Battery Exide or OEM Volkswagen

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Rank #11 in ranking

3.4

Cranking

2.5

Indicator

3.3

Lights

2.4

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Rank #5 in ranking

102

3.8

Cranking

3.3

Indicator

3.0

Lights

3.0

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OEM Volkswagen

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

djstarscr3am 28 Jan 2026, 15:52

Cranking:

Rating 4.5

Starts fine even in -4F weather. Will probably swap it this year with another OE battery as oddly i have better luck with OE batteries and they tend to be cheaper than Autozone/Orielys/Advanced.

Pros: good cold weather starting

Vehicle: Volkswagen Touareg

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

Dieseldog12 27 Jan 2026, 17:11

Cranking:

Rating 4.5

2017 got a new battery in 2023 before winter, didn't have a no start issue but figured it was time. Went with a dealer battery, was only $138ish for the 72ah upgrade and replaced it in their parking lot to get the core charge back.

Pros: affordable (72ah upgrade)

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

Ok_Nothing_0707 27 Dec 2025, 17:09

Cranking:

Rating 5.0

Update: it was just the battery, everything works fine after replacement and coding/adaptation. No error codes. Thanks everyone

Pros: everything works fine

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

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

Exide › Battery

NegromancerTWT 10 Oct 2025, 16:18

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Lights:

Rating 4.5

Got a new Exide battery at our expense outside. Car is fine ever since then.

Pros: car fine since then

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

Jay1404 4 Oct 2025, 10:27

Rating 4.5

wir haben unseren ID4 mit 50.000km gekauft und EZ 08/2023 sorich recht viel in kurzer Zeit geladen, da vorbesitzer ihn als Firmenwagen hatte. Beim Kauf war SoH vei 94% und die ersten Prozente degradieren ja schneller sprich je geringer SoH desto weniger degration. Weshalb ich auch behaupten möchte, der Akku hält länger als das Auto

Pros: gute Batterielebensdauer, geringe Degradation

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 50000 km

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

Exide › Battery

DaveCootchie 6 Nov 2025, 22:14

Rating 3.0

Walmart EverStart (make sure it's at least a 2 year warranty. The economy power ones are junk) or you can get Exide batteries at Home Depot for pretty cheap.

Pros: good warranty option

Cons: economy power ones are junk

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

KThach 30 Dec 2025, 05:03

Cranking:

Rating 2.0

2022 ID.4 in Canada. Have had two replaced. Luckily when it happened it was in my driveway for all three times. Hooked up a charger to the 12v for a few hours and it started like nothing was wrong.

Pros: charger fixed the issue

Cons: replaced two batteries

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

sohrobotic 27 Dec 2025, 17:22

Indicator:

Rating 1.0

The battery VW uses in the ID.4 is trash. I had it replaced under warranty in my 2021 after about 2 years when my car died in the garage and I had to get assistance. The tow truck driver got it going with a jump starter. It\u2019s now just out of warranty in year 4 and I get the \u201cLow 12V\u201d warning on cold days.

Cons: battery is trash

Vehicle: Volkswagen

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Which battery to choose — Exide or OEM Volkswagen?

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Comparison of battery Exide and OEM Volkswagen

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Which battery are better — OEM Volkswagen or Exide?

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

Exide received a PR Score of 71 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 74 points.
Exide ranked 11 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 5.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (3.8) than for Exide (3.4).
Battery OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than Exide:
- Indicator - owners believe, that this property for Exide is better than OEM Volkswagen.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms Exide.
- Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to Exide.

Which battery are more popular — Exide or OEM Volkswagen?

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

By vote balance, battery OEM Volkswagen surpassed Exide:

For Exide, the ratio of positive (110) to negative (44) votes is 66 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (156) to negative (54) votes is 102 votes.

By number of reviews, battery OEM Volkswagen surpassed Exide:

For battery Exide there are 51 review: 34 positive, 4 neutral, 12 negative.
For battery OEM Volkswagen there are 66 reviews: 44 positive, 12 neutral, 10 negative.

Which battery do car owners prefer — Exide or OEM Volkswagen?

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

OEM Volkswagen are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Phaeton, Volkswagen Tiguan, 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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