Where each one leads
Peugeot 407
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Toyota Prius
- Against cars of the same age, the Toyota Prius comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 7% more often than average) than the Peugeot 407 (passes 7% less often than average).
Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical.
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
| Peugeot 407 | Toyota Prius | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | — | 1998–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 30,659 (2010–2021) | 232,742 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 5,896 | 125,209 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 3,309 | 28,754 |
| In traffic in Finland | 3,811 | 5,034 |
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
| Peugeot 407 | Toyota Prius | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 54% | 79% |
| … against cars of the same age | −7% | +7% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 2.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | +3% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| US owner complaints | — | 12,522 |
| Most complaints about | — | Exterior lighting |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2010 (2,823) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 35 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | — | 5,488 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 45 |
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
| Peugeot 407 | Toyota Prius | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Peugeot 407 | Toyota Prius | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 4.8 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 4.9 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 59 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 103 kW (138 hp) | 72 kW (97 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,612 kg | 1,551 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €31,795 | €35,790 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 251,000 km | 213,000 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).