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Battery OEM Nissan or Duralast
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I've owned a 2011 Nissan Sentra since it only had 10 miles. It's been 15 years and the only repairs I have had to do were my own mistakes (hitting curbs and such). I've only ever changed the bands once, but never touched anything else on the engine. The AC/Heater work the same as day 1. One of my windows won't go down with its own button, but I can still control it from the driver side. I've done basic maintenence, oil changes, new brake pads, new windshield wipers, etc. But haven't needed any major work done. Even the batteries have lasted in the car (though this specific year and model had a recall for faulty battery terminals).
The first 10 years or so, I drove it EVERYWHERE in CA. Road trips every weekend and driving through not small car friendly terrain.
In the 15 years, I crashed it twice. No serious injuries and no car blowing up (I've heard so many rumors that Nissans blow in accidents.. they don't anymore than any other car would). It's running a little funky now for the past 2 years, but again, completely my fault. The last crash was full speed at a curb and damaged the mainframe.
It's a little over 200,000 miles and I'm finally looking to get a new car, but im scared I won't find one as reliable. I've had this car since I was 18, I'm 32 now!
Pros: AC/Heater work well, batteries lasted long
Cons: one window button faulty
Vehicle:
Nissan Sentra
Mileage: 321868 km
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
These parts are New. Battery duralast gold
Pros: New battery
The original Nissan battery in my 2015 still lives on in my 78 vette. I replaced the Nissan battery because I was going on a 7600 mile total trip and didn't want to take chances.
Mileage: 12231 km
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
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
Both Duralast Golds. Went with Neverstart AGM from wally world about 2 months ago.
Duralast is almost always johnson controls, made in mexico.
Last December, the OEM battery died and I replaced it with a new Duralast battery from AutoZone. Fast forward to today, the car wouldn\u2019t start at all. Had to jump it just to get it running and drove straight to AutoZone to get it tested.\n\nBattery tested good. Starter tested good.\nBut the alternator failed, specifically the charging current test.
Cons: alternator failed charging test
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 31000 km
Only problem was when a battery blew and that totalled my last Leaf after 154.000 km (98000miles) .
Cons: battery blew, car totaled
Vehicle:
Nissan Leaf
Mileage: 154000 km
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Which battery to choose — OEM Nissan or Duralast?
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We compare battery across these categories:
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Which battery are better — Duralast or OEM Nissan?
In March 2026 on PartReview, battery Duralast were overall better than OEM Nissan.
- OEM Nissan received a PR Score of 47 out of 100, and Duralast scored 74 points.
- OEM Nissan ranked 25 in the overall ranking, and Duralast ranked 9.
- The average rating is higher for Duralast (3.8) than for OEM Nissan (2.8).
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Battery Duralast have better feature ratings than OEM Nissan:
- Cranking - owners believe, that this property for Duralast is better than OEM Nissan.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Nissan is outperforms Duralast.
- Indicator - reviews suggest, that this property for Duralast is preferred to OEM Nissan.
Which battery are more popular — OEM Nissan or Duralast?
In March 2026 on PartReview, battery Duralast were overall more popular than OEM Nissan.
By vote balance, battery Duralast surpassed OEM Nissan:
- For OEM Nissan, the ratio of positive (55) to negative (61) votes is -6 votes.
- For Duralast, the ratio of positive (122) to negative (41) votes is 81 vote.
By number of reviews, battery Duralast surpassed OEM Nissan:
- For battery OEM Nissan there are 35 reviews: 11 positive, 11 neutral, 13 negative.
- For battery Duralast there are 52 reviews: 36 positive, 7 neutral, 9 negative.
Which battery do car owners prefer — OEM Nissan or Duralast?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, battery OEM Nissan and Duralast have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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