Battery Exide or Bosch

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Rank #11 in ranking

3.4

Cranking

2.5

Indicator

3.3

Lights

2.4

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Rank #8 in ranking

3.6

Cranking

3.2

Indicator

2.7

Lights

2.5

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Bosch

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

Bosch › Battery

Deansies 29 Nov 2025, 05:49

Indicator:

Rating 5.0

I will second a class 3 Bosch. I have one in a hilly city that absolutely rocks the steeps and has a great battery life. Going on 2 years strong and I've had zero battery issues. It rains a lot here but no problems with the Shimano drivetrain either, just regular maintenance.

Pros: great battery life, rocks the steeps

Cons: regular maintenance

Exide › Battery

Greedy_Use3682 28 Nov 2025, 10:12

Indicator:

Rating 4.0

Its an AGM battery, once it gets depleted heavily this happen. Just replace it. The factory batteries are made by exide or varta so just seek out a same spec replacement from those brands

Pros: Replace depleted AGM battery

Bosch › Battery

Wasted_Potential69 3 Nov 2025, 08:43

Indicator:

Rating 5.0

I have a Cube Stereo Hybrid pro (insert numbers here)

Priced about 3.5k retail, it's an absolute dream to ride. Quiet, huge battery (bosch power tube 800)

Pros: quiet, huge battery

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

Exide › Battery

pokeerusk 9 Nov 2025, 14:51

Cranking:

Rating 3.0

Ära Exide akusid osta, need hunnik sitta. Varta akud on okeid. Kui autol on start-stop süsteem siis peab kindlasti vaatama kas autol on EFB või AGM tüüpi aku ja vahetama sama tüüpi aku vastu.

Pros: Varta akud on okeid

Cons: Exide akud hunnik sitta

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

Exide › Battery

saughhm09 17 Dec 2025, 12:51

Cranking:
Indicator:

Rating 1.0

its surely a dead battery, the fuckall exide batteries that they give are dogshit. had the same issue some days ago, thankfully the bike was covered under warranty.

im honestly thinking of changing the battery to a better one.

Pros: covered under warranty

Cons: dead battery, dogshit

Exide › Battery

controlmao 10 Dec 2025, 15:12

Cranking:

Rating 2.0

Same shit keeps happening with my N250 for some reason, the starter relay just does the "tk tk" sound but bike doesnt start, Service centre said the factory battery was faulty, so bought a new Exide battery and everything was perfect for 1.5 months.

Pros: perfect for 1.5 months

Cons: battery faulty after months

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Which battery to choose — Exide or Bosch?

If choosing battery across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

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Which battery are better — Bosch or Exide?

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

Exide received a PR Score of 71 out of 100, and Bosch scored 70 points.
Exide ranked 11 in the overall ranking, and Bosch ranked 8.
The average rating is higher for Bosch (3.6) than for Exide (3.4).
Battery Bosch have better feature ratings than Exide:
- Indicator - owners believe, that this property for Exide is better than Bosch.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for Bosch is outperforms Exide.
- Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for Bosch is preferred to Exide.

Which battery are more popular — Exide or Bosch?

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

By vote balance, battery Bosch surpassed Exide:

For Exide, the ratio of positive (110) to negative (44) votes is 66 votes.
For Bosch, the ratio of positive (157) to negative (67) votes is 90 votes.

By number of reviews, battery Bosch surpassed Exide:

For battery Exide there are 51 review: 34 positive, 4 neutral, 12 negative.
For battery Bosch there are 70 reviews: 43 positive, 14 neutral, 13 negative.

Which battery do car owners prefer — Exide or Bosch?

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

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

Battery Exide 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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