Battery OEM Mazda or OPTIMA

OPTIMA Battery

Finally pulled the trusty old Panasonic battery out of my CX-5 and replaced it with an Optima Yellowtop. When I buttoned everything up, I still had my radio stations and settings right where I left them.

Pros: settings remained intact
Vehicle: Mazda
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OPTIMA Battery
CupHot9957
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Rating 5.0

Buy a nice battery. I bought used 6 months ago and did a week of nightly research first, by FAR the biggest complaint was the battery going out or having constant low messages. I put a yellow top in mine a few days after getting it, not one issue this far.

Pros: no issues, reliable
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OPTIMA Battery
EsQueueEll
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Rating 4.0

I have an Optima Red Top battery in my 2006 Dodge Magnum that's at least 5 years old (probably older). It was heavily abused for years. Since then, this battery has been in my daily driver (5.7L V8), and it's still cranking strong with no issues.

Pros: cranking strong, no issues
Cons: heavily abused for years
Vehicle: Dodge Magnum
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OPTIMA Battery
panicXmanic
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Rating 3.0

Get the battery from the dealer. It lasts longer and has a 7 year warranty. The Optima Yellowtop died on me after 3 years.

Pros: lasts longer, 7 year warranty
Cons: died after 3 years
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OPTIMA Battery

I bought an Optima Red Top battery for my van, but the part store accidentally got me the one with top mount terminals only instead of top and side like I requested.

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xserox95
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Rating 1.0

Optima batteries are absolute trash for deep discharge use. Their quality is also not what it used to be. Anytime I see them in marine use, I swap them out for a proper AGM. Only thing they are decent at is starting applications in cars.

Pros: decent at starting cars
Cons: trash for deep discharge
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OPTIMA Battery
2fatmike
  • Cranking:
Rating 1.0

From my experiance with the optimal batteries you are better off with a Walmart battery and save money. I tried the optimal 2x. Both failed within a year. They were warranties but the replacements didn't last much longer.

Pros: save money
Cons: failed within a year
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Which battery to choose — OEM Mazda or OPTIMA?

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Comparison of battery OEM Mazda and OPTIMA
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which battery are better — OPTIMA or OEM Mazda?

In March 2026 on PartReview, battery OPTIMA were overall better than OEM Mazda.

  1. OEM Mazda received a PR Score of 26 out of 100, and OPTIMA scored 67 points.
  2. OEM Mazda ranked 28 in the overall ranking, and OPTIMA ranked 1.
  3. The average rating is higher for OPTIMA (3.5) than for OEM Mazda (1.9).
  4. Battery OPTIMA have better feature ratings than OEM Mazda:
    • Cranking - owners believe, that this property for OPTIMA is better than OEM Mazda.
    • Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OPTIMA is outperforms OEM Mazda.
    • Indicator - reviews suggest, that this property for OPTIMA is preferred to OEM Mazda.

Which battery are more popular — OEM Mazda or OPTIMA?

In March 2026 on PartReview, battery OPTIMA were overall more popular than OEM Mazda.

By vote balance, battery OPTIMA surpassed OEM Mazda:

  • For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (31) to negative (85) votes is -54 votes.
  • For OPTIMA, the ratio of positive (733) to negative (355) votes is 378 votes.

By number of reviews, battery OPTIMA surpassed OEM Mazda:

  • For battery OEM Mazda there are 38 reviews: 9 positive, 2 neutral, 27 negative.
  • For battery OPTIMA there are 350 reviews: 219 positive, 38 neutral, 93 negative.

Which battery do car owners prefer — OEM Mazda or OPTIMA?

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

OPTIMA are chosen by owners of cars such as: Audi TT, Honda Civic, Jeep Cherokee, Nissan Leaf, Subaru Outback, Subaru Forester, Volkswagen Jetta, and others.

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

Other comparisons of battery

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For example, comparisons of battery OEM Mazda with: Varta, Bosch, OEM Subaru, OEM Volkswagen, YUASA, Tesla, Duralast, Exide, OEM BMW, Deka.

Also available: comparisons of battery OPTIMA with: Varta, Bosch, OEM Subaru, OEM Volkswagen, YUASA, Tesla, Duralast, Exide, OEM BMW, Deka.

You can also see who is better among other battery manufacturers: OPTIMA or Varta, OPTIMA or Bosch, OPTIMA or OEM Subaru, OPTIMA or OEM Volkswagen, OPTIMA or YUASA.

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