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Battery OEM Mazda or Exide
2014 Mazda 3 with 322,000 kms, it's doing fine. I'm still on original engine, transmission and starter. I use it almost daily in traffic. The only problem is that the battery is slightly more costly than a standard one, which offsets the miniscule fuel savings you're getting from the system
Pros: original engine, transmission, starter
Cons: battery is slightly more costly
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
Mileage: 322000 km
Its an AGM battery, once it gets depleted heavily this happen. Just replace it. The factory batteries are made by exide or varta so just seek out a same spec replacement from those brands
Pros: Replace depleted AGM battery
I have this car. Most important is that below -12C, the gas engine stays on, and won't let you drive around on electric alone. That accounts for several months of driving in our winters. Secondly, even in temps below +10C, you have less access to the battery's energy, so your range drops even independently from the usual cold temp range losses.
Pros: preheat cabin from battery
Cons: gas engine stays on
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 20000 km
Got a new Exide battery at our expense outside. Car is fine ever since then.
Pros: car fine since then
Ära Exide akusid osta, need hunnik sitta. Varta akud on okeid. Kui autol on start-stop süsteem siis peab kindlasti vaatama kas autol on EFB või AGM tüüpi aku ja vahetama sama tüüpi aku vastu.
Pros: Varta akud on okeid
Cons: Exide akud hunnik sitta
its surely a dead battery, the fuckall exide batteries that they give are dogshit. had the same issue some days ago, thankfully the bike was covered under warranty.
im honestly thinking of changing the battery to a better one.
Pros: covered under warranty
Cons: dead battery, dogshit
Same shit keeps happening with my N250 for some reason, the starter relay just does the "tk tk" sound but bike doesnt start, Service centre said the factory battery was faulty, so bought a new Exide battery and everything was perfect for 1.5 months.
Pros: perfect for 1.5 months
Cons: battery faulty after months
My brother and I both have/had 6 speed 2015 Mazda3 (me the hatchback, him the sedan), and both of us had terrible issues with the Mazda brand batteries.
Cons: terrible issues
Vehicle:
Mazda
Friends don't let friends use Exide batteries. They literally will rot out your battery cables.
Cons: rot out battery cables
However if you bought an Exide battery, 100% it's your issue: I have had three batteries replaced under warranty on my BMW until I said "basta" and bought a Yuasa out of pocket. The amount of weird issues those junky batteries caused was beyond belief.
Cons: weird issues, junky batteries
Vehicle:
BMW
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Which battery to choose — OEM Mazda or Exide?
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:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which battery are better — Exide or OEM Mazda?
In March 2026 on PartReview, battery Exide were overall better than OEM Mazda.
- OEM Mazda received a PR Score of 26 out of 100, and Exide scored 71 point.
- OEM Mazda ranked 28 in the overall ranking, and Exide ranked 11.
- The average rating is higher for Exide (3.4) than for OEM Mazda (1.9).
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Battery Exide have better feature ratings than OEM Mazda:
- Cranking - owners believe, that this property for Exide is better than OEM Mazda.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for Exide is outperforms OEM Mazda.
- Indicator - reviews suggest, that this property for Exide is preferred to OEM Mazda.
Which battery are more popular — OEM Mazda or Exide?
In March 2026 on PartReview, battery Exide were overall more popular than OEM Mazda.
By vote balance, battery Exide surpassed OEM Mazda:
- For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (31) to negative (85) votes is -54 votes.
- For Exide, the ratio of positive (110) to negative (44) votes is 66 votes.
By number of reviews, battery Exide surpassed OEM Mazda:
- For battery OEM Mazda there are 38 reviews: 9 positive, 2 neutral, 27 negative.
- For battery Exide there are 51 review: 34 positive, 4 neutral, 12 negative.
Which battery do car owners prefer — OEM Mazda or Exide?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, battery OEM Mazda and Exide have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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