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I'm 2+ years and 47,000 miles in to the factory battery and haven't had an issue.
Pros: no issues, good lifespan
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 47000 km
Couldn’t believe it lasted that long.
Pros: lasted long
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
3yrs in on my 22 XT ,still good
Pros: still good
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
At 4 years both our Teslas appear to have essentially the same range as new. Which is to say a bit lower than Tesla advertised but no worse
Pros: essentially same range as new
Cons: lower than advertised range
My 7.5 yr old Forester is still on the original battery. I did need a jump a couple weeks ago after sitting with the lights on for a half hour, which was weird, but it's been fine since
Pros: long lifespan
Cons: needed jump once
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
After 3 years, my Tesla Model 3’s battery range dropped about 7 to 15 percent, which seems pretty typical based on what others report. It isn’t catastrophic, but it is definitely noticeable for anyone doing longer trips.
Pros: degradation isn't catastrophic
Cons: range dropped 7-15 percent
I bought a brand new '24 Outback Wilderness in August of 2023 and had to replace the battery within 18 months.
Cons: replaced within 18 months
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
I’m on my third battery in my 2018
Cons: third battery in 2018 car
Vehicle:
Subaru
My battery died on my ‘15 Outback within a year of my buying the car brand new off the lot. I noticed some issues with the lift gate and the car was having problems starting at times. It was a bad cell in the battery so it needed to be replaced.
Cons: died within a year, bad cell
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
I had this issue as well, one day the car wouldn’t turn over. Then it would. Then there was no power. Then it would start. Over several days and weeks this would happen. It was explained to me that the Subaru batteries that come from the factory are made to hold just barely enough power to start the car. If that power is diminished in even the slightest degree, like with normal usage in the first 50k miles, then the battery does not have enough charge to do its basic task anymore, rendering it useless. As I understood it, the batteries in the new cars are not up to snuff.
Cons: wouldn't turn over, no power, not up to snuff
Vehicle:
Subaru
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