Battery Bosch or OEM Honda

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Rank #8 in ranking

3.6

Cranking

3.2

Indicator

2.7

Lights

2.5

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PartReview Score

Rank #20 in ranking

3.0

Cranking

2.5

Indicator

1.0

Lights

2.7

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Bosch

OEM Honda

Bosch › Battery

AnthonyUK 15 Jan 2026, 13:37

Rating 5.0

The battery in my MB was the original Bosch so 20 years old when I replaced it.

Pros: 20 years old

Vehicle: Mercedes

Bosch › Battery

Northwindlowlander 15 Jan 2026, 01:40

Rating 4.0

(for general reference Lion are one of the worst battery brands out there. Exide are OK but that's far too expensive. Bosch and Varta are generally the exact same product with different stickers on and are always good, and rarely all that expensive.

Pros: good, rarely expensive

Cons: far too expensive

OEM Honda › Battery

MsDestroyer900 31 Dec 2025, 17:13

Rating 5.0

I called roadside and got it installed for 100 dollars 3 months ago.

Pros: got it installed

Vehicle: Honda Fit

OEM Honda › Battery

SoirBleu85 30 Dec 2025, 14:03

Cranking:
Lights:

Rating 5.0

Best upgrade I did for my fit was upgrading to a 51r battery. Just the other day I left my interior lights on all night and I didn't notice until I went to work in the morning, but it started up no problem.

Pros: starts up no problem

Vehicle: Honda Fit

OEM Honda › Battery

Nacerz21 12 Jan 2026, 15:00

Rating 2.5

I have gone through two batteries already. They seem to only last 3-4 years on this car - at least in my experience.

Cons: short lifespan

Vehicle: Honda Accord

Bosch › Battery

batbuild 15 Nov 2025, 20:11

Cranking:

Rating 3.0

The Bosch has slightly lower Cold Cranking Amps at 330 vs the Yuasa at 360. Also Bosch has 4 yr warranty vs Yuasa 5yr.

Pros: 4 year warranty

Cons: lower Cold Cranking Amps

OEM Honda › Battery

Individual_Clue_6209 21 Oct 2025, 15:03

Rating 2.5

And the super small battery…

Cons: super small

Vehicle: Honda Fit

OEM Honda › Battery

Zealousideal-Fly949 15 Jan 2026, 00:37

Cranking:

Rating 1.0

That happened to me when the battery was dying. The Honda OEM batteries suck.

Cons: batteries suck

OEM Honda › Battery

Yungdro_iv 12 Jan 2026, 13:18

Rating 2.0

I did have to buy a new battery because the OEM was leaking, but other than that, the vehicle has been great.

Cons: leaking

Vehicle: Honda Accord

Bosch › Battery

EUskeptik 19 Dec 2025, 00:17

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Rating 1.0

I went to a Škoda dealer to look at a car to buy. The car was a Rapid 1.4 SE DSG which was advertised at £8995. The car was stored remotely from the dealer, basically in a field. The battery was completely flat.

Cons: flat battery

Vehicle: Skoda Rapid

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Which battery to choose — Bosch or OEM Honda?

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Comparison of battery Bosch and OEM Honda

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Car owners’ choice.

Which battery are better — OEM Honda or Bosch?

In March 2026 on PartReview, battery Bosch were overall better than OEM Honda.

Bosch received a PR Score of 70 out of 100, and OEM Honda scored 55 points.
Bosch ranked 8 in the overall ranking, and OEM Honda ranked 20.
The average rating is higher for Bosch (3.6) than for OEM Honda (3).
Battery Bosch have better feature ratings than OEM Honda:
- Lights - owners believe, that this property for OEM Honda is better than Bosch.
- Indicator - drivers claim, that this property for Bosch is outperforms OEM Honda.
- Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for Bosch is preferred to OEM Honda.

Which battery are more popular — Bosch or OEM Honda?

In March 2026 on PartReview, battery Bosch were overall more popular than OEM Honda.

By vote balance, battery Bosch surpassed OEM Honda:

For Bosch, the ratio of positive (157) to negative (67) votes is 90 votes.
For OEM Honda, the ratio of positive (43) to negative (34) votes is 9 votes.

By number of reviews, battery Bosch surpassed OEM Honda:

For battery Bosch there are 70 reviews: 43 positive, 14 neutral, 13 negative.
For battery OEM Honda there are 24 reviews: 11 positive, 5 neutral, 8 negative.

Which battery do car owners prefer — Bosch or OEM Honda?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, battery Bosch led more car-specific ratings than OEM Honda:

Bosch are chosen by owners of cars such as: Audi A4, Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta, Volkswagen Beetle, and others.

Battery OEM Honda have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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