Used 2019 i3 buying advice

[jwarder]

Hi,

Hoping for some advice on purchasing an i3. I’ve viewed a 2019 120AH i3 with 15k miles on the clock. However when I looked at max kapa in the hidden menu it’s at 32.4 KWh which seems quite low for the age and mileage of the car.

I’ve viewed a couple of other similar year and mileage cars and they are all over 38+ KWh

Should I be concerned?

Thanks for your help.
Jack

 

[eNate]

Concerned, for sure, and I'd be surprised it was significantly in error. But it's worth it to have the current owner run it down and recharge it just to be sure.

 

[alohart]

I’ve viewed a 2019 120AH i3 with 15k miles on the clock. However when I looked at max kapa in the hidden menu it’s at 32.4 KWh which seems quite low for the age and mileage of the car.

I can't recall reading of any other 120 Ah battery pack having such a low Batt. Kapa. max. However, Batt. Kapa. max is just a calculated estimate, so something could have caused it to be that low without the battery pack actually having such a low usable capacity. eNate's suggestion of asking the seller to discharge the battery pack as far as he is comfortable doing (the lower, the better) followed by a full charge would be worth trying.

 

[jwarder]

It's my mistake the value is at 36.1kwh. What's the view on this value?

 

[eNate]

That's approximately 5% degradation on a car that's 3-4 years old. Is say that falls in the normal/acceptable range.

However, 15,000 miles isn't too high. When I bought my 2017 with 22,000 miles on the odometer it was showing 28 kWh, about the max value, and was about that when I sold it 2 years later with 50k.

My '21 is a year old and 10,000 miles and still shows 38.1, which is in the "like new" range.

Maybe this car has a fast charger history. Maybe it just needs a discharge/recharge cycle (FWIW mine lives in the 50 - 80% SOC range and yet still manages to show 38.1, I ought to follow my own advice and cycle it to see if there's a difference.)

 

[jwarder]

Thanks for the quick reply, yes it did seem low compared to similar age and mileage which concerned me even if it’s only 5%