2017, 63,000 miles, showroom condition

No, the same issues except the 2017 has the better piston rings, so there should be no issue with oil consumption.

 

No, you are not safe. The only thing that changed midway through the 2014 model year was that Toyota switched from the low friction piston ring to standard piston rings. The engine design, EGR design, water pump are all the same for the Gen 3 hatchback and the Prius V wagon. So the Prius V has the same issues.

 

Correct

Toyota made improvements with the engine and EGR on the Gen 4 Prius.

 

If YOU are planning to do all of the maintenance and repair then it's only a hideously EXPENSIVE 10-year-old car that you can expect to get another 150,000 miles out of if you do "all the things."
After all....we're talking about the station wagon which was probably adult driven.

What kind of records?
Even if it's "dealer maintained" (i.e. grossly neglected) you can do some corrective maintenance yourself and if the car wasn't 2x market price for a state where normies live, you can AVOID most of the pitfalls that G3 owners experience by having their cars "dealer maintained".
THINGS like EGR maintenance, maybe an oil catch can, BRAKE FLUID replacements, transaxle and coolant changes, intake cleaning, oil changes at a NORMAL interval instead of every 10k, etc....etc.
Toyota expects their owners (victims) to maintain a 'closed hood' maintenance philosophy - and their "lifetime fluids" (coolant, brake, transaxle) are ABSOLUTELY good for the lifetime of the car.
Just remember......THEIR idea of "lifetime" is about 15y and 225,000 miles - which is why they do not have an extended warranty much beyond the industry standard of...what? 8 years and125,000 miles?

Otherwise?
Ashville is kinda 'trendy' and NC is filling up with "halfbacks" but you're STILL on free soil.
You HAVE better options.
ESPECIALLY for $19K!!

MHO.....
Good Luck!

 

The truth of the matter is Toyota sold very few 2017 Prius v's in the US. So there are very few reports of failures for that year but 2017 v's are still the same basic engine, battery system etc as your last one. A 2017 v had better pistons, rings, intake, egr valve, ecu software and, wait for it, head gasket.

The gen4 hatchback had a far better engine beginning in late 2015 as a 2016. In 2017 Toyota did not import many v's as the Prius hatchback and the Rav4 hybrids were better cars from a reliability standpoint. The hatchback had far better mpg than a v's 42 epa estimate.

With that said, Toyota kept making lithium based 3 row gen3 v's for overseas customers until 2021.

With low miles it is possible you could make 150k-200k without big expenses. But a hybrid battery should be expected sometime in your ownership. Maybe a brake booster as well.

It seems people buy v's regardless of repair risks. If that is you, bargain down the price to at least low trade value.

 

Can relate ma'am.....CAN relate!
Elana was my freshman storm...with Hugo and Katrina and lots of others.

The STORM is the easy part.
Its the 2-5 years afterwards that's the really hard part!

DO not get me wrong.
I have 200,000 miles in G3 Priuses...as work cars.
This car CAN be a dead-bang, guaranteed to see 200,000 miles with few repairs purchase - if you do it right.
DOING it right means either doing it yourself or getting somebody you can trust to be both honest and competent.
A '17 V that's garage kept and only has break-in mileage IS a find - but they're asking a DEAR price and you're taking a yuge gamble.

OTOH, if you KNOW you LIKE G3s they can be the best of cars, and according to the info above maybe the asking price isn't drug induced......

What are your payment plans for the car?
Can you write a check with a comma in it for repairs - several times over the next few years?

Best of luck!

 

When we are in love (with a car) we are sometimes in a dream state! I know the feeling.

Getting to 200k without major expenses should be good enough or don't get into it. Its not about to go to 300k with no issues.

Parts are unlikely to be scarce especially from a hybrid battery standpoint. I am expecting member "mudder" to be selling a safe lithium with better mpg and power in a year or two. The brake booster is Toyota only and the Prius v has a slightly different skid ecu inside of it for things like pitch and bounce control. Its about a $800 part with 5 hours of labor, maybe $1800 - $2000 if you shop.
Its $300 off right now due to the nationwide 4th of July sale.

Yes, all those parts were revised since 2011.

A lot of gen3 issues are better understood by reviewing the engineering changes to a gen4. There are posts on the forum but highlights include better cylinder cooling channels in the block and head, improved geometry of those mating parts, redesigned pistons (again), revised cooling system routing and water pump, a coolant flow selector valve and a large volume egr cooler taking exhaust gasses after the catalytic converter instead of before.

Plus gen4 has a cool cylinder insulator (water jacket spacer):

 

Nope.
300K cars are not a dream at all.
It's just a matter of how many things in the car you want to replace during that time.
Western NC weather and wildlife will get a vote, as will your fellow drivers.
Remember.....
People often do not end a relationship with their cars because of the 'till death do you part' clause.
They meet a younger, prettier car.....

That's a very astute question.
Short answer....
Nope!
As answered above those parts will be available for the foreseeable future and since we live in a golden era of battery technology I would expect a remanufactured traction battery to be even better that the OEM.
Brake booster?
Change the brake fluid every now and then and the booster might last a bit longer....
Brake fluid that is darker than my AM coffee is no longer brake fluid.
It's a solution that has some amount of brake fluid IN IT.

A LOT LESS - and that trend is continuing!
Try and fold yourself into a G5 and go on a long trip.....
The v is a great car for camping in - road trip style or in a National Park.
The only real disadvantages I see with this car is that they're fairly rare as compared with their shorter cousins.
Things like glass, interior pieces/parts and sheet metal might become more scarce - but we also live in a golden age of information and communication and salvage yards are MUCH more efficient at keeping and cataloguing those pieces-parts.
They made them here in the US for - what?
Seven years?
160,000 units?
Parts ARE out there and they WILL be for a while.

THAT speaks to the heart of the matter!
As the second least popular male on the planet might put it....the best payment is NO payment!

Cars are NOT an investment.
They're a sunk cost.
The average used car payment in America is around $600 a month - but you've demonstrated that you're a bit smarter than the average bear - so we will presume that you're managing a $20,000 cost for transportation - or about $350 to $450 a month using the rough rule of $20 per 1000.
Those numbers beg to be rounded down to a $400 payment for those who can't write a check for the car....or a major car repair.
SO...
That's $4800 a year in payments - MEANING that if you're financially deep enough to write a check for a $4500 repair in any given year and avoid car payments for that same year you're MUCH less worse off than somebody paying $400 a month for the same car and THEN having to finance the repair.

The trick is...being WILLING to drive a payment-free car AND managing a repair fund FOR that car.

People like easy payments.
I want payments to be harder than "climbing Mount Everest with flip-flops and half a bottle of gatorade."

Good Luck!

 

keep in mind, nimh batteries tend to degrade over time, and actually like to be used. so a 10 year old prius with only 63,000 miles is exactly the opposite of what you want.
I would definitely have a battery in my budget