Mach-E Passes 300K Miles — With Only 8% Battery Loss

Golfer · Mar 4, 2026

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sashal...over-300000-miles-on-his-ford-mustang-mach-e/

https://www.autoblog.com/news/a-mustang-mach-e-just-passed-316000-miles-with-only-8-battery-loss

He’s Still Going With Over 300,000 Miles On His Ford Mustang Mach-E

Adventureboy · Mar 4, 2026

I'm pretty skeptical of the "not a single repair" claim. If this is true, I wouldn't want to ride in the car for fear the tie rods would let loose. I might be less skeptical if it were worded, "not a single repair outside of normal wear and tear items".

Tie rods wear out, shocks wear out, suspension bushings wear out, wheel bearings wear out..... Not a single repair in 300,000 miles falls into the category of BS for me.

I'd love to be wrong on this, but I doubt it.

dalola · Mar 4, 2026

Adventureboy said:
I'm pretty skeptical of the "not a single repair" claim. If this is true, I wouldn't want to ride in the car for fear the tie rods would let loose. I might be less skeptical if it were worded, "not a single repair outside of normal wear and tear items".

Tie rods wear out, shocks wear out, suspension bushings wear out, wheel bearings wear out..... Not a single repair in 300,000 miles falls into the category of BS for me.

I'd love to be wrong on this, but I doubt it.

I think it's very plausible. To have that many miles on a fairly new car, it's on the highway for a lot of hours, which is the easiest case for wear & tear.

When I was active in the F150 forum, there was a similar case of a guy who put about 425K on a 2.7 F150 in about 4 years; with the exception of some kind of minor sensor replacement, it was just scheduled maintenance, & tires.

Adventureboy · Mar 4, 2026

dalola said:
I think it's very plausible. To have that many miles on a fairly new car, it's on the highway for a lot of hours, which is the easiest case for wear & tear.

When I was active in the F150 forum, there was a similar case of a guy who put about 425K on a 2.7 F150 in about 4 years; with the exception of some kind of minor sensor replacement, it was just scheduled maintenance, & tires.

Probably not impossible, but very likely unsafe. I think it is highly unlikely that he wouldn't have had to replace a couple of tierod ends in that many miles to keep the car safe. He would need to be driving very conservatively on VERY smooth, straight roads and I'd bet my breakfast, his tierod ends are shot.

Maybe my problem is that I listen for the clunks and bangs and aggressively look for the worn parts. My dad used to drive until it broke...

Ford Mustang Mach-E Mach-E Passes 300K Miles — With Only 8% Battery Loss 1772652174601-8f

Ford Motor Company · Mar 4, 2026

Adventureboy said:
I'm pretty skeptical of the "not a single repair" claim. If this is true, I wouldn't want to ride in the car for fear the tie rods would let loose. I might be less skeptical if it were worded, "not a single repair outside of normal wear and tear items".

Tie rods wear out, shocks wear out, suspension bushings wear out, wheel bearings wear out..... Not a single repair in 300,000 miles falls into the category of BS for me.

I'd love to be wrong on this, but I doubt it.

We validated this. It's true!

Adventureboy · Mar 4, 2026

Ford Motor Company said:
We validated this. It's true!

Thanks, Brian. Encouraging. I plan to put lots of miles on mine ;-). So far so good.

YeOldeTraveller · Mar 4, 2026

Granted that my personal record for a single car is 257K miles, but I have not needed more than an alignment on any of my cars, and most of those were AWD.

I recognize that is still a small sample, but my family tends to keep cars, and I do not recall anything special needed for any of them. The most I did was repack bearings when I get my F100 stuck in high water while responding to an emergency.

Front Iron · Mar 4, 2026

I have a 15 year old Forester w/ 140k miles that’s had: 1) Rebuilt engine; 2) Twice replaced condenser; 3) Exhaust system replacement. I’d put money that it’s not the highway miles that break a car, but time, pothole-ridden local road driving, and weather that kill a car.

VegStang · Mar 6, 2026

That's great. My 21 had both CV joints replaced, and my 23 just had both front axels replaced at less than 20k miles. The most encouraging news is the less than 10% battery loss at that mileage.

mkhuffman · Mar 7, 2026

Ford Motor Company said:
We validated this. It's true!

And no HVBJB recall/repair? Unicorn!

He really should have changed the motor oil at 150k as recommended in the service manual.

Space_Pony · Mar 9, 2026

Front Iron said:
I have a 15 year old Forester w/ 140k miles that’s had: 1) Rebuilt engine; 2) Twice replaced condenser; 3) Exhaust system replacement. I’d put money that it’s not the highway miles that break a car, but time, pothole-ridden local road driving, and weather that kill a car.

And they don't even put salt on your roads. Freezing and thawing destroys our roads too. I doubt you experience either one of those factors. People up here look for used cars that had a home in southern areas like yours.

Front Iron · Mar 9, 2026

I should probably have said that my Forester is in New Jersey, and was never garaged. I also have a Miata, 110k miles, that was always garaged, and in 18 years only had a leaking rear suspension.

bchantal · Mar 9, 2026

I love seeing the updates of this vehicle. 300k and no issues is amazing. Unfortunately my Mach-E which has 220k does not have the same story. I believe I have 11% battery degradation. I believe that number is significantly more. I commute to work and I am barely making it back with enough miles. I even ran out of battery during my commute when it was cold. I did not run the heat. I had to drive my husband’s car because I was afraid I would not be able to make it back. I have had 1 HVBJB under warranty and the other happened just 3k miles out of warranty. I had to replace the front motor. $4k. Recently took it in for maintenance and they told me I may need a rear motor due to the clicking noise when i accelerate. I paid over $700 for updates, for some reason my car was not updating automatically. I just had to replace the 12v battery. That is my 3rd battery. The first one had to be replaced due to HVBJB issue. I had to replace the tire pressure sensors which were $300 a piece I believe. I am on my 4th set of tires. Finally, recently it feels like my brake pedal will go through the floor board if I stop too quickly. So I’m sure I’ll have to repair that as well.

Ahlarict · Mar 9, 2026

bchantal said:
I love seeing the updates of this vehicle. 300k and no issues is amazing. Unfortunately my Mach-E which has 220k does not have the same story. I believe I have 11% battery degradation. I believe that number is significantly more. I commute to work and I am barely making it back with enough miles. I even ran out of battery during my commute when it was cold. I did not run the heat. I had to drive my husband’s car because I was afraid I would not be able to make it back. I have had 1 HVBJB under warranty and the other happened just 3k miles out of warranty. I had to replace the front motor. $4k. Recently took it in for maintenance and they told me I may need a rear motor due to the clicking noise when i accelerate. I paid over $700 for updates, for some reason my car was not updating automatically. I just had to replace the 12v battery. That is my 3rd battery. The first one had to be replaced due to HVBJB issue. I had to replace the tire pressure sensors which were $300 a piece I believe. I am on my 4th set of tires. Finally, recently it feels like my brake pedal will go through the floor board if I stop too quickly. So I’m sure I’ll have to repair that as well.

$2000 for commodity tire sensors and software updates sounds pretty consistent with the "stealership" model that is known and unloved by all... Sounds like you've gotten your money's worth out of it either way though.

Haven · Mar 10, 2026

I think age and not miles is the biggest factor that contributes to battery degradation. We always think it is miles as that is what is typical for an ICE vehicle. However it is the battery age that is a better predictor of degradation. Treating the battery well is important too.

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