Battery Bosch or OEM Mercedes

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Rank #8 in ranking

3.6

Cranking

3.2

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2.7

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2.5

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Rank #24 in ranking

2.9

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1.0

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OEM Mercedes › Battery

sduck409 18 Jan 2026, 05:32

Rating 5.0

Currently have a MB EQS that’s fantastic for about 1/3 of what it cost new.

Pros: fantastic, great value

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 Mercedes › Battery

skullbox15 6 Jan 2026, 21:38

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Rating 5.0

I have a 2020 GLB250 and mine was saying "12V battery" on and off for a few weeks. I checked under the hood with a multimeter and my main battery did have a low voltage while the car was off. I replaced it a few weeks back. No more notification.

Pros: no more notification

Cons: low voltage, on and off

OEM Mercedes › Battery

licheff 6 Jan 2026, 18:51

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Rating 5.0

I had the same issue on my w213 - same warning every now and then until one day it just didn’t start. Replaced the battery and solved the issue.

Pros: solved the issue

Cons: warning every now and then

OEM Mercedes › Battery

Oversemper 19 Jan 2026, 07:44

Rating 3.0

m.b. buy a Benz battery?

OEM Mercedes › Battery

adadagabaCZ 19 Jan 2026, 07:21

Rating 3.0

If the battery dropped to 9V it is probably defective.

Cons: battery probably defective

OEM Mercedes › Battery

buttlicker-6652 6 Jan 2026, 03:58

Rating 1.0

In the 166 body MB ML/GL, its under the passenger seat, with barely enough room to reach the rear terminal. It's also so far forward that you can barely grab the fuckin thing. Oh, did I mention that it is a group 49 battery.

Cons: hard to reach

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

Bosch › Battery

Tomasssk 15 Nov 2025, 19:58

Rating 1.0

A few hours later he came back with a new S4 018 Bosch battery (original one was Yuasa HSB056). He assured me it had the same specs, despite being a different brand (40Ah, 12V). He installed it, and then told me it was a “slightly different base size” from the old one.

Pros: same specs, new battery

Cons: different base size

Part number: S4 018

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Which battery to choose — Bosch or OEM Mercedes?

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Comparison of battery Bosch and OEM Mercedes

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Which battery are better — OEM Mercedes or Bosch?

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

Bosch received a PR Score of 70 out of 100, and OEM Mercedes scored 50 points.
Bosch ranked 8 in the overall ranking, and OEM Mercedes ranked 24.
The average rating is higher for Bosch (3.6) than for OEM Mercedes (2.9).
Battery Bosch have better feature ratings than OEM Mercedes:
- Lights - owners believe, that this property for Bosch is better than OEM Mercedes.
- Indicator - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Mercedes is outperforms Bosch.
- Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for Bosch is preferred to OEM Mercedes.

Which battery are more popular — Bosch or OEM Mercedes?

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

By vote balance, battery Bosch surpassed OEM Mercedes:

For Bosch, the ratio of positive (157) to negative (67) votes is 90 votes.
For OEM Mercedes, the ratio of positive (31) to negative (31) votes is 0 votes.

By number of reviews, battery Bosch surpassed OEM Mercedes:

For battery Bosch there are 70 reviews: 43 positive, 14 neutral, 13 negative.
For battery OEM Mercedes there are 20 reviews: 9 positive, 2 neutral, 9 negative.

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

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

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

Battery OEM Mercedes 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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