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Battery OPTIMA or Duralast

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OPTIMA › Battery
bdgbill
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
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OPTIMA › Battery
CupHot9957
  • Indicator:
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
  • Cranking:
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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Duralast › Battery
rbp
  • Cranking:
Rating 3.0

Just had a 5yo Napa battery die, put a new Duralast Platinum Elite in there, back to running normal except 2 things: 1/ Random engine fan activation seems to be what killed the previous battery. Still happening.

Pros: back to running normal
Cons: random fan activation, battery died
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Duralast › Battery
bee_smiles
Rating 3.0

Drive a 2018 Nissan Rogue, about 80k miles. Have a Duralast Gold battery from Oct 2023, but live in central Texas where I hear batteries don't last as long.

Vehicle: Nissan
Mileage: 128747 km
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Duralast › Battery
caramelmacchiat07
  • Cranking:
Rating 1.0

Last December, the OEM battery died and I replaced it with a new Duralast battery from AutoZone. Fast forward to today, the car wouldn\u2019t start at all. Had to jump it just to get it running and drove straight to AutoZone to get it tested.\n\nBattery tested good. Starter tested good.\nBut the alternator failed, specifically the charging current test.

Cons: alternator failed charging test
Vehicle: Mazda
Mileage: 31000 km
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Which battery to choose — OPTIMA or Duralast?

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

We compare battery across these categories:

Comparison of battery OPTIMA and Duralast
  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 — Duralast or OPTIMA?

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

  1. OPTIMA received a PR Score of 67 out of 100, and Duralast scored 74 points.
  2. OPTIMA ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and Duralast ranked 9.
  3. The average rating is higher for Duralast (3.8) than for OPTIMA (3.5).
  4. Battery Duralast have better feature ratings than OPTIMA:
    • Indicator - owners believe, that this property for Duralast is better than OPTIMA.
    • Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OPTIMA is outperforms Duralast.
    • Cranking - reviews suggest, that by this property OPTIMA does not differ from Duralast.

Which battery are more popular — OPTIMA or Duralast?

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

By vote balance, battery OPTIMA surpassed Duralast:

  • For OPTIMA, the ratio of positive (733) to negative (355) votes is 378 votes.
  • For Duralast, the ratio of positive (122) to negative (41) votes is 81 vote.

By number of reviews, battery OPTIMA surpassed Duralast:

  • For battery OPTIMA there are 350 reviews: 219 positive, 38 neutral, 93 negative.
  • For battery Duralast there are 52 reviews: 36 positive, 7 neutral, 9 negative.

Which battery do car owners prefer — OPTIMA or Duralast?

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

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 Duralast 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

If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.

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

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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