Extended warranty for 2010 Prius

Personally I am prejudiced against extended warranties. The Prius is a pretty trouble free car. As far as the battery question, many people have never needed to replace the HV battery. The factory warranty might still be in effect for that car anyway. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of the hybrid system warranty will chime in. At first I thought it was $91 total but realize that it is $91x24 =2184.00. Thats not cheap. In the end it's what makes YOU feel comfortable.

 

It would depend on what state you live in and if it’s a CARB certified car. Carb states have 10 year, 150,000 mile warranty on the battery.

At 60,000 miles you should not have any real issues. I would have the transmission fluid changed. They will tell you it’s life time fluid, still do it. Other then that your good till 100k miles. Also I would do oil changes at 5K miles and use 0W-40 weight oil, as it will help you in the long run of reducing oil use as the car gets more miles. Higher weight oils are used in other parts of the world.

 

It’s not clear if Florida is a Carb state or not. It appears it was a one time then the law was repealed. But it shows that at the time the warranty was 8 years or 100K miles. California is 10 years or 150K miles. Also the car has to have been originally purchased from a Carb State. So your best bet would be to ask the service department at Toyota to provide you with the correct information.

 

I am not sure about the impact of Florida being a CARB state or not. AFAIK, the hybrid battery is not covered under Toyota's extended warranties. (I inherited a Platinum extended factory warranty on my '14.)

I would take the $91/month and put it into a future hybrid battery replacement fund.