Wondering about warranty on HV Battery

welcome! who knows? minimum warranty is set by the local controlling authorities. toyota and any mfg has power to increase it for marketing reasons if necessary.
we have 2 different in u.s., 8/100 or 10/150. canada is different, as is europe.
just be sure your dealer is correct by calling toyota, or looking in your warranty manual.

 

I'd be clueless for Barbados-specific policy but you know we expect typically about 8 years min, life. Hotter areas can see some greater incidence of batt fails, but typically not much less than 8 years life. Are you seeing an issue for your vehicle?

 

how many miles on it? Are we talking taxi service which seems harder?

 

Lots threads here to read. We would need to know codes. Always check 12v battery first if bad that can throw codes. Make sure 12v is strong. Then maybe give car a little warm up time upon start if you think you need to baby the HV battery. There is always the battery reconditioner sold here but I know how hard it is to get this stuff where you are.

 

"My history with Toyota goes back to a day in 1967, when Mr. Urumo of TTK Ltd. visited the Emtage Electrical Co. Ltd., River Road and, at the door of my office, was telling me that he intended to see three companies in connection with offering the Toyota dealership.

Without formal discussion, I told him that I would accept on the spot, but would not be interested in further talks if he pursued his intention of visiting other firms.

Without hesitation, and before I had offered him a seat, he bowed formally, I shook his hand, and one of the best deals of my life had been made."

Mr. Charles Emtage - Former Chairman of Nassco. Nassco Limited - Company

It sounds as if Nassco is the exclusive dealership for Barbados and the only entity offering you a warranty.

 

As with everyone else, I'm not sure about Toyota's warranty outside of the USA.
And just to clarify, so we are not comparing Apples to Aged Oranges, there is a difference between the warranty on the Hybrid Battery when you buy the vehicle new, and the warranty on a "replacement" OEM new battery.

The warranty on a replacement HV battery is disappointingly much less than what is offered when you get the vehicle new.

If you're talking replacement HV- 3 years is probably accurate.
Even in the US it use to only be 1 year, then I heard rumors Toyota was going to extend it.

So my "guess" is that the 3 years, 100,000 is probably accurate.

 

4 bars is fully charged? how are your mpg's, or litre's per km?

 

We have not had many 2010's battery fails yet in the USA at all. Maybe a few at higher miles. This case would be unusual for USA.

 

If that's the case it must be different in different locations.

In the US, it's 8 years-100,000 miles or 10 years-150,000 miles depending on whether you are purchased and registered in what is designated as a CARB state or not.

I think in the US, a warranty that didn't cover at least the length of the average car loan wouldn't fly.
The HV batteries have proven to be pretty reliable. Very few stories of failures BEFORE 8 years-100.000
I'm very surprised IF Toyota doesn't back them similarly as a world wide policy. If I was committing to the investment into a brand new Prius, I'd want more than 3 years coverage on the HV battery. And since usually they are so reliable, I would think Toyota could offer this world wide, without fear of it really costing them much. Failure before 8 years-100.000 is a pretty rare occurrence.

 

In the USA, the HV battery warranty varies by state. In California, it is 160,000 miles or 10 years. The car comes with a Warranty book which states the warranty coverage for various systems on the car. Did your car come with a warranty book or statement of warranty coverage?