How long did your battery last
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Going on 6 years my 17 battery is on maintainer from May to October then driven daily and often after that. Wondering how long you got out of yours. Is there a real test to tell how much longer it will last?
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the dealer replaced my battery 3 months ago at my request, it was from april 2016 when the car was new, 2017 C2. I also was putting it on a tender, however the first best clue that the battery was starting to lose it was the auto start/stop, which I almost never use, was running about 10 seconds before starting the car again. if you wait much past this your next clue will be when it just won't crank.
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I always replaced the battery in my vehicles after five years as I wanted to deal with it on my time versus its time. I replaced the battery after six years on my 2017 C2. I drive ~7K miles a year and just reached 41K today.
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My car has the original battery - first registration in June of 2014. I am the second owner and it has now close to 60K miles. Was driven 800 miles in its first three years when I bought it.
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My original battery was changed in 2021. My car is a 2012.5 C2S so that would be 9+- years.
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Just over 8Y 4M so far with no hint of slowing down. And looking at the date code stamped into the Banner battery post, it is original. But it is a far cry from the 16 years I got out of another battery. And guess what, it was one of those old-tech FLA batteries.
You'll know as it usually slowly degrades. A capacity test and a load test indicates the state of health of your battery now.
You'll know as it usually slowly degrades. A capacity test and a load test indicates the state of health of your battery now.
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Original battery in my '16 GTS which I received in late 2015. The radio has started to do some weird stuff so I'm starting to get paranoid but according to the plug in tester it is still fine
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Mine’s a newbie. 2019. I’ve never seen much of a warning. Suddenly it’s have a problem and it’s dead. I have to think these batteries are better than the typical ones we buy at auto zone based on how long they last. Any ideas?
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2016 GTS delivered in November 2015 and still has the original battery and is working well. I use a tender and perform a load test every fall.
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Mine is going to be 10 years old in October 2023, still checks out ok, I drive half the year, other half in storage on a battery tender. I've had the car 2 yrs now, don't know how the prior owners treated it.
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Mine was going on 9 years when I changed it. It was still starting the car fine but voltage, when running, was low and the car was doing some weird stuff. It was almost always on a maintainer when I was home.