How / can you check battery SOH ?

[AndyL61]

Does anyone know how or if you can check the battery SOH ?

 

[Jomarkh]

Have you got an OBD reader?
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[AndyL61]

Have you got an OBD reader?
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No I don't, but I gather I would need one. Thanks.

 

[Geoffree]

To check the battery voltage, press the middle button on the steering wheel (right hand side)

and then the left/right arrows until you see the 'shield' (looks like one anyway!). You'll see the tyre pressures and the battery voltage.

 

[siteguru]

That's the 12V battery voltage ... this thread is about the HV battery, and its health status. (SOH = State of Health)

I believe other MGs offer such information in the driver or info display. (ZS / MG5 - at least prior to the facelifts).

 

[Geoffree]

That's the 12V battery voltage ... this thread is about the HV battery, and its health status. (SOH = State of Health)

I believe other MGs offer such information in the driver or info display. (ZS / MG5 - at least prior to the facelifts).

Is there another battery?

 

[Ayoull]

Is there another battery?

If not would explain bowfers power issues if his is running off the 12v one

 

[siteguru]

Is there another battery?

What do you think is providing the energy to power the electric motor?

 

[Ian Key]

What do you think is providing the energy to power the electric motor?

In my case the national grid as I don't have solar panels

 

[tsedge]

In my case the national grid as I don't have solar panels

You'll need a long cable if you are going to use it while plugged in!

 

[FormerOctavia]

Have you got an OBD reader?
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Can anyone recommend an OBD reader and some numpty videos on how to use it?

 

[TheHypnoToad]

Can anyone recommend an OBD reader and some numpty videos on how to use it?

Even with a working OBD reader, I don't think anyone has yet worked out what canbus modules are responsible for SOH, however I may be wrong!

 

[MoDolph]

ABRP had supposedly added the ability to read SOH into the app but it is only compatible with a Bluetooth BLE dongle which I don't have.

MG4 Live Data - OBD Requests - A Better Routeplanner

Can anybody confirm it works?

 

[Les burrows]

Does anyone know how or if you can check the battery SOH ?

On my MG5 when it had its first service it was on the service sheet after they had done it.
Les

 

[Ayoull]

ABRP does now show degredation, I have a NEXAS ODB2 dongle and my car with just shy of 2500 on the clock is showing 1.8% degredation which is a tad higher than I'd expect, but not going to worry just yet as degredation is higher in the first year than the remainder of the cars life generally.

Edit:

Screenshot from ABRP

 

[Les burrows]

Hi interesting picture above I don’t really no but I see the SoC is 37% would the degradation figure be the same when fully charged?
Les

 

[Ayoull]

Hi interesting picture above I don’t really no but I see the SoC is 37% would the degradation figure be the same when fully charged?
Les

I can take a look tomorrow after I've had the car in charge tonight.

I do wonder how they're reporting the SOH unless it's reading the ODB2 readout from the BMS as if it's voltage based cross referenced with the reported SoC there is a potential for discrepancies as we know LFP have a flat discharge curve except for the extremes

 

[stevegus]

You have doxxed yourself with the map reference in the shot. Is the Aldi finished yet?

 

[Ayoull]

You have doxxed yourself with the map reference in the shot. Is the Aldi finished yet?

That's it I live at Aldi

 

[Les burrows]

That's it I live at Aldi

Quite a lot do nowadays nothing wrong in that I wonder how long it will be before they have an EV on sale.
Les