How many Toyota Priuses are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 162,805 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain125,600+3.9% on a year earlier
Declared SORN4,846Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202578.6%Cars of the same ages 72.6%
Rank by number licensedNo. 75of 1,159 models we cover
Licensed countAt its peakhighest since 2000
Average annual mileage13,326miles a year
How many Toyota Priuses are left in Great Britain?
There were 125,600 Toyota Priuses licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 4,846 declared off the road (SORN).
That is the most on the road at any year end since 2000.
Toyota Priuses licensed in Great Britain
Numbers are still rising: the latest count is the highest in this series.
In 2025, 78.6% of Toyota Prius MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Toyota Priuses tested pass 72.6% of the time, so the Toyota Prius does better than average for its age, by 6.0 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 78.0%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Toyota Prius vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
0%
50%
100%
3 years
4–5 years
6–7 years
8–10 years
11–14 years
15–19 years
20+ years
Toyota Prius
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Toyota Prius compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Toyota Prius fails its MOT,
appearing on 52.4% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
5.1% of Toyota Prius tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Toyota Prius MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Toyota Prius MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Toyota Prius failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 15.5% of 34,788 failed tests.
37.7% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Toyota Prius tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
15.5%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
11.9%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
9.2%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
8.7%
Linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension
6.7%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
6.2%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
5.8%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
5.8%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
19 years of the Toyota Prius, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2012 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (72.3% passed first time) and the 2020 cars worst (89.0%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Toyota Prius annual mileage
The average Toyota Prius covers 13,326 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
0
5k
10k
15k
20k
17,950
4–5 years
17,776
6–7 years
17,232
8–10 years
12,757
11–14 years
9,168
15–19 years
8,020
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Toyota Prius by vehicle age
Of the 125,209 Toyota Priuses licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 82.0% have an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc, and 15.4% have an engine of 1,401cc to 1,500cc. The share with an engine of 1,401cc to 1,500cc has fallen from 45.6% in 2014 to 15.4%. Plug-in hybrids made up 2.1% of those licensed in 2014 and 5.4% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Toyota Priuses licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,701cc to 1,800cc 102,685 licensed
82.0%
1,401cc to 1,500cc 19,236 licensed
15.4%
Other sizes 3,288 licensed
2.6%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,701–1,800cc
Hybrid
97,586
77.9%
1,401–1,500cc
Hybrid
19,200
15.3%
1,701–1,800cc
Plug-in hybrid
5,047
4.0%
1,901–2,000cc
Plug-in hybrid
1,677
1.3%
1,801–1,900cc
Hybrid
1,394
1.1%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Toyota Priuses licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Hybrid
Plug-in hybrid
2014
97.8%
2.1%
2015
97.6%
2.3%
2016
97.7%
2.2%
2017
97.3%
2.6%
2018
96.7%
3.2%
2019
96.4%
3.6%
2020
95.8%
4.1%
2021
95.4%
4.5%
2022
95.4%
4.5%
2023
95.5%
4.4%
2024
95.0%
4.9%
2025
94.6%
5.4%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Toyota Prius fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Toyota Prius from 2002, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol hybrid versions ranges from 47.1 to 68.4 mpg, with CO2 of 94 to 137 g/km; plug-in hybrid versions are rated at 134.5 to 565.0 mpg (weighted). On the older NEDC test (listings 2002 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and petrol hybrid versions ranges from 55.4 to 94.1 mpg, with CO2 of 70 to 120 g/km; plug-in hybrid versions are rated at 134.5 to 283.0 mpg (weighted).
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2026
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
1.8 petrol hybrid
47.1–68.4
94–137
2019–2024
Euro 6 to Euro 6d‑TEMP
25
1.8 plug-in hybrid
217.3
28–29
2019–2020
Euro 6 to Euro 6d‑TEMP
2
2.0 plug-in hybrid
134.5–565.0
12–47
2024–2026
Euro 6
8
Older NEDC figures, listed 2002 to 2018 (4 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2002 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Plug-in hybrid figures are VCA’s weighted values, which count driving on battery power as
well as on fuel.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Prius”, “Prius, MY2016”, “Prius +”, “Prius, MY2012”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Toyota Prius safety recalls
DVSA lists 26 safety recalls for the Toyota Prius since 1992, the first in 2005. The most recent was launched on 16 March 2026.
Relay and Wire Harness installation on certain Prius
Launched 16 March 2026DVSA recall R/2026/027Manufacturer ref. 5GG91 (26SD-003)
Defect
For affected vehicles that are equipped with an electric rear door lock system which includes a door opener switch and a rear door lock release actuator If the seal performance for this switch is reduced this can temporarily allow water to enter the switch which can cause the switch to activate and the door could open unexpectedly.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Toyota Prius. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
