Question about used 2012 prius v price

unfortunately, it may be a ticking time bomb. the cheap stuff has been done, but the hybrid battery, brake booster, inverter and head gasket await the new owner

 

$12k US is too much. The brake booster will be $2,500, the high voltage battery will be at least $2,000, the head gasket will be $2k-$5k depending on how quick you recognize it, usually your local mechanic will not work on it, its suspicious why the front end parts have gone out, its really not a good first car.

Do yourself a favor and buy a non hybrid Civic, Corolla or Camry in your price range. If you were buying a new hybrid, I would say go for it. They fixed each problem in the next generation starting in 2016.

Oh did I forget about the excessive oil burning and clogged up egrs? Yes they are problems as well.