Buying a used 2012 with 31,000km

welcome. brakes are a funny thing on the prius, most never wear, but some have a lot of problems. i would ask for details, front, rear, both? that is a lot of wear for 31km. i can't see any other red flags from your info. what package is it? is it a toyota dealer? i would read the extended warranty if you're interested. it's only 2 more years, but hopefully covers the 3 year stuff. all the best!

 

I am hoping to get some advice on buying a used 2012 Prius as well.

Im looking at a Prius V 5, from 2012 looks brand new, seems like its in excellent condition and my mechanic said it was in good shape. but the odometer reads 145000. Is that too high? ive never bought a used car and i have never owned a Prius, so not really sure, if its different in this way, but i don't think i would buy a gas car with over 100K on the odometer. What do you think?

 

With very limited information, here's my initial thought....you're located in SF, which means you are in a CARB state. That means you are lucky to receive a 10 year/150k mile warranty on your hybrid battery. Most of us have the 8 year/100k mile warranty. This particular car would have 5k miles remaining on the warranty.

It doesn't mean that it'll need replacing at 151k miles, but personally, I'd look for something with lower miles if your budget can afford it. Ideally, you'd purchase a 2012 that will have a warranty that can last until 2022.