Define "modern". I have a 2017 Civic and I've had to replace the battery a couple of times. There's a holding bar that needs to be removed before the battery can be taken out, but other than that the only real problem is the weight of the thing.

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logancbrown 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The Ford Maverick (2022+) requires removing the air intake to remove the car battery. This is fairly common across many new car models.

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snek_case 4 hours ago | parent [-]

In general it looks like these kinds of changes are trying to make it harder for people to do this kind of basic maintenance themselves. Force you to go to the dealer.

	▲	stronglikedan 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Force you to go to the dealer. I recommend to never go to the dealer, unless you're going there for a warranty or recall repair. A local repair shop is always the better option. And if you don't know of a trustworthy local shop, take it to the dealer for an estimate, and then you know if the local shops are bullshitting you (they should come in way under dealer prices).