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Battery OEM Mazda or OEM Volvo
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
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
I had to change the battery on my Volvo 940 7 years ago, it was the original battery from 1996 Wich means that my battery lasted for 22 Swedish winters.
Pros: lasted 22 years, endured Swedish winters
Vehicle:
Volvo 940
My 2017 original battery stayed alive for 8 years and 148k miles fascinated me how long it lasted and the fact that the auxiliary battery is still fine
Pros: stayed alive for 8 years, long lasting
Vehicle:
Volvo S60
Mileage: 238182 km
my dishwasher has around 200 mile motorway range on a 64kWh net battery, which'll get me from Oxford to Darlington on a single charge, I could get to Newcastle if I camp behind a truck for most of it. My car is also stupidly inefficient for an EV, better EVs like a ID.3 or Megane could go further with smaller batteries.
Pros: 200 mile motorway range
Cons: stupidly inefficient
Vehicle:
Volvo
The battery is almost certainly dead.
Something else wrong with your car likely killed the battery and if that's the case buying a new battery will just result in the same problem pretty soon.
Cons: battery is dead
That battery is absolutely cooked, sounds like the cells have sulfated to hell or there's internal damage from deep cycling
The fact that it's only taking 72-94Wh when it should be 600Wh is screaming dead cells, and that voltage drop from 12.8 to 4v in 2 hours is not normal even with parasitic draw
Pros: screaming dead cells
Cons: battery is cooked
The battery is trash - if it was at 4v, the cells are either internally buckled/shorted - or the AGM is damaged and thus will not hold any charge (no capacity).
Pros: check charging voltage/current
Cons: battery is trash
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
Paid charging is problematic mainly because the T8 charges so slow. You'd have to leave your car at a charger for like 5.5 hours to fill the battery.
Cons: slow charging speed
Vehicle:
Volvo
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Which battery to choose — OEM Mazda or OEM Volvo?
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We compare battery across these categories:
- PR Score.
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- Feature ratings.
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Which battery are better — OEM Volvo or OEM Mazda?
In March 2026 on PartReview, battery OEM Volvo were overall better than OEM Mazda.
- OEM Mazda received a PR Score of 26 out of 100, and OEM Volvo scored 64 points.
- OEM Mazda ranked 28 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volvo ranked 19.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Volvo (3.6) than for OEM Mazda (1.9).
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Battery OEM Volvo have better feature ratings than OEM Mazda:
- Cranking - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volvo is better than OEM Mazda.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volvo is outperforms OEM Mazda.
- Indicator - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volvo is preferred to OEM Mazda.
Which battery are more popular — OEM Mazda or OEM Volvo?
Battery OEM Mazda and OEM Volvo were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, battery OEM Volvo surpassed OEM Mazda:
- For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (31) to negative (85) votes is -54 votes.
- For OEM Volvo, the ratio of positive (47) to negative (26) votes is 21 vote.
By number of reviews, battery OEM Mazda surpassed OEM Volvo:
- For battery OEM Mazda there are 38 reviews: 9 positive, 2 neutral, 27 negative.
- For battery OEM Volvo there are 23 reviews: 13 positive, 4 neutral, 6 negative.
Which battery do car owners prefer — OEM Mazda or OEM Volvo?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, battery OEM Mazda and OEM Volvo have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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