Where each one leads
Acura TL
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Acura TL | Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1995–2014 | 2010–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 7,191 (2012–2022) |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 283 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Acura TL | Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.9% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −18% | — |
| US owner complaints | 3,118 | 68 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Service brakes |
| Model year with most complaints | 2004 (551) | 2012 (25) |
| US recall campaigns | 25 | 4 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,825 | 444 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 18 | 10 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Acura TL | Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2014) | 4★ (2013) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Acura TL | Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.1 l/100 km (2014) | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 19 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 112 kW (150 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,605 kg |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 201,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).