Hi from Australia. I have run a Gen 2,Gen 3 and a Gen 4 Prius also a Honda CRZ over the last twenty years. None have had any issues beyond normal servicing, all have been very reliable. Only replaced one 12 volt battery and one full set of tyres. Have owned the current Gen 4 Prius for six years. Everything still works, mechanically and electronically so hanging onto it for another couple of years at least. Getting over 50 mpg(us) urban and 54-56 highway. Most reliable car and plenty of acceleration from a rolling start. Going back to a hybrid after having a Civic Type R, Mazda MX30 and a new Mazda 3. Still keeping the Prius. Cheers.
I have the same car. Just hit 60K on it would love to be able to do as much maintenance as possible myself, but I know nothing. That engine looks so clean wish mine looked like that.
I will be posting some maintenance videos soon. This car is very clean, and has 118,000 miles on it! Looks brand new. Thanks for watching, and be sure to check back for new videos.
😀I got the same make, model, year, and color 👍. Owned it for 7.5 years now.. BEST investment in a car I've made YET😉. ONLY recently the CHECK ENGINE light came on, which is a testament to the reliability of this car. I really don't ever want another type of car AGAIN 👎. TOO BAD Lexus stopped production of them about 5 years ago, but I'll certainly be looking into a more recent model in the near future✌️. As long as you keep up with regular maintenance, you'll have the best car experience! I'm so attached to my car 😆
@@AutoScholarwithMrB 😂 FUNNY, AS I speak/type, Im sitting in the car and pushed POWER button... NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON👎😀. Does this car repair ITSELF😯🤔?? IM IN LOVE 😍😍😍.
I have not been able to find the generations on the ct200h. I found a 2014 ct200h with 60k so of course I bought it. There’s hundreds of forums with chatter of the head gasket. I was told get 2015+ then I read no, it’s 2014+ Can anyone confirm if the 2014 was prone for the reported head gasket issue? When I did my research on this year it said the car had an 8% report in major repairs. And when I looked at it and compared it to the years before, this number was low. CAN ANYONE CONFIRM IF MY 2014 WILL BE COSTING ME THOUSANDS BC OF THE HEAD GASKET? 😢😢😢😢 I love this car.
Hi All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
Just bought a CT and I'm enjoying it a lot! Might be an odd question: Would removing the safety plug be a good anti theft measure? Is that bypassable if a thief can connect to the OBD2 port, disable the warnings and drive using the ICU without the electric motor functioning? On the same note: are all toyota safety plugs the same for all models so basically a thief would normally have one of these if he's a pro? Thank you so much for this video!
I’ve never thought of it, but yeah, car wouldn’t be moving without it. I would worry about wearing the contacts removing it over and over again. Thanks for watching!
So the 200hnis EXACTLY same as prius line? Interchangeable parts and all? I had a gen 3 prius 1 owner and sold it. Bit hesitant with hybrids but these lexus are neat and a bit premium feel over a prius. Kind of want another.
Isn't there a cooling fan that needs to regularly cleaned to ensure the drive battery does not get too hot ? I believe ther is one in a Prius which if neglected causes the battery to get too hot andgreatly reduces it's life.
I’ve just bought one with 158000 km with mark levinson. Same question, I guess it lasts 150-300k km. Depends of is it was cooled enough as I know. I have question to you. Does it makes some times squeaking sound some times when you realising brake pedal? It lasts 3-4 seconds. Thank you.
With that low of miles I would get the hybrid battery checked. You can get a Bluetooth adapter and the Dr. Prius app to do this on your own for less than $50.
Hi, I have a 2012 CT200h. Does it use the same AGM battery as you described in your video? Do you mind sharing the specifications of the battery so that I can purchase the right one? Thank you so much.
I want a ct200h but where I live and my path to work is a little heavy with highway merges where people are going 70 to merge into the same lane I come in. I have heard the 200h is terribly slow merging into high speed traffic.
It is, and probably the thing I like the least about it. I just posted a one year review yesterday and discuss the high and low points after a year of ownership.
@@AutoScholarwithMrB i just need to go find one and test drive it. I figure if I’m going to suffer having an extremely slow car I might as well search for one that has the highest amount of features, Mark Levingston, Soundsystem included.
Hellow, Mr B. You make very informative content about hybrid cars from Toyota motor company. I am owner Lexus CT 200h, but my car shown next error: "Error of hybrid system" now and car do not drived. I changed battery in my alarm system and recharged 12 battery from different car. Dashboard is showing "Error of hybrid system" write now. Do you know that happened from my car, maybe? Thanks for your help.
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
2014 coming up on 95k, only replaced the 12 volt so far. Don’t drive them hard. Mine looks factory besides a few small paint chips and one door ding from someone
Hellow, Mr B. You make very informative content about hybrid cars from Toyota motor company. I am owner Lexus CT 200h, but my car shown next error: "Error of hybrid system" now and car do not drived. I changed battery in my alarm system and recharged 12 battery from different car. Dashboard is showing "Error of hybrid system" write now. Do you know that happened from my car, maybe? Thanks for your help.
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
Owner of this Lexus for 2 years now and this was immensely valuable. Thank you
Lexus gang! Thanks for watching.
Picking my CT Sport up this week. Really fun to learn all about it thanks for your video
Welcome to the family!
Hi from Australia. I have run a Gen 2,Gen 3 and a Gen 4 Prius also a Honda CRZ over the last twenty years. None have had any issues beyond normal servicing, all have been very reliable. Only replaced one 12 volt battery and one full set of tyres. Have owned the current Gen 4 Prius for six years. Everything still works, mechanically and electronically so hanging onto it for another couple of years at least. Getting over 50 mpg(us) urban and 54-56 highway. Most reliable car and plenty of acceleration from a rolling start. Going back to a hybrid after having a Civic Type R, Mazda MX30 and a new Mazda 3. Still keeping the Prius. Cheers.
I JDM swapped my CT in about 10 hours. Easy job. These cars are so simple to fix. Love my CT
I just bought a 2013 Lexus CT200h with only 20K miles! This was great, thank you.
Wow that’s crazy low miles! Thanks for watching.
What was the price? 180,000km out here is going for 12-14,00- CAD
This is awesome content! Would love to see a video on inspecting and replacing the EGR cooler, as well as the pipes associated with it.
Definitely in the works! Thanks for watching.
@@AutoScholarwithMrB awesome, I need to inspect and possibly do mine soon. So I’ll wait!
I have the same car. Just hit 60K on it would love to be able to do as much maintenance as possible myself, but I know nothing. That engine looks so clean wish mine looked like that.
I will be posting some maintenance videos soon. This car is very clean, and has 118,000 miles on it! Looks brand new. Thanks for watching, and be sure to check back for new videos.
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Great video
@@Lokey_8664 thanks for watching!
hi about to change my battery do i still need a memory saver cable , have a ct200h
Great video! Can you make a short video showing where/how to replace the coolant temperature sensor on this vehicle?
I hit 222k on the ct200h still running. Although I might purchase a lift kit soon
Awesome! Let us know how it turns out.
😀I got the same make, model, year, and color 👍. Owned it for 7.5 years now.. BEST investment in a car I've made YET😉. ONLY recently the CHECK ENGINE light came on, which is a testament to the reliability of this car. I really don't ever want another type of car AGAIN 👎. TOO BAD Lexus stopped production of them about 5 years ago, but I'll certainly be looking into a more recent model in the near future✌️. As long as you keep up with regular maintenance, you'll have the best car experience! I'm so attached to my car 😆
I have been enjoying mine as well. They are good cars. Thanks for watching!
@@AutoScholarwithMrB Just came across your channel.. Appreciate the useful information, and looking forward to more in the future👍💯
@@goldenstate2192 I’m elbow deep filming a head gasket video as we speak.
@@AutoScholarwithMrB 😂 FUNNY, AS I speak/type, Im sitting in the car and pushed POWER button... NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON👎😀. Does this car repair ITSELF😯🤔?? IM IN LOVE 😍😍😍.
Do you still love the car?
idk man, I have 2 priuses with 300k miles on all original parts and all original fluids except oil. No breaks or issues. Am I blessed?
That is a blessing with any car!
I have not been able to find the generations on the ct200h. I found a 2014 ct200h with 60k so of course I bought it.
There’s hundreds of forums with chatter of the head gasket. I was told get 2015+ then I read no, it’s 2014+
Can anyone confirm if the 2014 was prone for the reported head gasket issue? When I did my research on this year it said the car had an 8% report in major repairs. And when I looked at it and compared it to the years before, this number was low.
CAN ANYONE CONFIRM IF MY 2014 WILL BE COSTING ME THOUSANDS BC OF THE HEAD GASKET? 😢😢😢😢 I love this car.
Good job. 👍
Hi
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
They are a great car and operate goid in snow
Just bought a CT and I'm enjoying it a lot! Might be an odd question: Would removing the safety plug be a good anti theft measure?
Is that bypassable if a thief can connect to the OBD2 port, disable the warnings and drive using the ICU without the electric motor functioning?
On the same note: are all toyota safety plugs the same for all models so basically a thief would normally have one of these if he's a pro?
Thank you so much for this video!
I’ve never thought of it, but yeah, car wouldn’t be moving without it. I would worry about wearing the contacts removing it over and over again. Thanks for watching!
So the 200hnis EXACTLY same as prius line? Interchangeable parts and all? I had a gen 3 prius 1 owner and sold it. Bit hesitant with hybrids but these lexus are neat and a bit premium feel over a prius. Kind of want another.
Why does Lexus cover their inverter? Does it make it heat up more? 👍
I think it is just for appearances. Since the inverter is water cooled, I don’t see it causing any problems. Thanks for watching!
I’ve owned both of these vehicles in excess of 300000 miles and have had none of the problems he mentioned
You are very fortunate.
Isn't there a cooling fan that needs to regularly cleaned to ensure the drive battery does not get too hot ? I believe ther is one in a Prius which if neglected causes the battery to get too hot andgreatly reduces it's life.
There is, and I have a video scheduled on that soon.
@@AutoScholarwithMrB Thanks for your reply. I believe others also will be keen on watching it.
i just bought a 160000km ct200, run great ... my question what last about hybrid battery
I’ve just bought one with 158000 km with mark levinson.
Same question, I guess it lasts 150-300k km. Depends of is it was cooled enough as I know.
I have question to you. Does it makes some times squeaking sound some times when you realising brake pedal? It lasts 3-4 seconds.
Thank you.
My inverter pump went out, 2006 Rx400h
Which oil do you recommend for this vehicle?
Did you clean the engine bay? you should do a video if you cleaned it your self
Would love to see that as well
I just got a 2015 with 35k miles and I’m not able to get the mpg to go over 37 or 38 combined would you recommend I take it to the shop?
With that low of miles I would get the hybrid battery checked. You can get a Bluetooth adapter and the Dr. Prius app to do this on your own for less than $50.
Head gasket issues from 3 gen Prius motor?
Is there anyway to Test the battery health on a CT200H?
@@huss9629 you can through the Dr. Prius app, you just need the Bluetooth adapter to hook your car to your phone.
Hi, I have a 2012 CT200h. Does it use the same AGM battery as you described in your video? Do you mind sharing the specifications of the battery so that I can purchase the right one? Thank you so much.
Yes, same battery. I used the DEKA 9A51P in mine.
I want a ct200h but where I live and my path to work is a little heavy with highway merges where people are going 70 to merge into the same lane I come in. I have heard the 200h is terribly slow merging into high speed traffic.
It is, and probably the thing I like the least about it. I just posted a one year review yesterday and discuss the high and low points after a year of ownership.
@@AutoScholarwithMrB i just need to go find one and test drive it. I figure if I’m going to suffer having an extremely slow car I might as well search for one that has the highest amount of features, Mark Levingston, Soundsystem included.
Twist it into sport mode and you should be fine in those situations
Get caught in Eco mode and you may be toast😂
If you switch it to sport mode it drives like a regular car and you shouldn’t have issues accelerating up to speed.
Hellow, Mr B. You make very informative content about hybrid cars from Toyota motor company. I am owner Lexus CT 200h, but my car shown next error: "Error of hybrid system" now and car do not drived. I changed battery in my alarm system and recharged 12 battery from different car. Dashboard is showing "Error of hybrid system" write now. Do you know that happened from my car, maybe?
Thanks for your help.
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?
If it is the same as the 3rd gen prius, does this mean it also has the egr, oil burning, and head gasket problems?
Yes, unfortunately
change brake fluid every 2-3 years??
What. It comes with wheel lock? Man i wish I knew that
Sadly, so many complaints on engine noises..
2014 coming up on 95k, only replaced the 12 volt so far. Don’t drive them hard. Mine looks factory besides a few small paint chips and one door ding from someone
Japanese car 🚙 is more easy to take 👍🏼😍 care to the vw car 🚘 engine is the bad in the world 🌎👎🏽😩
Hellow, Mr B. You make very informative content about hybrid cars from Toyota motor company. I am owner Lexus CT 200h, but my car shown next error: "Error of hybrid system" now and car do not drived. I changed battery in my alarm system and recharged 12 battery from different car. Dashboard is showing "Error of hybrid system" write now. Do you know that happened from my car, maybe?
Thanks for your help.
All the lights on the dashboard come on and it won't turn on, it says hybrid error. I open the hood of the car and the fuse box and disconnect the white cable that looks like a mains pipe and wait a few minutes and everything works again. What could be is what I should do. It has that small battery, is it worth putting in a bigger 60 amore?