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I bought a Duralast Platinum H5 AGM. I have read several instances of Subaru of America reimbursement.
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Part number: H5 AGM
I’m in the UAE, where summers hit around 50°C. This Forester is my first car with auto start-stop, and I’m impressed that the battery lasted a solid 4 years. With my driving habits (lots of short runs), my previous cars’ batteries would barely survive 1–1.5 years. This one lasted more than double that.
Pros: long lifespan, good in hot climate
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Still on vanilla battery. As part of my wife's start process is start car, press button to turn off auto off. Seems to be working.
Pros: long lasting, working well
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Mileage: 120000 km
Our car straight up died on the road twice, to the point it couldn't be jumped, with my kids in the back seat. Subaru eventually gave us an upgraded battery.
Pros: problem solved, upgraded battery
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Recently installed the Duralast Platinum. One week in and everything is working like a new battery should be.
Pros: working as expected, good performance
Battery didn't outright die but it was weaker starting and with winter coming I didn't want to trust it.
Cons: weaker starting, untrustworthy
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 83000 km
I bought a brand new '24 Outback Wilderness in August of 2023 and had to replace the battery within 18 months.
Cons: replaced within 18 months
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
I’m on my third battery in my 2018
Cons: third battery in 2018 car
Vehicle:
Subaru
My battery died on my ‘15 Outback within a year of my buying the car brand new off the lot. I noticed some issues with the lift gate and the car was having problems starting at times. It was a bad cell in the battery so it needed to be replaced.
Cons: died within a year, bad cell
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
I had this issue as well, one day the car wouldn’t turn over. Then it would. Then there was no power. Then it would start. Over several days and weeks this would happen. It was explained to me that the Subaru batteries that come from the factory are made to hold just barely enough power to start the car. If that power is diminished in even the slightest degree, like with normal usage in the first 50k miles, then the battery does not have enough charge to do its basic task anymore, rendering it useless. As I understood it, the batteries in the new cars are not up to snuff.
Cons: wouldn't turn over, no power, not up to snuff
Vehicle:
Subaru
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