# 2007 Toyota Prius - Battery cell question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-battery-cell-question/169558>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-battery-cell-question/169558 "2020-09-04T14:09:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![john.calver41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e68b1a/32.png) [@john.calver41](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john.calver41)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-battery-cell-question/169558/1 "2020-09-04T14:09:51Z")

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Can battery cells be replaced and will it improve performance for my Prius 2007

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**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-battery-cell-question/169558/2 "2020-09-04T17:19:08Z")

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Check out some YouTube videos on cell replacement.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-battery-cell-question/169558/3 "2020-09-04T22:19:54Z")

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Yes they can be replaced. They might improve the performance. Might… because I can’t diagnose what is causing your lack of performance.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-battery-cell-question/169558/4 "2020-09-04T22:56:27Z")

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What symptoms does the car have that make you think the rechargeable battery is underperforming?