Battery OPTIMA or Duracell

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3.5

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3.5

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3.3

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3.3

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Rank #15 in ranking

3.5

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3.5

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2.2

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2.7

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OPTIMA

Duracell

Duracell › Battery

tycho-42 23 Jan 2026, 17:21

Rating 5.0

I ended up going to batteries plus, getting a Duracell battery that they installed and warranty for 3 years ago for about $300.

Pros: 3 year warranty

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

OPTIMA › Battery

brnstormer 23 Jan 2026, 03:13

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Rating 5.0

Love the optima redtops, seem to last forever

Pros: last forever

OPTIMA › Battery

bdgbill 23 Jan 2026, 00:42

Rating 5.0

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

OPTIMA › Battery

CupHot9957 22 Jan 2026, 20:05

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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

Duracell › Battery

markrulesallnow 7 Jan 2026, 04:04

Cranking:

Rating 5.0

I put in an 850 cca 800 amp battery and the old one (Duracell or something I think) I replaced was a 900cca battery. Old one was h8. I replaced with an h7 because thats what fcp euro said was the right size for my car. That was the issue. Took it out and replaced with and H8 and it was still in limp mode! Got my code reader out and cleared the codes and restarted and everything works great now

Pros: everything works great now

Cons: limp mode

OPTIMA › Battery

panicXmanic 17 Jan 2026, 22:40

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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

Duracell › Battery

nodiaque 11 Jan 2026, 01:49

Rating 3.0

How's the Duracell Vs the oem? I have 6 battery to buy (2 per pack) for a similar ups (1300va from apc with same lcd).

OPTIMA › Battery

kyden 27 Dec 2025, 15:37

Cranking:

Rating 1.0

Fwiw optima batteries have been garbage for the last 20 years.

Cons: garbage quality

OPTIMA › Battery

xserox95 14 Dec 2025, 13:22

Cranking:

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

OPTIMA › Battery

JRicky917 13 Dec 2025, 04:03

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Rating 1.0

I bought a red top.. in like 3 weeks it wasn't taking a charge and it got returned. Never again

Cons: wasn't taking a charge

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Which battery to choose — OPTIMA or Duracell?

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Comparison of battery OPTIMA and Duracell

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Which battery are better — Duracell or OPTIMA?

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

OPTIMA received a PR Score of 67 out of 100, and Duracell scored 66 points.
OPTIMA ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and Duracell ranked 15.
The average rating is higher for Duracell (3.5) than for Duracell (3.5).

Which battery are more popular — OPTIMA or Duracell?

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

By vote balance, battery OPTIMA surpassed Duracell:

For OPTIMA, the ratio of positive (733) to negative (355) votes is 378 votes.
For Duracell, the ratio of positive (80) to negative (41) votes is 39 votes.

By number of reviews, battery OPTIMA surpassed Duracell:

For battery OPTIMA there are 350 reviews: 219 positive, 38 neutral, 93 negative.
For battery Duracell there are 39 reviews: 24 positive, 4 neutral, 11 negative.

Which battery do car owners prefer — OPTIMA or Duracell?

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

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 Duracell 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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