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Battery OPTIMA or OEM Mercedes

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OEM Mercedes
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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OEM Mercedes › Battery
buttlicker-6652
Rating 1.0

In the 166 body MB ML/GL, its under the passenger seat, with barely enough room to reach the rear terminal. It's also so far forward that you can barely grab the fuckin thing. Oh, did I mention that it is a group 49 battery.

Cons: hard to reach
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OPTIMA › Battery
xserox95
  • 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
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Which battery to choose — OPTIMA or OEM Mercedes?

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 OEM Mercedes
  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 — OEM Mercedes or OPTIMA?

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

  1. OPTIMA received a PR Score of 67 out of 100, and OEM Mercedes scored 50 points.
  2. OPTIMA ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and OEM Mercedes ranked 24.
  3. The average rating is higher for OPTIMA (3.5) than for OEM Mercedes (2.9).
  4. Battery OPTIMA have better feature ratings than OEM Mercedes:
    • Indicator - owners believe, that this property for OPTIMA is better than OEM Mercedes.
    • Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OPTIMA is outperforms OEM Mercedes.
    • Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for OPTIMA is preferred to OEM Mercedes.

Which battery are more popular — OPTIMA or OEM Mercedes?

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

By vote balance, battery OPTIMA surpassed OEM Mercedes:

  • For OPTIMA, the ratio of positive (733) to negative (355) votes is 378 votes.
  • For OEM Mercedes, the ratio of positive (31) to negative (31) votes is 0 votes.

By number of reviews, battery OPTIMA surpassed OEM Mercedes:

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

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

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 Mercedes 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 OEM Mercedes with: Varta, Bosch, OEM Subaru, OEM Volkswagen, YUASA, Tesla, Duralast, Exide, OEM BMW, Deka.

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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