Planning to buy a used V Five with the Advance Technology Package, mainly for the safety features, Need help with some of the details: Is there a difference between the 2012-2014 vs 2015 & up ATP safety features? any improvements in the later years? Does the Pre-Collision System include pedestrian detection? Does the Lane Departure Alert "nudge" the car back into the lane? or just gives warnings? For the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, I read it had 3 distance settings, how far are these distance settings? How much is the safety connect subscription? I read in the forums about parking assist, but could not see it in the toyota website, can owners confirm if this is part of the ATP? Thanks for the info
Ypu should be able to go here to see the sales brochures for the different model years, I believe. Certified Used Toyota Vehicles | Pre-Owned Cars, Trucks, SUVs & Hybrids I believe 2015 & up got better crash test safety rating with IIHS. My son as a 2015 Prius v 5.
Yes. The 2012-2014 automatic emergency braking feature failed the IIHS tests miserably but the 2015-up passes: 2017 Toyota Prius v No, but pedestrian detection will be standard on the 2018 Prius v if it is sold in the U.S. The 2012-2017 Prius v did not have LKA but the 2018 will have it if it is sold in the U.S. The distance settings do not seem to be exact and depend on vehicle speed and, to some extent, on the "mass" of the vehicle ahead. I most frequently use the intermediate distance setting on our Prius v and Sienna. About $140/year for a single year subscription with modest discounts for multi-year subscriptions. We've kept it active on both our Prius v and Sienna Limited and lately have been buying only single year subscriptions. Parking assist was not available on the U.S. market 2012-2017 Prius v although the 2012-2014 with the ATP had a self parking feature that utilized distance sensors on the corners of the front bumper. We have not found the self parking feature of our 2012 Prius v/ATP to be useful. Separate front and rear Park Assist have been dealer installed accessories on the similar Prius+ in Europe but have not been offered in the U.S..
Thanks for the answers. Looks like the major difference would be the automatic emergency brake is better in the 2015, but no more self parking feature. I'll mostly use this for a few long distance trips per year, sometimes in the city (since I work from home). We have a gen 3 prius hatchback already. I'm looking at a 2012 w/ 78K miles $13K vs 2015 w/ 37K miles $20K. Is the $7K difference worth it for the 2015?
If both have ATP, I think the 2015 is preferable and, of course, it has covered fewer miles. The 2015-up Prius v with ATP also "lost" the headlamp washers but I don't know if the ones on our 2012 are really all that effective since our 2012 is driven little and rarely out of the city - currently at around 33,000 miles.
Didn't Toyota update the Prius v to perform better on the small overlap crash tests? That alone would push me towards the midlife-updated models (so the 2015 in your case). It basically improves the rating from Poor to Good 2012 Toyota Prius v 2015 Toyota Prius v
yep ATP aside, the front end crash is much better from 2014 to 2015. i went with 2016 just for that reason
Other reasons to go with a 2015-up Prius v Five/ATP are power driver seat, DRL, and the best headlights of all the ones that the IIHS has tested which include Auto High Beam.
I wonder why they reverted to a lower rated system for Gen 4. Perhaps @Tideland Prius has additional insight.
The differences between the headlight unit on the Prius v vs. the Gen 4? I have no additional information. On the IIHS' website, the graphics are nearly identical between the two (Except for a longer left side throw of light on the highbeam on the Prius v on the straight and on the gradual left curve). Prius v Gen 4 Prius Prius v Low beams On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was good on the sharp right curve, fair on the gradual right and sharp left curves, and inadequate on the gradual left curve. The low beams never exceeded glare limits. High beams On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on the gradual right and gradual left curves and inadequate on the sharp right and sharp left curves. High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway, on both left curves and on the gradual right curve. Gen 4 Low beams On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was good on the gradual right curve, fair on the sharp right and sharp left curves, and inadequate on the gradual left curve. The low beams created some glare. High beams On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on the gradual right curve and inadequate on the sharp right and both left curves. High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and on both left curves.
