The Prius, part of Toyota's lineup since 2001, is a midsize sedan/hatchback with seating up to 5. The Prius provides superior EPA (miles per gallon) for its class, easing fuel costs and reducing pollution. The Prius 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 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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 2015 Toyota Prius is 78% more likely to result in a fatal accident. Compared to other sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons, the 2015 Toyota Prius is 65% more likely to result in a fatal accident.
2015 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 2015 Toyota Prius with its main competition. Models are plotted on a scale from 38 to 93. The 2015 Toyota Prius is less safe than the 2014 Honda Insight, the 2015 Honda CR-Z, the 2015 Toyota Prius c, the 2015 Toyota Prius v, the 2015 Honda CR-V, the 2015 Acura ILX, the 2015 Subaru Crosstrek, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, the 2015 Ford C-Max, the 2015 Volkswagen GTI, and the 2015 Subaru Legacy.
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