Battery OPTIMA or OEM Subaru

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3.5

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3.5

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3.3

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3.3

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Rank #27 in ranking

-36

2.5

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1.8

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1.4

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OEM Subaru

OEM Subaru › Battery

tradewinds1911 22 Nov 2025, 16:05

Cranking:

Rating 4.0

3yrs in on my 22 XT ,still good

Pros: still good

Vehicle: Subaru Outback

OPTIMA › Battery

cvf853 10 Nov 2025, 02:51

Lights:

Rating 5.0

Yellow top , my recommendation ; I do carry multiple lights on the taco .size 35

Pros: my recommendation

OPTIMA › Battery

Last_Seesaw5886 4 Nov 2025, 12:54

Cranking:

Rating 5.0

I ran a yellow top Optima in my Civic from 2009 up till this year. A hell of a run!

Pros: hell of a run, long lasting

Vehicle: Honda Civic

OPTIMA › Battery

Cautious-Concept457 24 Oct 2025, 07:08

Cranking:

Rating 4.5

Optima battery. They handle the cold much better.

Pros: handles cold well

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

OEM Subaru › Battery

tradewinds1911 21 Oct 2025, 16:42

Indicator:

Rating 4.0

Still going strong on OEM battery after 3yrs

Pros: still going strong

Vehicle: Subaru Outback

OPTIMA › Battery

RunsWithPremise 30 Sep 2025, 19:04

Cranking:

Rating 4.0

A lot of people say the Optima is not a good battery anymore, but I continue to have good luck with them.

Pros: good reliability

OPTIMA › Battery

NoviceMk2Mech 25 Mar 2025, 21:40

Cranking:

Rating 3.0

I had a Red Top Optima battery, but it’s so dead that even my NOCO AGM charger won’t recognize or charge it.

Cons: battery completely drained

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OEM Subaru › Battery

Camrade 15 Oct 2025, 01:37

Rating 2.0

Replacing my battery recently

Cons: battery replaced

Vehicle: Subaru

Mileage: 40000 km

OEM Subaru › Battery

cantcatchafish 15 Oct 2025, 00:55

Cranking:

Rating 1.0

A new battery at 10k miles.

Cons: battery replaced early

Vehicle: Subaru

Mileage: 10000 km

OEM Subaru › Battery

Low_Arrival5756 15 Oct 2025, 00:29

Cranking:

Rating 1.0

Battery died around 50k miles.

Cons: battery died

Vehicle: Subaru

Mileage: 50000 km

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