Toyota Prius Plus
Registered from 2011 to 2021.
About this model
The Toyota Prius is a car produced by Toyota since 1997 over five generations. The Prius has a hybrid drivetrain, called Hybrid Synergy Drive, which combines an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Initially offered as a subcompact four-door saloon, it has been produced only as a compact five-door liftback since 2003.
From the Wikipedia article Toyota Prius, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2019 1.8 hybrid. 26 of 676 tests failed, 4%.
Better than 93% of 2019 cars. The typical one fails 9%, across 908 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 38% | 10 |
| Tyres and wheels | 38% | 10 |
| Visibility | 19% | 5 |
| Brakes | 15% | 4 |
| Suspension | 12% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp not securely attached
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 94% of 2019 cars — 38% of its 26 failed tests, where an ordinary 2019 car has 13%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 38% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 15% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 12% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 38% of its failures
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp not securely attached
- Rear registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps
- Visibility — 19% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 8% of its inspections, against the 16% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 1% | 9% | 73 | |
| 40–60k miles | 3% | 12% | 117 | |
| 60–80k miles | 1% | 14% | 126 | |
| 80–100k miles | 6% | 14% | 110 | |
| 100–120k miles | 1% | 16% | 72 | |
| 120–140k miles | 8% | 17% | 53 | |
| 140–160k miles | 8% | 16% | 36 |
587 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.