2018 Toyota Prius: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

4 builds left the factory as a 2018 Prius, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 2 main configurations sell for $8,295–$26,998 today.

  • 2 main configurations
  • 13,445 vehicles built
  • 160 for sale right now
  • $8,295–$26,998 typical price range

Which Prius is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Prius

What actually differs

ONE/TWO · Full hybrid TWO ECO/Three/Three Touring/Four/Four Touring · Full hybrid
Typical price today $16,077 $19,500
For sale right now 82 78
Vehicles built 6,973 6,470
Same on every 2018 Prius
  • Engine 1.8L 4-cyl
  • Power 96 hp
  • Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Hatchback
  • Seats 5
  • Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

165 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
ONE/TWO · Full hybrid
$16,077
TWO ECO/Three/Three Touring/Four/Four Touring · Full hybrid
$19,500
$8,046 $12,987 $17,927 $22,868 $27,808
Price trend

Median up $1,439 over the last 12 months.

2018 Prius price history →
Will it hold value?

A Prius typically keeps about 58% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $9,900 today.

Prius depreciation by year →
Cost to run

54/50 mpg city/highway. Roughly $890/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Prius

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

1 recall on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • ✓ Warns you before a crash
  • ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
  • ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
  • ✓ Steers you back into the lane
  • ✓ Keeps distance on the highway
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What JTDKBRFU-J means

JTD KBRFU · J
JTD
the World Manufacturer Identifier Toyota registered — assembled in Japan
KBRFU
together encode the Prius line — Hatchback, 1.8L 4cyl — as Toyota filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
J
in position 10 — model year 2018
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run JTDKBRFU 4J3601011 JTDKBRFU 9J3073997 JTDKBRFU XJ3597241
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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