The 2017 Prius-C sits at a median of $10,995 in the Canadian market right now. That's your anchor. If a car is priced well above it without a good reason, you're probably paying for the seller's optimism, not the car.
The typical range runs from $10,993 to $12,249. Tight. Most sane listings land inside that $1,256 spread, which tells you the market has this year figured out and there isn't much room for wild pricing in either direction.
What to actually pay
Median mileage for this year sits around 197,935 km, so treat that as the baseline a $10,995 example carries. A car near the top of the range at $12,249 should be asking you to accept a real reason for the premium, whether that's noticeably lower kilometres or fresh maintenance. Anything under $10,993 is worth a look, but check why it's cheap before you get excited.
Bottom line: budget around $11k, and use anything approaching $12,249 as your walk-away ceiling unless the specific car clearly earns it.
Numbers reflect live listings across Canada over the last 90 days, filtered for outliers. Data as of . Prices in CAD.