# 2015 Honda Civic Hybrid brake fluid leak repair **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** civichybrid, honda\ **Created:** [May 18, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889 "2021-05-18T02:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Puzzlednon-mechanci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@Puzzlednon-mechanci](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Puzzlednon-mechanci)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/1 "2021-05-18T02:05:58Z")
My 2015 Honda Civic Hybrid has less than 34K miles and is leaking brake fluid inside car around pedal. Dealer is telling me fixing will mean a new master brake cylinder and cost will be $5500. How can a car with so few miles need a $5500 repair that is not manufacturer’s defect? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/2 "2021-05-18T11:35:49Z")
Possible it was a defect. Suggest you take it to an independent shop for estimate, $5500 sounds absurd. ---
**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/3 "2021-05-18T13:04:35Z")
The master cylinder costs just $50-$100. That dealer has a lot of explaining to do! Get away from him as fast as possible…but not too fast since you have a bad master cylinder. ---
**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/4 "2021-05-18T17:21:40Z")
With an estimate that high, I would assume that the fluid leak is related to a hybrid system component. I would verify with the dealer if the defect should be part of the IMA warranty, which the car should still be under. If it is not, I would reach out to Honda to ask them for assistance. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/5 "2021-05-18T19:14:54Z")
The hydraulic booster unit is leaking, the servo assembly which includes the master cylinder is $3900. I have replaced many expensive hydraulic brake assemblies, sometimes when failure is common on certain models the manufacture will provide a warranty extension on the brake unit. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/6 "2021-05-19T01:04:20Z")
> [@oldnotdeadyet](#): > > The master cylinder costs just $50-$100. Well, no. This is a hybrid, the brake control system is completely different than on a conventional car. ---
**Author:** ![Beancounter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Beancounter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beancounter)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/7 "2021-05-19T17:07:55Z")
I did a quick look at the KBB Trade In value which is in the $10-$12 range so the parts cost of the servo assembly is over 1/3 of the entire value of the car? My goodness! A hybrid is definitely NOT in my future. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/8 "2021-05-19T17:19:38Z")
Honda has a long and troubled history with its hybrids. Toyota’s have been fine. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/9 "2021-05-19T17:30:34Z")
> [@Beancounter](#): > > I did a quick look at the KBB Trade In value which is in the $10-$12 range Yikes! Talk about depreciation! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-brake-fluid-leak-repair/176889/10 "2021-05-19T17:31:42Z")
Toyota vehicles have had many hydraulic brake booster failures. The warranty for the brake booster assemblies on the 2010-2015 Prius has been extended to 10 years. > **[MC-10145759-9999.pdf](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10145759-9999.pdf)** > > 44.58 KB