This was the first model (Series 1) of the Toyota Prius available in the US, so they offered a 10 year/100K mile warranty since they apparently knew they would need to work out a few bugs. My wife loved it from the start. It feels solid due to the relatively high weight to size ration due to the bank of electrical batteries under the back seat. The first few years it was in and out of the shop about every other month. The main computer went dead a couple of times, needed a generator replaced, had the main battery bank replaced, along with a number of other things, ALL fixed 100% free. By the end of 3 years we figured everything that would ever go had been replaced and we basically had a brand new car after 4 years, and we were right. Nothing outside of tires and the small battery has gone out in over 10 years and 100K miles. Gets about 50 mpg driving open highway from Las Vegas to Los Angeles (can be done on a single tank of gas if you want to risk it) and about 43 mpg in city driving. It helps to have practice minimal gas consumption practices though. Paint now has an issue after 15 years, and the A/C is about to go, but overall, I would say we got our money's worth many times over.

The Toyota Prius is a wonderfully reliable vehicle. In additional to providing one of the most fuel efficient models on the market, the Prius is also very low maintenance. I purchased my 2007 model used from a non-Toyota dealership. The vehicle was in perfect condition. Outside of general maintenance on the vehicle, the Prius has incurred no additional maintenance or repair costs.