Lexus IS300H and Hybrid Battery concerns?

[Sc0tchland]

Hello,

A friend is interested in buying an IS300H approx £14-15k
Example: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007201...

He has concerns around the lifespan of the Hybrid battery and costs to replace. Does anyone have any experience of a car like this when buying?

Thanks in advance.

Edited by Sc0tchland on Monday 26th October 11:12

[dmsims]

No idea on costs but replacement is very very rare

He would be able to get a Lexus warranty for that car

[Sc0tchland]

dmsims said:

No idea on costs but replacement is very very rare

He would be able to get a Lexus warranty for that car

Sorry I meant in times of the battery deteriorating over time. Would that be an issue?

Thank you

[Truckosaurus]

You can swap out individual cell packs in the hybrid unit if they fail, rather than having to buy a 'whole' battery.

[Andy665]

I would not have any concerns and any cells that may ned replacing are straightforward, cost is lower than other battery packs as they are still nickel metal hydride as opposed to lithium

[Tabs]

Very rare for the hybrid battery to fail. If the car has full Lexus history it will have had a hybrid test every time the car is serviced, and they then extend the guarantee on the system and hybrid pack.
Again, if it has full Lexus history it should be possible to get a two year warranty for £995, payable monthly. This can be renewed every 2 years until the vehicle is 10 years old and under 140k miles, thus having a warranty until 12 years old!
In short, buy it, do the above a have no worries.

[MYOB]

Does it not depend how long he intend to own the car? I'd thought these batteries have a life span before requiring replacing?

[Sc0tchland]

MYOB said:

Does it not depend how long he intend to own the car? I'd thought these batteries have a life span before requiring replacing?

That's kind of what I was getting to, I suspect he might keep it for 3-5 years