Used Toyota Prius Prime for Sale nearAmes, IA

How much does the Toyota Prius Prime cost in today's market?

Used Toyota Prius Prime prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Toyota Prius Prime's current nationwide average price is $25,181, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $21,899 over the past year.

Recently, prices have come down for the 2022, 2023, and 2024 models, making now a good time to shop recent model years.

Is the Toyota Prius Prime a good car?

Yes — the Toyota Prius Prime earns strong marks from owners across the full model range.

The all-generations owner rating is 4.62/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Prius Prime for its remarkable fuel efficiency, smooth and quiet driving character, and useful modern features. Reviewers also highlight its advanced hybrid technology and strong electric range as recurring strengths.

Expert reviews rate the 2020 and 2021 models among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs center on the infotainment experience, cargo space, and the car’s polarizing design and ergonomic layout.

34.0% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Toyota Prius Prime models reliable?

Owners consistently describe the Prius Prime as efficient, easy to live with, and well suited to everyday driving. Expert feedback also points to strong hybrid technology and a useful set of standard features.

• Owners rate the Toyota Prius Prime between 4.0 and 5.0 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, the long-term ownership picture looks encouraging, especially if you prioritize efficiency and a proven hybrid setup.

What should I look for when buying a used Toyota Prius Prime?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 76.7% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2022 models.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: Toyota Safety Sense with automatic emergency braking with cyclist and pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning with steering assist, automatic high beams, adaptive cruise control, road-sign assist, and Lane Tracing Assist automated lane centering
• Infotainment: a 7-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Fuel efficiency: 133 MPGe efficiency rating in electric mode; 55 mpg in the city, 53 mpg on the highway, and 54 mpg combined fuel-economy ratings in hybrid mode

Which Toyota Prius Prime trim should I buy?

The 2021 Toyota Prius Prime offers these trims:

• LE: The entry trim includes the Prius Prime’s core efficiency-focused setup and standard equipment, making it the value-oriented starting point.
• XLE: This trim adds the larger 11.6-inch touchscreen and moves the Prius Prime into a more tech-heavy setup.
• Limited: This trim adds the most upscale equipment in the lineup, including the available technology and comfort features that suit shoppers who want the most content.

What Toyota Prius Prime do most buyers choose?

The Toyota Prius Prime years with the most listings are 2023, 2024, and 2021.

Higher-volume years usually give you more choices, which can make it easier to compare prices, trims, and condition. They also tend to be the years shoppers return to most often when they want a balance of availability and value.

What is the Toyota Prius Prime's resale value?

Most model years in the table are moving lower year over year, which can work in your favor if you want to buy used. A couple of years are ticking upward, so the pricing picture is mixed rather than uniformly falling. The smallest changes cluster around the middle of the lineup, while the newest years show the sharpest declines.

The 2019 and 2022 model years are holding steady, with prices close to flat year-over-year.

The 2021, 2020, and 2019 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Toyota Prius Prime safe?

• 2021: 8/10
• 2020: 8/10

Toyota Safety Sense comes standard across the Prius Prime lineup, including automatic emergency braking with cyclist and pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning with steering assist, automatic high beams, adaptive cruise control, road-sign assist, and Lane Tracing Assist automated lane centering.

For the safest used buy, the 2020 and 2021 models both post the highest confirmed score of 8/10.

Should I buy a used Toyota Prius Prime now?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2023 model is at −2.48% versus a year ago, and the 2022 model is at −0.88%.
• Deal availability: The 2023 model has 38.3% good and great deals, and the 2022 model has 34%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2023 model has the most listings at a current average price of $30,638. The Toyota Prius Prime offers a smooth, quiet driving character that makes it easy to live with every day.

If you're buying used today, the 2023 model year offers the best mix of value and availability.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from September 29, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.