Vehicle buying and selling · VB-15

Used Electric Car Battery and Charging Check

A free printable used EV check: battery health evidence and who produced it, the battery warranty as written, charging kit and a short range test.

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What this sheet is for

Judge a used electric car's battery on evidence you saw, not on what the seller says. The warranty wording and the range test go on the same page.

Who it is for

Anyone viewing a used electric or plug-in car, privately or at a dealer.

How to use it

Ask for a battery health report before you go, and write down who produced it and when.
Copy the battery warranty's end date, mileage and any capacity threshold from the warranty itself.
Note the charge and the range shown before and after a short drive on a known route.
Tick the charging and paperwork checks, then write your verdict and any price points while you are still there.

What is on the sheet

One page, top to bottom:

Printed under the title: One used electric car at one viewing: the battery evidence you were shown, what the battery warranty actually says, the charging kit and a short range test, so the battery is judged on paper rather than on the seller's word.

Record the evidence, not a verdict on it. No health percentage, range or threshold is printed as good or bad: that depends on the model, its age and the warranty wording. Write down exactly what the evidence says and who produced it.

Write-on lines: Make, model and battery size · Registration · Odometer · Asking price · Viewed on

Battery evidence — a reading or report you saw, not one you were told about

Write-on lines: Health or capacity figure shown · Shown by (dashboard, app, scan report) · Date of the reading · Produced by (dealer, garage, seller) · Battery or modules repaired or replaced: when, by whom

Battery warranty — as written in the warranty itself, not as described

Write-on lines: Ends on (date) · or at (mileage) · Capacity threshold it states · Seen in writing? Y / N

Also printed: It covers: · Failure · Capacity loss · Transfers to me · Approved-used cover

Charging and a short range test — same route and similar speeds where you can

Write-on lines: Charge at start · Range shown at start · Distance driven · Charge at end · Range shown at end

Charge port and flap open, close, undamaged
Test charge started and ran on a charger
Cables supplied, and which
Rapid charging history seen, if available
12-volt battery: no warnings, age known
Open recalls checked with the maker
Software updates done, or listed as due
Previous owner's app and account unlinked

Verdict

Write-on lines: Buy, walk away or ask for more evidence · Price notes

Ruled lines: Notes

Questions

What battery health figure is good enough?

The sheet does not say, because it depends on the model, its age and mileage, and what its warranty covers. Record the figure, where it came from and the date, and compare it with the maker's warranty threshold and with similar cars.

Why does the warranty section ask about capacity loss?

Some battery warranties cover outright failure but not a gradual loss of capacity, or only below a stated threshold. Ticking which one applies, from the document itself, tells you what the warranty would actually do for you.