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Battery OEM Mazda or Duralast
I bought a Duralast Platinum H5 AGM. I have read several instances of Subaru of America reimbursement.
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Part number: H5 AGM
Recently installed the Duralast Platinum. One week in and everything is working like a new battery should be.
Pros: working as expected, good performance
I drove over to Autozone and asked to borrow their battery/alternator scanner. CC amperage was way down, so just threw a new battery in there, and all is good. Ended up costing $230 even with tax, and $22 core charge credit for their Duralast with a 3 year warranty.
Pros: new battery, all good
Cons: CC amperage way down
Vehicle:
Kia
Just a heads up I had same issue with my Titan and it was the battery. I purchased a cheaper battery and 6 months in I get only a click when trying to start truck. Sometimes would start sometimes not. Then I bought the same battery again to see if that would fix the issue. This time it didn\u2019t start at all with the same type of battery, tested 100% charge and 100% battery life. So I said let me try buying a better quality battery just to see if anything happens, sure enough the truck started. It has kept starting ever since.
Pros: truck started, issue fixed
Cons: cheaper battery failed
Vehicle:
Nissan
Stock OEM Mazda CX5 battery is weak AF. My 2019 battery died in Jan 2024 after coming back from Disney trip that lasted 7 days. Got one from Costco. Higher CCA for less than OEM from Mazda. Installed myself.
Pros: Higher CCA, less expensive
Cons: Stock battery weak
Vehicle:
Mazda
Drive a 2018 Nissan Rogue, about 80k miles. Have a Duralast Gold battery from Oct 2023, but live in central Texas where I hear batteries don't last as long.
Vehicle:
Nissan
Mileage: 128747 km
Mazda OEM batteries are trash. Always have been. 35 years with Mazda and we stocked a ton of them.
Cons: poor quality, unreliable
The only time I had issues with my battery was the original one when it was on its death bed. But I remember needing to clean the posts a few times and it would start right up. Never was left with a check engine light but when it acted up it would do weird things here and there.
Cons: issues when dying, acted up, did weird things
Vehicle:
Mazda
I’ve had my 3 for 4 years and I’m on my 3rd battery.
Cons: short lifespan, 3rd battery in 4 years
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
Incan confirm they suck… i have a 2023 mazda and i have gone through two batteries. The second one died on me this week. Both were mazda batteries
Cons: suck, died quickly, gone through two
Vehicle:
Mazda
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