The median 2013 Yaris in Canada sits at $9,950 right now. That's your anchor. If someone's asking meaningfully above it, they need a reason beyond wishful thinking.
Most of these land between $8,988 and $11,988. That $3,000 spread is what separates a rough, high-kilometre car from a clean one that someone actually looked after. Anything under about $9,000 usually means either heavy mileage or a story you'll want to dig into before you sign anything.
What to pay and what to watch
The typical 2013 Yaris on the road has roughly 159,200 km on it. That's a lot of years and a lot of commutes. Use it as your yardstick. A car at that number priced near the $9,950 median is fairly matched to the market. See something well below 159,200 km and still in the low range? That's the one worth chasing.
Over the last 90 days we flagged 5 deals on this year. Not a flood, but enough to show cars do come up below the pack. If you're patient, you can wait for one of those instead of paying the median.
Bottom line: use $9,950 as your baseline, treat the $8,988 to $11,988 band as normal, and lean on the 159,200 km mileage figure to sanity-check whether a given car is priced for what it actually is.
Numbers reflect live listings across Canada over the last 90 days, filtered for outliers. Data as of . Prices in CAD.