Used 2022 Toyota Prius Prime Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2022 Prius Prime, so we've included reviews for other years of the Prius Prime since its last redesign.
Very Nice Car
Ron, 08/16/2021
2022 Toyota Prius Prime Limited 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl gas/electric plug-in hybrid CVT)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
Its a very nice car. Immediately took it on a 2500 mile vacation voyage. It was surprisingly quiet and smooth. The air conditioner was cold. I mean very cold! Mileage was about 58 MPG. The electric mode is very nice around town. I live in California and gas here is $5.09 a gallon for premium (Chevron). Some areas are even higher!! The hatchback space is a little tight for our one week trip out of town, but the rear seats fold down for extra room. The navigation system was pretty decent & I have no complaints. I went on a Prius forum and did some studying before I bought it. I took the advice of one member and put it on ECO and drove. Never did use "Normal and Power" settings. Bottom Line: Glad I bought it & with the price of fuel now its saving me some money over fuel consumption with my pickup (kept it). I got the Limited Trim and glad I did so.
FUN CAR and A FUEL MISER
Rick, 02/27/2021
2021 Toyota Prius Prime LE 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl gas/electric plug-in hybrid CVT)
14 of 17 people found this review helpful
I agree with most of which the other owners report below. I must add another negative, however. What if I have a flat tire at night on a dark road? There is no spare and I don't carry a cellphone. This is my major concern although such an event happening is unlikely. On the positive side, the vehicle is quiet, good looking, seemingly low maintenance, and possesses Toyota quality as expected. Love how it handles and its engine's quiet peppiness. Its a car of the future.
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Prime ride, man
Nico, 09/07/2021
2022 Toyota Prius Prime XLE 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl gas/electric plug-in hybrid CVT)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
It’s fine. I purchased an XLE as a commuter, and for that purpose it has excelled. While the storage space leaves a lot to be desired, I was able to store a 65 qt RTIC cooler in the trunk. Food for thought.
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Best commuter car I’ve ever owned
Zack d, 12/10/2020
2021 Toyota Prius Prime XLE 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl gas/electric plug-in hybrid CVT)
17 of 22 people found this review helpful
Rides smooth. Love the fact that I can get a full charge in 5 hours makes it super convient. Much faster and smoother ride then the Prius I tried back in 10-11 back then I couldn’t deal too much of a sacrifice from looks and driving quality now it’s not a sports car by any means but I had a 14 corolla eco I gave up for this guy and it feels a little bit faster than the carolla but I have much better fuel economy and I drive 50 each way every day for work and average just about 30k miles a year so I was looking for comfort and economy and got it. I do wish you could still adjust charging schedule from app if they bring that back it will be perfect. I got the XLE to me seemed like the best bang for buck for me since I drive 30k miles a year I ride them for 6-8 years and then retire them.
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Mostly good, horrible packaging
G.B., 06/11/2021
2021 Toyota Prius Prime Limited 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl gas/electric plug-in hybrid CVT)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
I've owned my 2021 Prius Prime Limited for all of 4 days now. Here is my initial assessment. I will post an update if my opinions change. To the person who complained about the lack of connectivity (Android Auto) on the 11.6" screen infotainment system found in the XLE and Limited: you are mostly correct but not entirely. As an Android owner, I am livid that Toyota apparently added that capability to the small-screen system in the LE, without adding it to mine. Entune is indeed supported, although after installing the Entune 3.0 app on my phone and starting to register an account, it told me my car isn't supported and I needed the Toyota app instead. The infotainment owner's manual said nothing about that, only Entune -- horrible documentation and support. But after much difficulty, I got the Toyota app installed, an account set up, and paired with my car, giving me Entune capability on the car. One plus: this works over Bluetooth, where my previous car (a 2017 Ford Mustang) required plugging in to access Android Auto. In the end, the only real app I care about is Live X Live music, and Entune gives me that, so it'll do. I owned a 2015 Prius "Three" trim for most of 3 years, and as a Prius owner, I'm pleased to say the current Prime drives pretty much like I remember a Prius driving, but much better than that one. No close "feel of the road," but handles securely. A decidedly heavy feel for the size of the car, probably even more so with the plug-in battery pack, but the electric motor on the standard hybrid (even the current model) is a joke; the only way to drive fully electric in them is accelerating at truly a snail's pace and keeping it under 25 mph (30 mph downhill with a tailwind). And you burn down the battery in 2 miles at most. The Prime, on the other hand, is actually peppier when taking off with the electric motor than when driving on the gas engine, and for a car with just a 25-mile electric range, I'm super pleased with the power of the electric motor. A coworker had bought a 2016 Prius, a low trim level I believe was a Two, shortly after I bought my 2015. I was envious of the fact that his low-end Prius had parking sensors in front and back. My Mustang I had in between these cars was fully loaded -- rear parking sensors, rear cross traffic alert, and blind spot monitor -- yet lacked the forward driving laser/radar sensors like "Toyota Safety Sense" or any sort of lane departure. Fine, it's a wanna-be sports car, and people don't want or think they need that stuff on a sports car, but the stuff it had was super helpful. I can't say how many times the rear cross traffic alert saved my bacon backing out of my driveway. So when I started shopping for this, I was shocked that although Toyota puts all that good safety stuff on the regular Priuses starting with the LE, you can't get it on the Primes without jumping all the way up to the Limited. I plan for my teenage kid to drive this in a couple years, so it was never a question, I bought the Limited. Right now, I got a $4500 rebate on my car from Toyota; the regular Priuses only have $1500. With that extra $3k and the government clean energy rebates / tax credit, I'm actually getting this car for quite a bit cheaper in the end than a similarly loaded Prius. The only thing is, I could've gotten a stripped-down Prius LE, still gotten the safety sensors, and taken cloth seats, standard small-screen infotainment with basic audio, and saved a couple thousand in the end. A couple thousand between a Prius LE and a Prius Prime Limited? No regrets going with this car. Even if I never plugged it in, it's worth it. I just have to wait until next year's tax return to see the bulk of the money and close the gap. Getting back to that huge 11.6" infotainment screen: overkill, and very rudimentary software behind it. No real choices how to configure it. Want to adjust your sound with the equalizer? Don't think Audio Settings will help. That menu is a complete joke. I pored through the manual, it was fairly worthless for telling me how to get there, but I finally figured it out and got the bass & treble turned up. Better than my suspicion I'd begun having, that Toyota decided they know best and there is absolutely no sound adjustment whatsoever. Adjusting the climate control is difficult but learnable. In my 2015 Prius and my 2011 Camry Hybrid, I had big problems with the climate control in the winter. Any time the temp outside was below about 40F, or more than 25 below the lowest temp setting of 65, it would be uncomfortably warm, even when taking it off Auto. I would have to turn the climate control off entirely and crack the window, at which point I would be a bit cold but better than the alternative, which was turning the A/C all the way down to Low which would blast ice cold air. I won't be able to judge this car until next winter.