The 2008 Ford Escape hybrid battery life expectancy is between 100,000 miles and 200,000 miles. You will come into problems with the battery during the life cycle of the vehicle. There can be a leak, causing the fluid to spill out. The battery can just die. You will need to recharge or replace it at this point. A cracked case could arise and will need to be replaced completely. The battery can drain rapidly and will need to fixed. This part of the car will eventually become ineffective. The battery will need to be replaced every 50,000 to 60,000 miles. It might coSTSome money, but You will have to cough up the cash to keep Your car running.
Clay A.
November 9, 2021
I have a 2008 Escape hybrid with 320,000 miles and the battery is doing fine. I know of others with similar mileage. The posting that shows the life of 100,000 to 200,000 miles is far below reality. Also, it incorrectly states that the battery can leak "causing the fluid to spill out". It's full of individually sealed cells and cannot leak. Also,they tend to fail slowly with a few cells failing causing a less effective battery.
Gene B
November 10, 2021
Or, you could be closing in on 300,000 miles, and have no issues (my case). It is noteworthy to state my economy has decreased noticeably in the last 100,000 miles. A fully loaded (weight wise) truck, and I'm only getting mid 20's mpg on the highway. Still high 20's in town.
Edna L.
April 9, 2020
The 2008 ford escape hybrid comes with an eight year, 80,000 mile warranty. It could cost nearly $5,000 to replace the battery, but the vehicle will likely fail before the battery.
oodadoo
February 20, 2022
Our 2007 has 290k on it - original battery. We bought this 2 years ago at 250k miles. Prior we did research. NY City taxis have taken these up to 630k on All Orig running gear including the battery. Numerous others are still going strong in the 400-500k range. Further research turned up that Ford's Hybrid battery failure rate (regardless of age/miles) is noted at .02%. One failure per 5,000 vehicles is ridiculously reliable. This is the Only Ford we have owned because we focus on Proven reliability. It looks like Ford made this too good. We own two Prius' and in talking with an after-market Hybrid battery technician, he said the same thing. As an insider, he has never heard of any hybrid battery repair or replacement on these Ford Escapes. Ever...That said, the Fusion and C-Max Hybrids are a very different set up. They are not proven as reliable.
Arthur H
January 3, 2022
I have a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid with around 145000 miles (232000 km, for my fellow canadians). It still runs on the battery on low speeds even during the harsh winter. The fuel economy is not the same it was when it was brand new though. In town, it used to be 29 mpg (7L/100km) until 2016 compared to 22 mpg (10L/100km) now ... I had to spend around 6000$ (7700 CAD$) for various other repairings since 2018 (A/C fail, brakes, failing air pressure sensor, power steering torque sensor etc). I still consider it is a good deal comparing to owning a newer car (lower insurance cost, no monthly car payments). I hope to drive it until 300000 miles like the others below!
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