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OPTIMA

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OPTIMA › Battery

Netolu 15 Dec 2025, 16:51

Rating 5.0

Currently running a yellow Optima, 3 years and going strong. I don't recall what the OE battery was but it crapped out after 2 years in mild California weather.

Pros: going strong, three years

OPTIMA › Battery

-acm 14 Dec 2025, 17:23

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Rating 4.0

I had an older optima yellow top last about 10 years. I miss when that quality was available

Pros: last about 10 years

Cons: miss when that quality

OPTIMA › Battery

rproffitt1 13 Dec 2025, 21:26

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Rating 5.0

On my 2014 Leaf SV I put in an Optima Yellowtop and it lasted over 7 years.

Pros: lasted over 7 years

Vehicle: Nissan Leaf

OPTIMA › Battery

NoMoOmentumMan 12 Dec 2025, 15:40

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Rating 5.0

I have a 10 year old yellow top Optima (not even the nicest thing out there) that starts a 440 (often 9 months between starts) every time. I haven't even put a tender on it in the last 5 years.

Pros: starts every time

Duracell › Battery

Don__Gately__ 4 Dec 2025, 05:06

Rating 5.0

I still prefer Duracell.

Pros: preferred brand

OPTIMA › Battery

draconicpenguin10 20 Jun 2025, 03:13

Rating 3.0

Optima seems to be the only brand of cylindrical Pb batteries for automotive use... pretty much every other automotive Pb battery is prismatic.

That's the first I've seen one fail this way.

Cons: fail this way

OPTIMA › Battery

-:VW:- 16 May 2025, 19:50

Rating 3.0

Mind you this throttle body is brand new.

Pros: brand new

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Duracell › Battery

Angry_Ginger_MF 14 Nov 2025, 12:09

Rating 2.0

FWIW…. I’ve had 3 Duracell batteries and all have died within 3 years of manufacture date, and they have a 2yr warranty.

Cons: died within 3 years

OPTIMA › Battery

cvalerie8 1 Nov 2025, 14:20

Rating 1.0

One day my alternator went and killed the optima battery

Cons: battery failed

Vehicle: Honda

Duracell › Battery

LocomotionJunction 9 Oct 2025, 13:11

Rating 1.0

I'm not putting a Duracell in my car, they can't even make a double A that doesn't leak within the year.

Cons: leaks within year

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