Used Toyota Prius Prime for Sale nearAugusta, ME

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 $25,035, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $21,892 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 is a strong pick if you value efficiency, standard features, and a calm daily driving experience. The all-generations owner rating is 4.62/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise its remarkable fuel efficiency, advanced hybrid technology, and smooth, quiet drive. They also appreciate useful features like adaptive cruise control and the overall practicality of a hybrid that helps reduce fuel costs.

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

The main trade-offs center on infotainment usability, limited cargo space, and a driving experience that prioritizes efficiency over excitement.

36.5% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Toyota Prius Prime models reliable?

Owners consistently rate the Toyota Prius Prime highly for efficiency, hybrid technology, and everyday usability. Expert reviews also point to standard safety features and a practical ownership experience that fits efficiency-focused shoppers well.

• 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, long-term ownership risk looks manageable, especially if you choose a well-kept example with a clean history and strong maintenance records.

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

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 75.9% — 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

Which Toyota Prius Prime trim should I buy?

The 2021 Toyota Prius Prime offers these trims:

• LE: The entry trim includes standard LED headlights and daytime running lights, a 7-inch infotainment touchscreen, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, adaptive cruise control, and Toyota’s standard advanced safety suite. It gives you the core Prius Prime experience at the lowest price point.
• XLE: This trim adds the larger 11.6-inch touchscreen and moves the cabin toward a more tech-focused setup. It suits you if you want the biggest infotainment display and more available convenience features.
• Limited: This is the most equipped version, adding the most upscale feature set in the lineup. It suits you if you want the fullest Prius Prime experience and are willing to pay for it.

What Toyota Prius Prime do most buyers choose?

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

Higher-volume years tend to be the easiest to shop because you get more choices, more pricing spread, and a better chance of finding the right color, mileage, and equipment mix. They also tend to be the years most shoppers cross-shop first.

What is the Toyota Prius Prime's resale value?

Most model years are moving lower year over year, which is helpful if you want to buy used after the sharpest pricing has already passed. A couple of years are moving up, so the market is not falling evenly across the lineup. Overall, the pattern favors shoppers who want to compare several model years and target the ones with the softest pricing.

The 2020, 2021, and 2017 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 is standard across the 2021 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 −2.46% versus a year ago, and the 2022 model is at −1.68%.
• Deal availability: The 2023 model has 35.8% good and great deals, and the 2022 model has 33.9%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2023 model has the most listings at a current average price of $30,566. The Toyota Prius Prime offers a smooth, quiet drive 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 October 6, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.