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Toyota Prius

The car the P0Axx hybrid block was effectively written about: the highest-volume hybrid drivetrain in history. Battery state-of-charge, contactor, isolation and inverter codes that read as exotic elsewhere are routine here — and routinely misquoted for a new battery when the corpus's deterioration pages say otherwise.

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Toyota Prius (XW60), front three-quarter view
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Generations

  • XW20 2003–2009

    The generation that made P0A80 famous; module-level battery repair is a cottage industry on these.

    Body styles
    Liftback
    Platform
    Toyota MC
    Engines
    • 1.5 hybrid — 1NZ-FXE · hybrid · 43–57 kW (58–76 hp) · 102–115 Nm (75–85 lb-ft)
    • 57 kW electric — electric · 57 kW (76 hp) @ 5000 rpm
    Transmissions
    e-CVT · 1-speed planetary gear
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • XW30 2009–2015

    1.8 2ZR-FXE; head-gasket failures at age can put misfire codes on what looks like a hybrid problem.

    Body styles
    Liftback
    Platform
    Toyota New MC
    Engines
    • 1.8 hybrid — 2ZR-FXE · hybrid · 142 Nm (105 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 plug-in hybrid — plug-in hybrid · Prius PHV
    Transmissions
    e-CVT · 1-speed planetary gear
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive
  • XW50 2015–2022

    TNGA platform, lithium packs in some trims — battery chemistry now varies within one generation.

    Body styles
    Liftback
    Platform
    Toyota TNGA-C
    Engines
    • 1.8 hybrid — 2ZR-FXE · hybrid · 72 kW (97 hp) · 142 Nm (105 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 plug-in hybrid — plug-in hybrid · Prius Prime
    Transmissions
    e-CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • XW60 2023–present

    The fifth generation, substantially more powerful.

    Body styles
    Liftback
    Platform
    Toyota TNGA-C
    Engines
    • 1.8 hybrid — 2ZR-FXE · hybrid · 142 Nm (105 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 hybrid — M20A-FXS · hybrid · 188 Nm (139 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 plug-in hybrid — plug-in hybrid
    Transmissions
    e-CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

CAN data

Bus databases covering this vehicle, mirrored from the open-source opendbc project.

Service information

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