Gizmo Highlights:
Does the 2022 Toyota Prius Prime get good gas mileage?
The fuel economy of this Prius Prime model is:
- Excellent compared to all other cars.
- Excellent compared to other hybrid cars.
- Excellent compared to other non-luxury cars.
- Great compared to other compact hatchbacks.
- Excellent compared to other 4-cylinder cars.
The 2022 Prius Prime has an excellent fuel economy, with a combined gas mileage of 54 MPG (55 MPG city – 53 MPG highway). In comparison, the average car in 2022 has a gas mileage of 23.95 MPG (not including fully electric vehicles).
The 2022 Prius Prime is 125% more fuel-efficient than the average vehicle and is in the 99th percentile of fuel economy for all cars.
The 50th percentile or median gas mileage for all cars in 2022 is 23 MPG. You can generally gauge how good a car’s fuel economy is by looking at which percentile of gas mileage it falls under.
If your gas mileage is above the median, you are better than the majority. If your gas mileage falls below the 50 percentile, then most people have a better gas mileage than you.
Consider the 0-35th percentiles as bad, the 40th-60th percentiles as acceptable, and the 65th-100th percentiles as good.
Cost of Fuel
The 2022 Toyota Prius Prime takes regular unleaded, the price of which will vary depending on where you live.
At $3.5 per gallon of regular unleaded, driving this hatchback will cost you:
- 1-mile trip: $0.05
- 5-mile trip: $0.26
- 15-mile trip: $0.79
- 10000 miles per year: $526.32
- 12500 miles per year: $657.89
- 15000 miles per year: $789.47
When driving 15000 miles per year, the average and median cost of fuel for all cars is $2676.92 and $2550 respectively (in 2022).
The 2022 Prius Prime is 70.5% less costly to drive than the average vehicle in 2022. It is in the 0th percentile of fuel costs for all cars, meaning it’s less expensive to drive than most vehicles.
Range
The 2022 Toyota Prius Prime has a combined range of 640.6 miles, using both gas and electric power. The vehicle has a battery-only range of 25 miles and a gas range of 615.6 miles.
Compared to other cars, the range of the Prius Prime fares very well. The average range for all vehicles, in 2022, is 417 miles. Its range falls into the 99th percentile, above the median of 414 MPG.
By Vehicle Category
The 2022 Toyota Prius Prime is classified as a compact hatchback. The average and median fuel economy for this segment is 36.4 MPG and 28.5 MPG, respectively. This puts it in the 77th percentile of the gas mileage for compact hatchbacks.
The 2022 Prius Prime is a non-luxury vehicle. Non-luxury cars are, on average, 20.8% more fuel-efficient than their luxury counterparts.
The average gas mileage for non-luxury cars is 26.52 MPG.
The average hatchback has a gas mileage of 33.48 MPG. The 2022 Prius Prime is 61.29% more fuel-efficient than the average hatchback.
By PowerTrain
The 2022 Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid car. Which means the is powered by both a gas engine and a rechargeable battery.
The average combined gas mileage for a plug-in hybrid car is 28.73 MPG. At 54 MPG, the 2022 Prius Prime is 87.96% more fuel-efficient than the average plug-in hybrid vehicle. It is in the 98th percentile of gas mileage for the segment, putting it above the median of 27.5 MPG.
The 2022 Toyota Prius Prime is fitted with a 4-cylinder engine. The average and median fuel economy for a 4-cylinder car is 28.67 MPG and 27 MPG respectively.
Horsepower-Gas Mileage Multiple
The 2022 Toyota Prius Prime has a gas mileage-horsepower multiple of 6534 MPG.HP. The average compact hatchback has an MPG-HP multiple of 7087. The higher the number, the better.
The gas mileage-horsepower multiple is an easy-to-understand indicator of how efficiently the powertrain moves the vehicle, relative to its power.
Heavier vehicles and cars with undersized engines will typically have lower scores. Sports cars and hybrids typically score higher. It’s best to compare scores with cars that are in the same vehicle category.
Vs. Other Toyota Cars
2022 Toyota cars have an average fuel economy of 31.94 MPG. The median (50th percentile) is 30.5 MPG. With a gas mileage of 54 MPG, the Prius Prime is one of the brand’s more fuel-efficient vehicles in 2022.
There are 32 2022 Toyota models and trims (by per engine spec) sold in the United States. The Prius Prime ranks 2 by fuel economy.
Carbon Emissions
The 2022 Prius Prime emits 5442 pounds of carbon per year.
The average 2022 automobile, driving 15000 miles, burns roughly 13149 pounds of carbon per year.
Gizmo Score
We score the fuel economy of the 2022 Toyota Prius Prime based on how well it fares when compared to other vehicles of its year. An average or standard score is 50.
Many factors are considered, such as the vehicle’s category, power, weight, and engine size (relative to other vehicles). For example, if a full-size pickup truck and a small sedan both do 25 MPG, the full-size pickup truck will typically have the higher score. This is because 25 MPG is considered excellent gas mileage for a pickup truck, but bad gas mileage for a small sedan.
All factors are not weighed equally, however. Most points go towards the fuel economy relative to all vehicles.
