2024 vs 2025 - any real differences?

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by JK919, Oct 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM.

  1. JK919

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    Looking to pick up a Limited AWD within the week. Found a few 2024s and a handful of overpriced 2025s. Did they make any changes to the cars in these years? The features are all the same I think, but I'm talking about bug fixes or design issues that often plague cars in their first model years.
     
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    I guess not?

    We ended up getting a 2024 AWD - any recalls or issues to look out for?
     
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    Anything that minor is usually not published and known to the general public.
     
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    The Gen 5 Prius is basically the Gen 4 Prius mid-cycle refresh. ;)

    Gen 6 Prius should be a complete redesign.

    Gen 5 is faster, more modern-looking, and has TSS 3.0, but when you sit in it, it feels awfully claustrophobic in comparison to Gen 4. Hopefully Gen 6 will go back to the “mini SUV” design Gen 2, Gen 3, and Gen 4 had.

    I would not want to upgrade to Gen 5 from Gen 4 because of how small it feels inside, despite wanting to upgrade to TSS 3.0 from TSS 2.0. It is not a huge upgrade anyway with TSS 4.0 with OTA updates being around the corner.

    It would be very cool if Gen 5 got TSS 4.0 in the 2027 model year, but I doubt they will integrate the Arene into Gen 5.
     
    #4 Gokhan, Oct 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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