How much is Toyota Prius Prime insurance?

About $1,271 a year for full coverage on a national average — 12% less than the $1,438 average car. Its insurance-loss index is 88 for 2022-2024 models.

Its costliest coverage is Collision (damage to your own car in a crash) at an index of 109; the cheapest is Property damage at 66. Among 32 four-door cars we hold data for, the Prius Prime ranks #6 from cheapest, below the class median of 116. A 2021 Prius Prime sells for a median $17,950 in our listings, so a year of coverage costs 7.1% of the car's value. Across 8 model-year groups in the data the index has fallen from 103 (2015-2017) to 88 (2022-2024). Calculated from 8 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.

FULL COVERAGE
$1,271
estimated per year
HLDI
88
insurance index (100 = average)
RANK
#6
of 32 in its class
VS PRICE
7.1%
of the car's value per year
SAFETY
5★
NHTSA overall rating

Why a Prius Prime costs what it does

Loss index of the Prius Prime for each coverage type, where 100 is the average vehicle:

FIG.01·Toyota Prius Prime — Insurance Loss Index by Coverage
01
Collisiondamage to your own car in a crash109
02
Comprehensivetheft, weather, vandalism, animals92
03
Personal injury (PIP)no-fault injury coverage in some states87
04
Property damagedamage you cause to other property66
TOP 4·UNIT loss index (100 = average car)·SOURCE HLDI insurance-loss data

Estimated annual split at $1,271: Liability (BI + PD) $610 · Collision $356 · Comprehensive $153 · Other (UM / PIP) $153.

The Prius Prime against its class

The Prius Prime ranks #6 of 32 four-door cars from cheapest to insure; its neighbors in that list:

FIG.02·Toyota Prius Prime vs Rivals — Insurance Loss Index
01
Volkswagen GTI≈ $1,047/yr73
02
Mini Cooper≈ $1,103/yr77
03
Volkswagen Golf R≈ $1,112/yr77
04
Subaru Legacy≈ $1,199/yr83
05
Honda Civic Type R≈ $1,251/yr87
06
Toyota Prius Prime≈ $1,270/yr88
07
Nissan Leaf≈ $1,323/yr92
08
Toyota GR Corolla≈ $1,324/yr92
09
Hyundai Ioniq 6≈ $1,462/yr102
10
Subaru WRX≈ $1,468/yr102
11
Toyota Prius≈ $1,480/yr103
12
Nissan Kicks≈ $1,598/yr111
TOP 12·UNIT loss index (100 = average)·SOURCE HLDI · Four-door cars

Class as defined by insurers (Four-door cars). Its median index is 116, roughly $1,668 a year; the cheapest is the Volkswagen GTI at 73.

How it changed over the years

Insurance-loss index of the Prius Prime for each model-year group in the data:

FIG.03·Toyota Prius Prime — Insurance Loss Index by Generation
2015-20172016-20182017-20192018-20202019-20212020-20222021-20232022-202410391969310010012888
RANGE 103 → 88·SOURCE HLDI · 2015-2017 → 2022-2024

The Prius Prime has become cheaper to insure over time (-14 points).

What a Prius Prime costs by state

The Prius Prime's index applied to each state's average premium: about $1,761 a year in Florida against $818 in Maine.

FIG.04·Toyota Prius Prime Insurance Cost by State
StatePrius Prime est. / yrvs national
Florida$1,761/yr+39% vs US
Louisiana$1,748/yr+38% vs US
New York$1,675/yr+32% vs US
District of Columbia$1,606/yr+26% vs US
Georgia$1,542/yr+21% vs US
Texas$1,525/yr+20% vs US
Wisconsin$884/yr-30% vs US
Hawaii$882/yr-31% vs US
Idaho$867/yr-32% vs US
North Dakota$849/yr-33% vs US
Vermont$846/yr-33% vs US
Maine$818/yr-36% vs US
ROWS 12·SOURCE NAIC 2023 × HLDI

Six priciest and six cheapest states shown.

Toyota Prius Prime insurance — frequently asked

How much is insurance for a Toyota Prius Prime?

About $1,271 a year for full coverage at the national average, versus $1,438 for a typical car. That's the model's insurance-loss index of 88 applied to the US average premium.

Why is the Prius Prime expensive or cheap to insure?

For the Toyota Prius Prime the costliest area is Collision at an index of 109, covering damage to your own car in a crash — against 66 for its cheapest. Overall the Toyota Prius Prime lands at an index of 88.

Is the Prius Prime cheaper to insure than rivals?

It ranks #6 of 32 in the four-door cars class, where the median index is 116 against this car's 88. Cheaper rivals are listed in the chart above.

Is that a lot relative to the car's value?

A year of coverage is 7.1% of what a 2021 Prius Prime sells for — $1,271 against a median price of $17,950.

Which state is cheapest to insure a Prius Prime in?

Maine at about $818 a year, against $1,761 in Florida, the priciest.

How we work this out

Loss indices from published insurance claim data (100 = average car), averaged over 8 records of the Toyota Prius Prime's latest model years. Dollars apply the index to the NAIC US average premium of $1,438 (2023); state figures use each state's average. A baseline for the car, not a personal quote. Last updated Nov 2026. Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.
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