As advertised... fit perfectly and easily

The worst part about installing this was getting it up to the car and balancing it and lining up the holes. Other then that, it was easy to install. To install the not included ball, I just put the hitch in the receiver sideways and just stood/jumped on a adjustable wrench.I towed a trailer with a 300-400lbs tongue and 2040 trailer weight. Of course the Prius handled it like a semi. But it was very doable. For some reason I got a occasional burning smell from the AC. I couldn't figure out where it was coming from, outside, enginebay... Didn't matter if fresh or recric air. I also hit a kinda nasty dip at 10-20mph and surprisingly didn't bend anything. It was not my plan to have 300-400lbs on the tongue. Only figured it out after I took some weight and my bodyweight and jumped on the hitch that it was way more than 200lbs.Just like anything towing, you're going to need more room for acceleration and stopping. I got up to I think it was 75mph with that trailer, but it liked 65mph better. I got about 17mpg. The tires of the trailer were underinflated. My car's tires could have probably been inflated a bit more. I also had a 1.5" lift and oversized AT tires.It did good for 112hp or whatever it has. Mine has 185k on it. Since I've gotten it a 163k it will limp and the hybrid powertrain behaves funky. 0-60 is 12s on a good day. It's also burned oil since. Towing may have increased oil consumption considerably over the 200miles I towed. I haven't towed a 2nd time to confirm. This was just a benchmark with a scangauge. Which all the temps were pretty good. I changed the transmission fluid before towing. It was almost as dark as used engine oil. Ceramic pads would be better for frequent towing.I wanted to get a boat but that dream has been put on hold. But if I ever need to move some stuff around all I gotta do is rent a trailer.

I ordered mine in as an open-box, packaging damaged, so got a discount. Installed in a 2015 Prius V single-handedly, using my plastic toolbox to hold up the hitch while bolting.As noted by others, the holes may not align 100%, perhaps due to factory issues or to being tweaked during shipping. I was able to get mine to mount by using the original (tapered) tightened down firmly to get everything aligned, then replacing the originals with the new bolts one by one. It fits perfectly now. Due to this rebolting (and figuring out how to do it in the first place), it took me over an hour to install by myself. But, it takes me longer to do *anything* on a car than the estimates. At least this time I didn't have to buy any tools or parts.Instructions were clear enough, and Curt has an excellent video series on YouTube. The only difference between the video and the Prius V was the video (on a regular Prius) had the plastic aerodynamic tray that the driver's side of the hitch had to thread through.I think the product itself is great. I got it for a discount, and that made up for the extra time I spent installing.

As is described, very satisfed, strong packing and fast shipping.

I was hesitant to order because Amazon stated it did not fit my 2011 Prius. I did some research and decided to go ahead an ordered. It turned out that it fit perfectly. Installation was very easy and did not take much. I recommend maybe lifting the car enough to get clearance for one end to go in. I did not have anything to lift it at the time and went ahead and pushed in and was afraid of damaging the plastic but got lucky and it went in with no damage. If I would of had a little more clearance under the car to it would of moved in fine.The instructions are very clear and easy to understand. On the paper work it says it will fit Prius 2010-2012 I will upload picture.Overall happy with product seems very well Built. Looks nice and easy installation. Built in the USA which is always a Plus!

In 2007 I ordered a Curt Class 1 hitch to mount a Thule Apex Swing 4 Bike Rack on a 2005 Prius and it worked flawlessly for five years. This year when I traded on the old Prius for a new 2013 Prius V, I bought this Curt 11276 Class 1 hitch to use with the old Thule rack. As before, it worked perfectly. Curt makes a hitch that is extremely strong, heavy, and well built for this application and engineered specifically for the cars for which they are designed (many models of course). According to their specs this hitch will fit any 2012-2013 standard, plugin, or Prius V (not the C) but you may want to check again before you order - I can merely testify here that it works perfectly on the Prius V. The rack is intended ONLY for the use of a Thule or Yakima or similar bike rack or cargo rack and is absolutely NOT suitable for towing any kind of trailer. [This is a restriction placed by Toyota, not Curt]. Because it comes with a ball mount it literally will tow a trailer if you hook one up, but I am not sure what it would do to your poor Prius.Although a mechanic with a hydraulic lift might be able to install this alone, if you do it in your driveway (the Prius V is high enough off the ground to do it without any lifting) you will need two people to stabilize the rack as one of you tries to start the new holding bolts. It is fairly easy to mount but not child's play - it weighs a lot and there might be a bruised knuckle or two. But my wife and I were able to mount it in about half an hour and we were very slow and deliberate (and we are both over 60 years old, so how hard can it be?). To mount it you will need a 17MM and 19MM socket, 1/2 inch drive, with a six inch extension, a ratchet, and frankly, probably a breaker bar longer than the ratchet. The latter is to remove the original tow-bar bolts, which were over-torqued on our Prius (this is also why you can't likely use a 3/8" socket).The hitch is installed in the mounting holes for the original rear tow loops, which are used primarily to secure the new car when it is shipped. The driver-side tow loop is easy to remove (according to the instructions you have to find a small hole cut out in the underbody panel on a standard Prius, but on the Prius V the tow loop and its mounting bolts are clearly exposed). On the passenger side though the tow loop also serves as mounting bracket for the rubber exhaust hanger (called an isolator) for the exhaust pipe, which complicates things. Generally on this side you have to detach the tow loop and its rubber attachment, drop it, then fit the hitch up to the mounting holes for the tow loop, then fit the tow loop back up to its original position but now outside the hitch base, then somehow thread the new mounting bolts into the old holes (that is where it gets a little cussy).Before you even buy your hitch, let alone install it, it might be a good idea to crawl under the car and find the passenger-side tow loop and its rubber hanger to see what I mean.The hitch comes with clear instructions including good pictures, so why am I bothering with all of this detail? Well, the instructions are generic for all Priuses, not just the V, and the instructions suggest that you remove the rubber isolater FROM the tow bracket with a pry bar to get access to the two tow bar mounting bolts. I was skeptical of this instruction because I know that a dedicated tool is used to remove this isolater (by a Toyota mechanic) and it looks to me like one might easily damage the specialized isolator securing nut if trying to budge it with a small pry bar. The reason I stress this is because for AT LEAST THE PRIUS V there is absolutely no need to mess with the rubber isolator (as you will see if you look at it closely). To reach the two 17MM bolts that hold on the tow bracket, merely have your assistant pull the exhaust pipe strongly toward the center of the car. If you are using a good 6" extension, you can easily get to the bolts to extract them. Later when you replace them with the replacement 19MM bolts (same thread but longer) repeat the process. It is actually quite easy.Make sure you torque the four mounting bolts properly. Once you get it installed you will never think of it again. Happy bicycling or kayaking or whatever.