Battery OPTIMA or OEM Honda

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Rank #1 in ranking

378

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350

3.5

Cranking

3.5

Indicator

3.3

Lights

3.3

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PartReview Score

Rank #20 in ranking

3.0

Cranking

2.5

Indicator

1.0

Lights

2.7

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OPTIMA

OEM Honda

OPTIMA › Battery

brnstormer 23 Jan 2026, 03:13

Indicator:

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 Honda › Battery

Nacerz21 12 Jan 2026, 15:00

Rating 2.5

I have gone through two batteries already. They seem to only last 3-4 years on this car - at least in my experience.

Cons: short lifespan

Vehicle: Honda Accord

OEM Honda › Battery

Zealousideal-Fly949 15 Jan 2026, 00:37

Cranking:

Rating 1.0

That happened to me when the battery was dying. The Honda OEM batteries suck.

Cons: batteries suck

OEM Honda › Battery

Yungdro_iv 12 Jan 2026, 13:18

Rating 2.0

I did have to buy a new battery because the OEM was leaking, but other than that, the vehicle has been great.

Cons: leaking

Vehicle: Honda Accord

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

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Which battery to choose — OPTIMA or OEM Honda?

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Comparison of battery OPTIMA and OEM Honda

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Average rating.
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Car owners’ choice.

Which battery are better — OEM Honda or OPTIMA?

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

OPTIMA received a PR Score of 67 out of 100, and OEM Honda scored 55 points.
OPTIMA ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and OEM Honda ranked 20.
The average rating is higher for OPTIMA (3.5) than for OEM Honda (3).
Battery OPTIMA have better feature ratings than OEM Honda:
- Indicator - owners believe, that this property for OPTIMA is better than OEM Honda.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OPTIMA is outperforms OEM Honda.
- Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for OPTIMA is preferred to OEM Honda.

Which battery are more popular — OPTIMA or OEM Honda?

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

By vote balance, battery OPTIMA surpassed OEM Honda:

For OPTIMA, the ratio of positive (733) to negative (355) votes is 378 votes.
For OEM Honda, the ratio of positive (43) to negative (34) votes is 9 votes.

By number of reviews, battery OPTIMA surpassed OEM Honda:

For battery OPTIMA there are 350 reviews: 219 positive, 38 neutral, 93 negative.
For battery OEM Honda there are 24 reviews: 11 positive, 5 neutral, 8 negative.

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

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

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 Honda 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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