Originally Posted by ecotourist
Originally Posted by Chris142
One that age will be needing a battery soon, Don't bother with a rebuilt one. Buy a new one.
Has anyone replaced a Prius battery recently? I'd be interested in the mileage at the time of replacement, the cost and whether it was new or rebuilt.
I did a Gen 2 (04-09) about two years ago. My cost on the battery was $1600, but list price for the battery from Toyota is $2k. The job bills 4 hours. Between the diag charge, labor, parts mark-up, etc, usually the job ends in the low $3k range for the Gen 2 if done at a dealer. The Gen 3 (10-15) battery is a bit more ($700-$900 more) so those are closer to $4K. Usually the battery is not a problem for the first 10 years unless the car has very high mileage.
Originally Posted by WhyMe
Originally Posted by nthach
The 3rd gen cars have issues with head gaskets going out at that age - it's a $1500-2000 job to get it done. The Critic did one recently on his that hit 190K. Brake actuators are a sore point on the 2nd and 3rd gen models. HV batteries are always a thing to look at higher mileage but I wouldn't worry until you're well past 150K, when the batteries are degraded you can feel it. Oil consumption is a known issue, I'd run a synthetic in these no more than 5K.
Other than that, a Prius is a good city car and as much as people make fun of them and they are numb feeling, they are pretty practical and surprisingly durable. It's no longer an Uber darling, as those drivers moved onto the Altima or Sonata but cabbies thrash Prii into the ground and they take a hard licking on the streets.
Here's The Critic's write-up:
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...ew-my-2011-prius-turned-200k#Post5293377
Cool . I prefer gas mileage over pep these days. How do I check the state of the battery? I want to look for one was not used in a commercial environment.
The real issue on the Gen 3 Prius (10-15) is the head gasket. Failures are not uncommon after 150K. The cost to replace the head gasket can exceed the cost of the battery if the job is done at the dealer. The battery would be the least of my concerns.