Battery YUASA or Duralast

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Rank #4 in ranking

126

4.2

Cranking

4.2

Indicator

3.0

Lights

5.0

Owners' choice:

Mazda 6

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Rank #9 in ranking

3.8

Cranking

3.5

Indicator

4.7

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YUASA

Duralast

YUASA › Battery

Luciferiad 29 Jan 2026, 20:26

Cranking:

Rating 5.0

Yuasa builds a damn fine battery. The one in my C14 is still hanging in there after 6 years.

Pros: damn fine battery

YUASA › Battery

Many_Hotel866 29 Jan 2026, 18:11

Cranking:

Rating 5.0

Yuasa is the good stuff. It's all I'll use in my bikes.

Pros: good stuff

YUASA › Battery

Astraion 28 Jan 2026, 14:50

Cranking:

Rating 4.0

My battery was the [factory one from 2007], changed it in 2023. Couldn't find a replacement Varta back then and had to choose fast, so I picked Yuasa (Japanese brand) and it's working good till now.

Pros: working good

YUASA › Battery

Makers-hut 24 Jan 2026, 22:36

Rating 4.0

I bought a shorter mobility scooter battery with same chemistry as the original, YUASA REC36-12, however the polarity was reversed. I extended the negative pole and installed it without an issue and car came back to normal.

Pros: car came back to normal

Cons: polarity was reversed

Part number: REC36-12

YUASA › Battery

contains_almonds 17 Jan 2026, 20:01

Rating 5.0

Nice hack. I have a Yuasa that will be 13 years old this year and still going.

Pros: long lasting, reliable

YUASA › Battery

Holiday-Speed-7351 4 Jan 2026, 14:28

Indicator:

Rating 4.0

I have a yuasa ybx 3000 recharging battery for Mazda 6 2011. I've had it three years with no problems since recently.

Pros: no problems for years

Cons: flat battery recently

Vehicle: Mazda 6

Part number: YBX 3000

Duralast › Battery

981flacht6 31 Dec 2025, 00:15

Rating 5.0

You need this one, and it takes about 10 minutes to install. Just hop into the front trunk, unbolt the bar from the firewall that braces the battery -- iirc 13mm. Remove the tire inflator and the box (pulls right out), remove the other bolt, unscrew the two terminals (10mm probably), swap batteries. Done.

Pros: easy to install, 10 minutes

Vehicle: Porsche Cayman

Duralast › Battery

rbp 20 Jan 2026, 19:16

Cranking:

Rating 3.0

Just had a 5yo Napa battery die, put a new Duralast Platinum Elite in there, back to running normal except 2 things: 1/ Random engine fan activation seems to be what killed the previous battery. Still happening.

Pros: back to running normal

Cons: random fan activation, battery died

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

YUASA › Battery

jsneeb 29 Jan 2026, 19:28

Cranking:

Rating 2.0

Unfortunately have to disagree about Yuasa, This 2018 battery is not the same as what you will get as a replacement from Yuasa today. I think they moved manufacturing from Taiwan and the quality has fell. My last two DRZ400 batteries were Yuasa and they didnt last 2 years. Even with tender on for the few months I didnt ride the bike.

Pros: tender on for months

Cons: quality has fell

Duralast › Battery

SrgtMacfly 23 Jan 2026, 02:42

Rating 2.0

Duralast is almost always johnson controls, made in mexico.

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Which battery to choose — YUASA or Duralast?

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Comparison of battery YUASA and Duralast

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Car owners’ choice.

Which battery are better — Duralast or YUASA?

In March 2026 on PartReview, battery YUASA were overall better than Duralast.

YUASA received a PR Score of 84 out of 100, and Duralast scored 74 points.
YUASA ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and Duralast ranked 9.
The average rating is higher for YUASA (4.2) than for Duralast (3.8).
Battery YUASA have better feature ratings than Duralast:
- Indicator - owners believe, that this property for Duralast is better than YUASA.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for YUASA is outperforms Duralast.
- Cranking - reviews suggest, that this property for YUASA is preferred to Duralast.

Which battery are more popular — YUASA or Duralast?

In March 2026 on PartReview, battery YUASA were overall more popular than Duralast.

By vote balance, battery YUASA surpassed Duralast:

For YUASA, the ratio of positive (155) to negative (29) votes is 126 votes.
For Duralast, the ratio of positive (122) to negative (41) votes is 81 vote.

By number of reviews, battery YUASA surpassed Duralast:

For battery YUASA there are 60 reviews: 49 positive, 4 neutral, 7 negative.
For battery Duralast there are 52 reviews: 36 positive, 7 neutral, 9 negative.

Which battery do car owners prefer — YUASA or Duralast?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, battery YUASA led more car-specific ratings than Duralast:

YUASA are chosen by owners of cars such as: Mazda 6, and others.

Battery Duralast 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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