Best Battery for Volkswagen Golf

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Rank	Manufacturers	Ratings	Avg. rating	Votes	Reviews	Positive	Neutral	Negative
1.	Bosch	8%	4.8	12	4	4	0	0
2.	OPTIMA	8%	4.0	12	9	6	1	2
3.	OEM Volkswagen	8%	3.4	12	15	7	5	3
4.	ODYSSEY	4%	4.8	6	2	2	0	0
5.	Varta	2%	3.0	3	5	3	0	2
6.	OEM VAG	2%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
7.	Duracell	2%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
8.	NOCO	0%	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
9.	Duralast	0%	3.0	0	3	1	1	1
10.	Deka	0%	1.5	-6	2	0	0	2

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Duralast › Battery

Run Forrest 5 Feb 2023, 12:35

Rating 5.0

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This is really straightforward to do. I replaced mine last September and was concerned about coding or needing to go to the dealer. My 2017 required none of that. Just take the old battery out and put a new one in. You'll have dash lights on afterwards, but all you need to do is turn the wheel all the way to one side and then the other.

Pros: straightforward to do, no coding needed

Cons: dash lights on afterwards

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

Harold 14 Dec 2022, 17:25

Rating 5.0

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Had my '18 R since May '18 and still on original battery, 25 mile commute to work each way about 1/2 hwy . At 57,000 miles.

Pros: still on original battery

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Mileage: 57000 km

Varta › Battery

CE 4 Oct 2022, 16:13

Rating 4.0

I've had some good luck with OEM Vw therye where either Varta or another OEM factory battery. 7 years on one...and also 3 years till 50%, lots of variables, to make a battery last or not last.

Pros: good luck, long lasting

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Duracell › Battery

MaDMvD 12 Aug 2022, 00:38

Rating 5.0

The entire suspension was recently replaced with German parts, along with a full upgrade of rotors and low-dust ceramic pads on all corners and a new Duracell battery a few months ago.

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Bosch › Battery

M.wonderfull 30 Apr 2022, 02:27

Rating 5.0

Put a new Bosch AGM in.

Pros: new battery

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

Jonny_Wurster 23 Aug 2024, 03:08

Rating 3.0

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I just preemptively changed my 2007 VW golf battery at 120k...I probably could have gone farther but every now and again I would get a weird code that likely was voltage relative.

Pros: could have gone farther

Cons: weird voltage codes

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Mileage: 120000 km

NOCO › Battery

Various-Ducks 3 Jun 2024, 05:09

Rating 3.0

Per VW service manual, disconnect if you're going to charge above 14.4V, never charge above 15V. You'd have to watch voltage while charging to see where the noco goes. My noco used to go slightly above 16V. Nothing exploded but the battery didn't last very long

Cons: battery didn't last

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OEM Volkswagen › Battery

brennok 21 Aug 2021, 04:53

Rating 1.0

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I think I went over 60 days without my 2016 Golf R due to a dead battery. A bunch of us had battery issues, I want to say around 2 years, and VW switched production or something. Batteries were out of stock and waiting on new production from Germany.

Cons: dead battery, out of stock

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Varta › Battery

c-gar 3 Apr 2020, 21:12

Rating 2.0

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my 2019 GolfR battery died recently. well, it wouldn't hold any capacity and had to be charged every few days. anyway, i had my warranty apppointment today at the dealer and stood outside for an hour. i was wondering why it took so long. the new battery is a 000.915.105.CB.DSP. hopefully the AGM battery will do better with mine too.

Pros: AGM battery will do better

Cons: wouldn't hold any capacity

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Part number: 000.915.105.CB.DSP

OPTIMA › Battery

KevinC 31 Oct 2019, 17:17

Rating 1.0

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Optima has been garbage for about a decade now, ever since they were bought out and production moved out of the country. Quality immediately took a huge dive.

Pros: null

Cons: Quality took a dive

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf