OBD Battery Status | 2005 Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by jep4040, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM.

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    jep4040 Junior Member

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    Hello. I am kind of new to the prius/hybrid world. I used an OBD tool to assess the battery status on my 2005 Prius, and i was wondering if anyone had some insight or feedback on the status of my hybrid? Do i need to consider getting new hybrid battery packs? Original hybrid batteries never swapped/changed. at 140,000 miles. I posted a video here of my battery status here: - YouTube
     
    #1 jep4040, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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    i'm not qualified to judge that readout, do you have any trouble lights?
     
    #2 bisco, Jun 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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    Looks fine to me, very low voltage difference between the highest and lowest blocks.

    Is there anything prompting you to check this?
     
    #3 dolj, Jun 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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    You can not tell very much from the video because of the low charge and discharge current (amperage). To get a better sense of the health of the battery, you need to be driving the car and see charging and discharge currents of 50 amp or higher. As the current increases, the voltage difference between the battery blocks will increase.
     
    #4 Brian1954, Jun 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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