Is there a way to determine battery health?

[IndyJeffrey]

Is there a way to determine battery health? Similar to checking the battery health on an iPhone?

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[RickMachE]

Many threads on this. OBD reader and Car Scanner app. Charge to 100%, then down to 10 to 20%, then back to 100%. Battery at 77 degrees for best results.

OBDLink CX

 

[IndyJeffrey]

Many threads on this. OBD reader and Car Scanner app. Charge to 100%, then down to 10 to 20%, then back to 100%. Battery at 77 degrees for best results.

Many threads on this. OBD reader and Car Scanner app. Charge to 100%, then down to 10 to 20%, then back to 100%. Battery at 77 degrees for best results.

OBDLink CX

Thank you. I have a BlueDriver OBD. I'll do a bit more research to see what I can find.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

Thank you. I have a BlueDriver OBD. I'll do a bit more research to see what I can find.

That reader will likely work with Car Scanner (which is free). The value you want to look at in the app is the High Voltage Battery SOH. (Might be called HVB SOH or similar, I don't recall.)

The preparatory work Rick suggests will get you the best reading, but you can get a fairly close reading just be plugging in your OBD reader and firing up Car Scanner.

 

[Mach1E]

Unless it’s really bad and a warranty claim (70% health which would be pretty obvious), I find it’s better not to know as I couldn’t do anything about it anyways.

 

[RodHower]

Many threads on this. OBD reader and Car Scanner app. Charge to 100%, then down to 10 to 20%, then back to 100%. Battery at 77 degrees for best results.

OBDLink CX

I have the OBDlink MX+, so I assume it will also work.

 

[RickMachE]

I have the OBDlink MX+, so I assume it will also work.

Yes, it will.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Unless it’s really bad and a warranty claim (70% health which would be pretty obvious), I find it’s better not to know as I couldn’t do anything about it anyways.

Well, you sort of can. You can do the battery calibration process laid out by @Mach-Lee here, but that won't fix bad cells.

 

[Mach-Lee]

Is there a way to determine battery health? Similar to checking the battery health on an iPhone?

Try messaging the Ford EV advisor if you don’t have a scan tool. Your dealer service advisor can also see it.

 

[IndyJeffrey]

Try messaging the Ford EV advisor if you don’t have a scan tool. Your dealer service advisor can also see it.

Yes, true. Though I am afraid the phrase "for a fee" would be involved.

 

[Mach-Lee]

Yes, true. Though I am afraid the phrase "for a fee" would be involved.

No, the EV advisor service is free.

 

[HughJazzol]

Yes, it will.

Is it possible to achieve this battery health check using an obd cable and some sort of windows app? I refer to the cable that I use for forscan changes.

 

[Maximus2326]

I recently picked up a Bluetooth obd reader to get some data on the car. I've owned the car for about 8 months. Its a 2024 select RWD with the LFP battery bought new from the dealer lot earlier this year. The "Car scanner" app says my battery is 15 months old and the SOH is showing 93%. I've only got 5000KM (around 3000 miles) on it and 99% of the charging is done at home. Should this be concerning or do I need to do anything special to get a more accurate reading?

 

[RodHower]

I recently picked up a Bluetooth obd reader to get some data on the car. I've owned the car for about 8 months. Its a 2024 select RWD with the LFP battery bought new from the dealer lot earlier this year. Car scanner says my battery is 15 months old and the SOH is showing 93%. I've only got 5000KM (around 3000 miles) on it and 99% of the charging is done at home. Should this be concerning or do I need to do anything special to get a more accurate reading?

Which app did you use to acquire this information?

 

[RickMachE]

Which app did you use to acquire this information?

It wrote "Car Scanner"... That is the app.

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