 13, low
2008 Prius: 16, low
2007 Prius: 19, low
2006 Prius: 24, low
2005 Prius: 32, low
2004 Prius: 32, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Prius: 85, < 1
2008 Prius: 88, < 1
2007 Prius: 84, < 1
2006 Prius: 80, 2
2005 Prius: 74, < 1
2004 Prius: 78, < 1

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

For a deeper dive, including the stats for other cars and repair descriptions, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Prius to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014 (making them about 14 months ahead of some others).

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009 Prius: 16, low
2008 Prius: 16, low
2007 Prius: 26, low
2006 Prius: 31, low
2005 Prius: 31, low
2004 Prius: 24, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Prius: 86, < 1
2008 Prius: 84, < 1
2007 Prius: 75, < 1
2006 Prius: 74, < 1
2005 Prius: 72, < 1
2004 Prius: 81, < 1

Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For repair descriptions, the stats of other cars, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Toyota Prius reliability ratings and comparisons