2012 Toyota Prius consumer reviews

I’m using Toyota last 30 year , and Toyota Prius since 2012 . Face lot of problems regarding head light and back light and had replaced more than 50 bulbs. I am extremely unsatisfied.

Upto 150k mls I never had a problem, except for the VERY tiny falsely advertised all-electric range as a Plug-in. I thought I was getting a car with 60 mile range, but had to acknowledge the salesman did mumble "12-15" miles in one part of our purchase. It never got 15 miles, held 12 miles for a week or two, then 10 miles for another week and stayed at about 9 miles range per charge ever since. The ABS light popped on one day and I suddenly only had less than half braking power! a quick replacement of 1 of 2 ABS pieces fixed the problem @$600 for the part(!!!) so the brakes work again but the light won't turn off unless both pieces are replaced, requiring another $600 part plus labor (grr). Next, when the gas engine is engaged the car hesitates and shakes when starting from a stop until some pressure line clears out (after slowly moving 500-1000 feet). If I open the hood and pop off the overflow bottle cap it relieves the pressure and the car will run normal until pressure builds again. Very dangerous if taking a turn at a light in traffic as the car will NOT stop sputtering until the line is cleared. I'm told it will require the equivalent of a very expensive head-gasket replacement to stop the pressure buildup, whereas common sense says a $3 pressure release cap for the bottle should work. But, Toyota won't acknowledge any fault of their own...Not sure I want to invest anymore as there is no replacement extended range battery for this car right now, and the battery is bound to go soon, too! Averaged 48 mpg, but $10,000 extra plug-in 12 mile range was not worth it-unless it got 50-60 mile range .

This car was purchased as a gift for my son to use to travel to his job out of town. He has a lease and I didn’t want him to rack up miles on his other car/lease. As a previous Prius owner, I know he would love another Prius to use daily. After this reliable vehicle is paid off, I plan to buy one for my other son and then a new one for myself! We love the hybrids in our family!

I love it. It runs smooth and use gas effectively. My next car will be the same model with latest version. I have some suggestion to be improved

I had a 2004 and a 2007 Prius and this one is better. It is quieter, rides smoother, feels more solid and just seems more refined. I'm happy to have it.

My son loves this car. he drives it to Lake Norman high School everyday. He highly recommends this car to anyone. This is what he says is the greatest car ever made. I purchased it for him on his 16th birthday, in 2018. It is absolutely incredible. He has never had an issue with it.

You can’t find more reliable and affordable car than Toyota Prius. If you ge the full package the there is no car out there to bit that.

I'm happy with the car. Runs well. In good shape for a used car. I do wish the Prius was higher and maybe a little heavier. But for it's size, it's amazing what I can all fit into it and ya gotta love an average of 45-47 mpg. I traded-in a Prius for this Prius and would do it again. But don't expect that to be necessary for a while - they last.

Best car I ever bought, smooth handling, nice ride, very comfortable and best gas mileage ever!!! Also very stylish and fun to drive, used to spend $800 a month in gas when gas prices where at $5 a gallon but I only spent $200 commuting 105 miles per day at $5 a gallon.

The Prius C new is very reliable, surprisingly roomy, and has good cargo room with the rear seats down. It's great not to have to fill up the tank often.