NiMH

Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid (2014-2016) 100.8V NiMH Battery

The Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid (2014-2016) 100.8V NiMH Battery is the high voltage battery in the Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid / Crosstrek Hybrid (2014-2016).

At a Glance

NiMH chemistry
100.8 volts nominal

Specifications

Chemistry	NiMH
Nominal voltage	100.8 V
Energy	0.55 kWh
Location	under a revised rear (cargo) floor area

Cars That Use It

Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid / Crosstrek Hybrid 2014-2016 Subaru-engineered parallel hybrid, 10 kW motor in Lineartronic CVT; fueleconomy.gov lists 2014-2016 Run the checklist

What Goes Wrong

Reported failures, each from a source listed below, as of October 7, 2026.

Owner complaints NHTSA lists under the Hybrid Propulsion System component for the Subaru Xv Crosstrek Hybrid, by model year: 2014: 1. These are all hybrid system complaints, owner reported and unverified, not only battery faults, as of 2026-10-07.

Warranty

Subaru's 2014-2016 Warranty & Maintenance booklets list the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (Ni-MH) battery among the major emission components covered by the Federal Emissions Defect Warranty for 8 years/80,000 miles, and give 10 years/150,000 miles on the battery for AT-PZEV cars registered in the listed California-emission states. (techinfo.subaru.com: 2014_war_and_maint.pdf, 2026-10-07)

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Sources

Last updated October 7, 2026. Failure and recall notes are as of that date. Spotted a mistake, or speaking for a maker? Report an error.

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