Toyota Prius V Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Toyota Prius V in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year, then open the live CURT 11276 Class 1 card. That hitch covers listed Prius V years on a one and one quarter inch receiver, and the same live card also lists 2010 through 2015 Prius plus Plug-in years. Ratings sit around two thousand pounds gross trailer weight and two hundred pounds tongue weight. Treat the Toyota tow limit as the final word on this wagon hybrid even when the hatch looks ready for bikes and a light weekend trailer.

Built for Canadian Prius V owners and shops. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts when the SKU is live on this store. New to hitch shopping? Start with the buying guide, how to choose a hitch, and hitch for bike rack only. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.

Watch these CURT videos first

All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them for class selection, install habits, wiring basics, and ball-mount height before you dig into the Prius V card below.

If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT · Hitch class basics

A 2012 through 2018 Prius V often lands on a Class 1 one and one quarter inch receiver when the plan is bikes, a small cargo box, or a very light trailer under the Toyota sticker.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT · Install habits

Live 11276 notes novice install around thirty minutes. Recheck hardware after the first salted Canadian trips.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT · Wiring basics

Live CURT 56156 is the four-flat we stock for listed 2012 through 2017 Prius V years. Test the plug before you blame the trailer.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Ball-mount height

Drop versus rise so a bike rack or light coupler clears a Prius V bumper once the small shank is chosen.

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Which CURT hitch fits your Toyota Prius V

CURT 11276 is the Class 1 hitch for listed Prius V years on this shelf. The live card rates about two thousand pounds gross trailer weight and two hundred pounds tongue weight on a one and one quarter inch receiver, with novice install difficulty around thirty minutes. The same SKU also covers listed 2010 through 2015 Toyota Prius and Plug-in years, so do not be surprised when the product title leads with the hatchback Prius.

Toyota Prius and Prius C already keep their own buyers guides. Use this page when the door sticker says Prius V and you want the wagon-specific year landers, plus the live 56156 four-flat that names Prius V directly. Confirm your year against the live 11276 list rather than assuming every Prius-family badge shares the same notes.

Class 1 · Prius V shelf CURT 11276 Listed Prius V Class 1 hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver. Same live card also lists 2010 through 2015 Prius and Plug-in years. About two thousand pounds gross and two hundred pounds tongue. Novice install around thirty minutes. Wiring · four-flat CURT 56156 Listed 2012 through 2017 Toyota Prius V four-flat harness with a tail-light converter on the live card. Professional install notes around forty-five minutes.

Parts-counter notes before you click buy

Topic What we tell shoppers
Door sticker first A hitch is not a blank cheque. Read the Toyota tow limit, then open hitch versus vehicle tow rating and towing with a hybrid.
Shared Prius shelf Live 11276 also lists hatchback Prius years. Prius V and Prius shoppers can share the hitch SKU but keep separate buyers guides.
Bike rack reality Many Prius V hitch buyers only want bikes or a small cargo box. Open hitch for bike rack only.
Clearance Hatch glass and bumper still matter on this wagon. Open hitch bike rack clearance tips.
Wiring Live 56156 covers listed 2012 through 2017 Prius V years. Confirm the harness year before you order. Open the wiring harness guide.
Receiver size Match accessories to the one and one quarter inch opening. See the receiver size guide.
Install habits Live hitch card notes novice install around thirty minutes. Recheck hardware after the first trips. See hitch bolt torque tips.

Year pages we publish for this Prius V card

Year jumps we publish for Prius V on this store. Open the lander that matches the model year on your door sticker, then confirm the live hitch card still lists that year. We only link landers that already exist. If your door sticker is a later Prius V year without a lander here, stay on the live 11276 card and confirm fit there.

Accessories that match a one and one quarter inch Prius V receiver

Keep the small tube covered when empty, pin what you insert, and quiet chatter with an anti-rattle kit sized for one and one quarter inch. Ball mounts must match that opening, not a two inch shank from a truck drawer.

CoverCURT 22271One and one quarter inch receiver cover for empty-tube days. PinCURT 21400Half inch hitch pin with clip for everyday inserts. Quiet kitCURT 22315Anti-rattle kit sized for a one and one quarter inch tube. Ball mountCURT 45028One and one quarter inch ball mount with useful drop or rise options. Confirm the live card before you tow. Ball mountCURT 45021Class 1 style ball mount with a one and one quarter inch shank. Confirm rise and rating on the live card. Receiver lockCURT 23519Hitch lock sized for a one and one quarter inch receiver when you want more than a plain pin.

Related guides worth opening next

Toyota Prius hitch guideHatchback cousin that shares the live 11276 hitch SKU. Prius C hitch guideSmaller Prius-family shelf with its own Class 1 cards. Hitch for bike rack onlyWhen Class 1 is really about bikes and boxes. Towing with a hybridHybrid honesty before you trust a hitch rating alone.

Parts-counter summary: match the Prius V year to 11276, respect the shared hatchback Prius listing on the live card, keep Prius and Prius C shoppers on their own guides, use 56156 when the four-flat year matches, respect the Toyota door sticker under the hitch rating, and never let hitch tube looks outvote the sticker on a hybrid wagon.