The Prius, part of Toyota's lineup since 2001, is a midsize sedan/hatchback with seating up to 5. The Prius provides exceptional fuel efficiency for its class, saving your wallet and the environment. Strong on technology, it has offered Apple CarPlay since 2020. Toyota offers a 3-year, 36,000-mile basic warranty, and a 5-year, 60,000-mile powertrain warranty on its lineup.
The 2013 Toyota Prius is very unsafe compared to all vehicles.
Comparison to all vehicles. This plot shows RSC safety scores on the horizontal axis vs. the number of vehicles with each safety score (depicted by bar height and percentages at the bottom). Colors reflect vehicle safety, ranging from red (not that safe) to green (safer). For reference, a score of 0 implies a 0.15% chance of driver death (13% chance of driver injury) over 15 years, and a score of 100 reflects a 0.016% chance (1.4% chance of driver injury). The 2013 Toyota Prius has a score of 49, implying a 0.083% chance of driver death (7.4% chance of injury). If equipped with optional advanced driver safety features, the chance of death falls to 0.081%, and the chance of injury falls to 7.3%.
We estimate that the 2013 Toyota Prius has a vehicle lifetime fatality chance of 0.0832% and a vehicle lifetime injury chance of 9.4973%, meaning the average driver has a 0.0832% chance of dying in an accident if they drive the car under regular conditions for fifteen years, and a 9.4973% chance of being injured.
Compared to the average vehicle, the 2013 Toyota Prius is 78% more likely to result in a fatal accident. Compared to other sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons, the 2013 Toyota Prius is 65% more likely to result in a fatal accident.
2013 Toyota Prius offers AEB optionally. With AEB, the vehicle lifetime fatality chance drops by 2%.
And it is less safe than many comparable cars.
Comparison to similar models. This plot compares the RSC rating of the 2013 Toyota Prius with its main competition. Models are plotted on a scale from 40 to 86. The 2013 Toyota Prius is less safe than the 2013 Honda Insight, the 2013 Honda CR-Z, the 2013 Toyota Scion tC, the 2013 Toyota Prius c, the 2013 Toyota Prius v, the 2013 Nissan Altima, the 2013 Mazda CX-5, the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek, the 2013 Acura ILX, the 2013 Toyota Camry, and the 2013 Ford C-Max.
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