# 2013 Toyota Prius - Min miles?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-min-miles/137575>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [March 30, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-min-miles/137575 "2019-03-30T18:36:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![R.Rosenberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@R.Rosenberg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/R.Rosenberg)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-min-miles/137575/1 "2019-03-30T18:37:00Z")

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A mechanic told my husband we should be driving our Prius 12,000 miles a year to maintain the battery properly. Is this true, and if so, why?  
We don’t drive that much.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-min-miles/137575/2 "2019-03-30T20:12:46Z")

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The mechanic is wrong. The batteries in your hybrid are not like the conventional lead-acid battery that starts your car.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-min-miles/137575/3 "2019-03-30T20:49:45Z")

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> [@R.Rosenberg](#):
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> A mechanic told my husband we should be driving our Prius 12,000 miles a year to maintain the battery properly. Is this true, and if so, why?

Ask this uninformed mechanic what will happen if you only drive 11999 miles.

Just do what you need to do with your vehicle and if you have questions the dealer is the best place to start.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-min-miles/137575/4 "2019-03-31T20:11:00Z")

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I recommend the Prius owner’s club on Facebook. Lots of help there.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-prius-min-miles/137575/5 "2019-03-31T21:07:41Z")

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Or [Priuschat.org](http://Priuschat.org).

Mechanic is nuts.