Battery OPTIMA or OEM BMW

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378

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350

3.5

Cranking

3.5

Indicator

3.3

Lights

3.3

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Rank #6 in ranking

4.1

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4.0

Indicator

3.7

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5.0

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OPTIMA

OEM BMW

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

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

OPTIMA › Battery

EsQueueEll 6 Jan 2026, 23:01

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

OPTIMA › Battery

proscriptus 5 Jan 2026, 16:36

Indicator:

Rating 4.0

I put an Optima Red Top in it when my tester showed it below 75% health, about a year ago.

OPTIMA › Battery

panicXmanic 17 Jan 2026, 22:40

Indicator:

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

OEM BMW › Battery

DogHoffman 11 Jan 2026, 03:33

Indicator:

Rating 3.0

The only issue we’ve had with it is recently a bunch of warning lights started popping up randomly but all at the same time. I assumed it was a wiring issue or something since none of the systems it said were disabled actually were. Dealership couldnt replicate it so it took a couple weeks of bringing it back and forth every time it happened before they were able to see anything on their end. Replaced the battery and it’s been fine since.

Pros: fine since replacement

Cons: warning lights popping up

Vehicle: BMW

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 OEM BMW?

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Comparison of battery OPTIMA and OEM BMW

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Which battery are better — OEM BMW or OPTIMA?

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

OPTIMA received a PR Score of 67 out of 100, and OEM BMW scored 80 points.
OPTIMA ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and OEM BMW ranked 6.
The average rating is higher for OEM BMW (4.1) than for OPTIMA (3.5).
Battery OEM BMW have better feature ratings than OPTIMA:
- Indicator - owners believe, that this property for OEM BMW is better than OPTIMA.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OEM BMW is outperforms OPTIMA.
- Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM BMW is preferred to OPTIMA.

Which battery are more popular — OPTIMA or OEM BMW?

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

By vote balance, battery OPTIMA surpassed OEM BMW:

For OPTIMA, the ratio of positive (733) to negative (355) votes is 378 votes.
For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (128) to negative (32) votes is 96 votes.

By number of reviews, battery OPTIMA surpassed OEM BMW:

For battery OPTIMA there are 350 reviews: 219 positive, 38 neutral, 93 negative.
For battery OEM BMW there are 51 review: 38 positive, 7 neutral, 6 negative.

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

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

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 BMW 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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