Production chronology1997–open
Source includes an open interval; the explicit year list contains observed starts and closed segments only.
Wikipedia infobox ↗1 year
← Toyota
Toyota / Model record
ToyotaPRIUS
Production1997 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassMidsize Cars
Power58 hp
Built5,000,000 units
Background
The Toyota Prius is a car produced by Toyota since 1997 over five generations. The Prius has a hybrid drivetrain, called Hybrid Synergy Drive, which combines an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. Initially offered as a subcompact four-door saloon, it has been produced only as a compact five-door liftback since 2003.
Text adapted from “Toyota Prius” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2019–2026
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2001–2026
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗26 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2015
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗1 year
EEA EU registration observations2025
EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2000–2022
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗23 years
Research notes
World's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, launched in Japan December 1997 under the 'G21' project. Five generations (XW10-XW60), ~5 million cumulative units sold by September 2022 — the best-selling hybrid nameplate in history.