# Replacement hybrid battery **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hybrid-repair, batteries, warranties, prius, toyota\ **Created:** [July 27, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-hybrid-battery/52534 "2010-07-27T01:27:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ncborderswing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/919ad9/32.png) [@ncborderswing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ncborderswing)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-hybrid-battery/52534/1 "2010-07-27T01:27:16Z")
I am wondering what people out there think a fair warranty for a replacement Prius hybrid battery would be? (FYI) Toyota offers a one-year warranty, unlimited mileage. When we purchased our 2001 Prius we got 8 years/100,000 mile warranty on our hybrid battery. It lasted 115,000+ miles. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-hybrid-battery/52534/2 "2010-07-27T01:39:47Z")
Fair to who? Toyota seems to feel one year is “fair”…Since Toyota builds the cars and writes the warranty terms, it’s not really a subject for debate. It’s take it or leave it… ---
**Author:** ![1970ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/bbce88/32.png) [@1970ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/1970ray)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-hybrid-battery/52534/3 "2010-07-27T01:45:23Z")
I agree it is take it or leave it. If it were me, I would leave it. I am sure that battery is not cheap at all. Will you have another $1,000.00 in a year to pay for another battery. Trust me, it is not personal its just business. Dealers really do not make a lot of money off selling a car, they make it up on parts and repairs. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-hybrid-battery/52534/4 "2010-07-27T01:56:01Z")
Dealers have little to do with warranty on an item. Toyota backs it up and they deem that acceptable. Dealers making a significant amount of money selling certain new cars and definitely selling used cars. They also make loads of money from selling extra’s, financing and the like. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-hybrid-battery/52534/5 "2010-07-27T03:45:31Z")
This big change in Toyota policy would seem to say they are getting very tired of replacing Prius batteries for free… ---
**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-hybrid-battery/52534/6 "2010-07-28T19:54:00Z")
Well, you have to say that Toyota has pegged the useable life of your battery pretty well. Unless QA has fallen, I would expect similar life for a replacement battery. The 1 year warranty would cover manufacturing defects. I would think that if you wanted a better warranty Toyota finance or an extended warranty company could provide one for a fee. So IMHO, I think the warranty is probably fair. BTW what is the cost out the door of the new battery pack? ---
**Author:** ![brmilton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@brmilton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brmilton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacement-hybrid-battery/52534/7 "2010-08-07T21:10:21Z")
Most of the prius owner sites are pretty encouraging about battery life. For myself, Mine failed (one cell went bad, they replaced the array) around 80,000 miles - under warranty. Original replacement cost was near $3000. Last I heard closer to $2000. Plus there are used arrays available now through auto recycling centers.