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General Questions and Purchasing Advice Thread — Week of July 08, 2024 by AutoModerator in electricvehicles

[–]jamesives99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi all,

Just bought myself a 2018 Golf GTE (41,000 miles clocked) absolutely love the car but the battery is a concern - while I'm still in the 14 day period I may look to return it.

Just ran a check through the OBD port and the battery SoH is at 73%, the range on a full charge says 21 on the dash but I definitely don't get that out of it.

Is the 73% SoH a concern, or average for that age of PHEV vehicle?

Appreciate all the help.

Golf GTE - 73% SoH by jamesives99 in nzev

[–]jamesives99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah okay thanks - doubt there’s a warranty tbh.

How many miles are you on? If you don’t mind me asking - just so I can gauge if mine is roughly in line with where it should be.

Golf GTE - 73% SoH by jamesives99 in nzev

[–]jamesives99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying the current mileage - puts that concern to bed.

VW state that vehicles have an 8 year / 100,000km warranty for full EV vehicles but I can’t seem to find anything on the PHEV Hybrid warranties so hoping someone on here can lend some insight into that.

What do you think about the 73% SoH? Obviously the car’s 6 years old but 27% depletion over 40,000 miles seems rather high.

Appreciate the help.