Enter the 17-character VIN of your Toyota Prius to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of a Toyota Prius and the free decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration. Our data for the Toyota Prius runs from 1997 to 2023 and covers 10 versions, from Toyota Prius I (NHW10) to Toyota Prius IV (XW50, facelift 2018), plus Toyota Prius+, Toyota Prius c and Toyota Prius V (XW60). It lists Hatchback and Sedan bodies and power from 58 to 152 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, so a clean decode says nothing about those. On a car you are looking at, compare the decoded model year and country with the advert and the registration papers; anything about the car's past comes from a paid vehicle history report.
1997 - 2023
Production years
58 - 152 hp
Power
2
Body styles
10
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Prius I (NHW10) | 1997 - 2001 | Sedan | 58 hp |
| Toyota Prius I (NHW11) | 2000 - 2003 | Sedan | 72 hp |
| Toyota Prius II (NHW20) | 2003 - 2009 | - | 78 hp |
| Toyota Prius III (ZVW30) | 2009 - 2015 | - | 99 hp |
| Toyota Prius+ | 2011 - 2015 | - | 99 hp |
| Toyota Prius IV (XW50) | 2015 - 2018 | - | 98 hp |
| Toyota Prius+ (facelift 2015) | 2015 - 2017 | - | 99 hp |
| Toyota Prius c | 2017 - 2019 | Hatchback | 73 hp |
| Toyota Prius IV (XW50, facelift 2018) | 2017 - 2022 | - | 97 - 98 hp |
| Toyota Prius V (XW60) | 2023 | - | 98 - 152 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Toyota Prius, with model years 1997 - 2023 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1997 - 2023 across 10 versions of the Toyota Prius. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Toyota Prius the characters to expect are Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023).
10 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 152 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder shows the model year from the 10th character, which you can set against the version named in the advert or on the registration document, such as Toyota Prius III (ZVW30) or Toyota Prius IV (XW50). It does not name the version itself, so a mismatch between year and version is a reason to ask the seller questions.
All 17 characters must match exactly, in the same order, on the plate, the registration document and the sales paperwork. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so one of them points to a misread or a typing error. Also check that the model year and country of manufacture from the decoder fit what the seller has told you.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft records or how many owners the car has had, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also will not confirm the body style or power of the car you are viewing, even though our data lists Hatchback and Sedan bodies and 58 to 152 hp.