Honda Civic Hybrid 2006-2011 - any heads up?

nurik922

Hi

Planning to buy Honda civic hybrid 2006-2011 model, probably it will be 2008-2009 one due to insurance.

Any idea on potential problems I need to be aware before I purchase it?

Fuel usage? Maintenance costs? Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

jake frost

Just beware with the older Hybrids. A couple of years ago I was looking at a 2009 Civic Hybrid as a run around, it was in excellent condition being sold privately. The seller told me the Hybrid battery would need to be either replaced or rejuvenated in the near future. when I started to make enquiries about getting this done, it turns out its very expensive maybe up to €2000 for a reconditioned battery, and also there are not to many places to get these batteries.

themighty

Someone might correct me on this, but as far as I remember the way the Honda hybrid worked at the time was different to a lot of other hybrids (eg Prius etc.). Battery and engine operate separately so the power from the battery power doesn't supplement the engine power. It doesn't get the benefit of the electric battery when it's accelerating, so take off is a bit slower due to the extra battery weight without the additional power.

colm_mcm

What’s different is that it can’t run purely on battery power, like on a Prius can.
The motor just assists the petrol engine when it’s under load, and charges the battery when not.

A bit like a mild hybrid.

themighty

colm_mcm wrote: »

What’s different is that it can’t run purely on battery power, like on a Prius can.
The motor just assists the petrol engine when it’s under load, and charges the battery when not.

A bit like a mild hybrid.

I knew I'd get it mostly wrong:D

colm_mcm

You’re right about it being slow anyway.