This car has too many electronic functions. So there are too many things that can go wrong with the vehicle. It beeps at you constantly. Sometimes it is hard to know that the car is on because it runs idle using the electric motor. This has resulted in leaving the car on in the garage for hours by mistake. Also, the electric car battery packs fail around 150,000 miles. That is a very expensive repair.

Went from a Tahoe to a Camry Hybrid during a particularly high spike in fuel prices — it's been very reliable in terms of MPG over the years. It truly depends on the driving (city, highway, rapid acceleration, etc.), but I average about 30MPG. At the time of purchase, hybrids were just starting to gain momentum so this was fabulous and still is. For the first four years of its life, I drove the heck out of my poor car, and it stood up to constant driving, various terrain, many 1,000+ trips and regular 300+ trips. The only time I've ever found myself broke down on the side of the road is the one time I ran out of gas. To me, this signals excellent reliability and peace of mind for a family car.