The Prius c, introduced by Toyota in 2012, is a mini hatchback with seating up to 5. The Prius c provides exceptional fuel efficiency for its class, saving your wallet and the environment. Toyota offers a 3-year, 36,000-mile basic warranty, and a 5-year, 60,000-mile powertrain warranty on its lineup.
The 2014 Toyota Prius c 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 2014 Toyota Prius c has a score of 61, implying a 0.067% chance of driver death (6% chance of injury).
We estimate that the 2014 Toyota Prius c has a vehicle lifetime fatality chance of 0.0666% and a vehicle lifetime injury chance of 7.6042%, meaning the average driver has a 0.0666% chance of dying in an accident if they drive the car under regular conditions for fifteen years, and a 7.6042% chance of being injured.
Compared to the average vehicle, the 2014 Toyota Prius c is 43% more likely to result in a fatal accident. Compared to other sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons, the 2014 Toyota Prius c is 32% more likely to result in a fatal accident.
And it is less safe than many comparable cars.
Comparison to similar models. This plot compares the RSC rating of the 2014 Toyota Prius c with its main competition. Models are plotted on a scale from 43 to 89. The 2014 Toyota Prius c is safer than the 2014 Honda Insight and the 2014 Honda CR-Z and less safe than the 2014 Honda Civic, the 2014 Subaru Impreza, the 2014 Toyota Scion xD, the 2014 Volkswagen Golf, the 2014 MINI Cooper, and the 2014 MINI Countryman. It is about as safe as the 2014 Hyundai Veloster and the 2014 Nissan Sentra.
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