OEM Battery life- what to expect

[kevinvan6000]

Mine died just shy of 3 years.

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[Strokerswild]

Total crapshoot. I've had OEM batteries last over a decade, or only a couple of years.

I had one Motorcraft battery in one of my old non-drivers last over 20 years. When I bought a new one last year and turned in the exchange, the counter guy couldn't even decode the little sticker to tell me exactly how old it was. I had bought it in the late 1990s when a buddy was a dealer parts counter jockey, and when I told him I finally had to replace the battery he sold me he was in total disbelief.

 

[CrashOverride]

There are in some cases "hot" and "cold" batteries. I believe the colder ones have thinner/more plates to get a higher CCA whereas the hot ones have thicker/more durable plates with lower CCA. Like someone else said, out here in the land of the sun, batteries cook themselves pretty quick. If you can get 5 years, you are doing really good. That being said, we don't need much to start them in the winter.

 

[jrsimon27]

My oem battery has 4years and 3 months and 14,300 miles and still works great.

 

[zxd9]

I got 4 yrs out of mine before it died.
56k miles

 

[RADARB8]

Mine lasted 100 miles

 

[ENPhoto]

Daily driver here.

Purchased Nov 2015. Drive year round (Including -40 winters). Parked outside the past two winters.

Still chuggin!

 

[ezracer]

My OEM battery lasted 2 years. My replacement battery, an Advance Auto Gold, is now 3 years old.
I've always had a policy of replacing batteries every 4 years. However Ford has put such a PUNY
battery in these cars that I will replace it this spring after 3 years regardless.

 

[Freedom]

Do you guys remember the stories of how are cars came with various CCAs?

 

[Joe 5.0]

5 years at 28,000 miles, and still on the OEM battery. Car is pretty much a weekend warrior. So far, so good.

 

[Free33d]

Mine lasted 100 miles

I hope you mean 100k miles? no one would be happy if their battery died after 100 miles.

I got my 2015 GT with 32k miles in November. Still has what looks to be the OEM battery.

 

[Bbarfoot14]

Mine died at 20k miles and 4 years. I should mention that I tend to work on the car a lot and have left it open isn’t our trickle being plugged in or attached. So that will kill ya fast.

 

[Art_Boy]

My stock battery did not make it 5 years/20K miles. Kept in an insulated garage with a CTEK charger on it. The cell closest to the negative terminal is reading bad. Trying to revive it right now with a BatteryMinder charger but not looking good.

I put in an Optima 3478DT Red Top since the price was right (free). Had a do a lot of custom work since the posts were backwards. Plus the battery cover does not fit (too tall). Not sure if this an issue or not since my other vehicles do not have covers.

Would like to go back to a stock size battery. A few options out there. The Odyssey 96R-600 looks nice but not sure I want to spend $250 for one.

 

[ice445]

Most modern cars will get 5 years tops in a normal climate, less if you live somewhere that's perpetually hot. I just swap at the 4 year mark from the build date, never had a failed battery from doing this.

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