Battery OPTIMA or OEM Honda

Love the optima redtops, seem to last forever

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.

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.

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.

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

Get the battery from the dealer. It lasts longer and has a 7 year warranty. The Optima Yellowtop died on me after 3 years.

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

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

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

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