# Hybrid battery life

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-battery-life/20386>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 5, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-battery-life/20386 "2008-10-05T17:45:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![magstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@magstar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/magstar)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-battery-life/20386/1 "2008-10-05T17:45:02Z")

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I have a 2005 honda civic hybrid and am wondering how long a life the battery has and how much will it cost to replace it - does anyone know?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hybrid-battery-life/20386/2 "2008-10-05T22:17:23Z")

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They are expensive to replace. Most seem to have a good warranty on them, so you should check on that for your car.

I have been very pleasantly surprised by the reliability of the batteries and the whole hybrid system. While I am not a big fan of hybrids, I have to say they did a great job on the new technology.

I would have to guess that we really don’t know what the life is yet as so few have failed.