ANCEL BM200 Battery Monitor Bluetooth, 12V Automotive Car Battery Tester

I don't drive my truck a lot lately and as a result battery has gone dead a few times. I got this so I can check the battery remotely and it will also send a notification if your battery falls to a certain level that you can adjust in the app settings. It works perfectly from behind the wheel, I'm able to park almost directly under my bedroom window it should work fine from there too if I open the window. Bluetooth is a short range technology, most folks are saying under fifteen feet which is fine with me. There are a few tenders available that have wifi capabilities but this gadget is more versatile because you can use it with any charger or a solar panel etc. and keep an eye on your battery level remotely. The unit also has other functions that I have no plans to use at the moment but adds to the value of the item for sure. I had zero problems finding the app with the convenient scan box on the box the item comes in and the app had zero issues finding the gadget and pairing with it (make sure bluetooth is on before you install the software, the gadget comes on in pair mode like many if not most bluetooth gadgets these days. So far so good, it would appear they've improved things or I just lucked out and don't have any interference at my house. Does what I wanted, lets me monitor car battery voltage without getting into the engine compartment. You will automatically get a notification every day from the unit but it will only show current battery voltage level which is what I wanted it for.update roughly three weeks later: Item still working great but this morning when I started up the app it could not see the battery in my car only a couple feet away. I have noticed that sometimes with products using bluetooth an app update might mean you have to restart the phone/tablet or rarely even reinstall the bluetooth gadget before things start working correctly again. I don't know if there was an app update, it was in the 20's outside this morning but that shouldn't have been cold enough to create a problem. Turned the phone off and restarted, all working again so be aware that if you have issues you possibly need to turn off your phone and restart to get it working again (not a biggie). I put my new nocco genius 10 charger on the battery (probably stay away from where you have the gadget connectors on the battery just in case) and used the app to monitor the charging works perfectly shows voltage coming off the battery and percentage charged to get any more info you have to start the car up.It's now almost April of 2025 been using this about six months. Item still working perfectly and I can sit in my bedroom and pickup the bluetooth connection off the truck parked outside my window. It's doing what I wanted it for, making sure my battery doesn't go dead because I don't drive the truck enough. I'd recommend this little add on to anyone with a vehicle they don't drive every day but need it to start when you need to drive it. September 2025 bought a solar charger (schumacher) because my one outdoor outlet on that side of the house developed an issue. This item lets me monitor the battery even running off a solar panel charger. This was such a good purchase and it didn't cost that much at all. Would definitely get this item again if I change vehicles.

I’m really happy with this purchase!Before getting this, I honestly didn’t know what percentage my battery was at or how healthy my battery and charging system really were. Now I basically have an eye on my battery all the time, and it’s pretty impressive how easy it is to monitor everything.The app lets me see the battery percentage, battery health, cranking performance, and charging system all in one place. I honestly didn’t even know something like this existed. If I had known about it before, I probably could have saved myself a lot of time trying to figure out whether my battery or alternator was the problem.One thing I want to point out about the temperature reading: I don’t believe the temperature shown is the actual battery temperature. Since the device is installed near the battery, it appears to be reading the temperature around the device/engine bay rather than the internal temperature of the battery itself. I also don’t think the reading would be very useful while the engine is running because of the heat in the engine bay. In my opinion, the temperature monitoring makes more sense for checking the vehicle while it’s parked and sitting for an extended period, such as overnight, to see the temperature conditions the battery is exposed to.For reference, I’m using this with a YellowTop battery that’s over 5 years old, so I already know I’m probably getting close to needing a replacement. Having this monitor is going to make it much easier to keep an eye on the battery and know when it’s actually time to replace it instead of guessing.The best part is that you just open the app and immediately see the information you actually need. No need to keep pulling out a multimeter every time I want to check what’s going on.I’m super happy with this purchase. It has already made monitoring my battery and charging system much easier, and I wish I had known about this type of device years ago.

This thing is great! My F150 has a parasitic draw so i cant leave it setting for more than a few days before the battery is dead. This alerts me of battery SOC as long as im near truck in Bluetooth range which is fairly good. See the Ford app Don't alert me the battery is dead until it's too late to start the truck this will alert me when it gets down to a certain percentage which I can set. Also helps me monitor it while I have my truck plugged in on a trickle charger. It was easy to install it took me less than 5 minutes and it was a good price for what it does test your battery every time you start it also test your alternator it's great every vehicle should have one.

Simple to install and use. The required, associated app could be improved. While the measured voltage values are spot on, the state of charge measure is wildly incorrect. This is unfortunate because the inaccurate SOC is prominently displayed on the app instead of voltage, and the app display mode can or be customized. But otherwise, this is a good battery monitoring tool. It retains many days worth of battery data to review.

Update: I've but been and to connect from my phone for over a week now. I've driven almost every day but it will not connect. I got what I originally needed out of it so I will probably just remove it and look for a different device.Original: I got this to monitor the battery in my F150 and it works but just barely. From the driver's seat it connects most of the time but just outside the driver's door it won't connect anymore. On the passenger side it reaches to just behind the rear door. I mounted it on top of the battery which in the front passenger side under the hood. The lack of distance makes it useless for monitoring unless you only care about the state once you get to/in the vehicle.The Victron shunt on my RV parked on the opposite side of the truck reaches to the living room. The truck's Bluetooth will connect to my phone if I leave it in the house just fine, I'm not sure why the range for this is so short.I would give it 4 or 5 stars if the range was better. I had hoped it would reach the house then I was going to see if I could get Home Assistant to read and track the voltage, but given that it doesn't reach that far I'm not even going to try. My truck has been reporting low battery when it sits overnight if it is cold so I was wanting to track it 8n different scenarios.The only good thing is that it should log the data so at least I can see how it is draining over time. If it wasn't for that I would be sending it back. I already have way more battery data through my OBD adapter while I'm driving.Lack of range is why I removed 2.5 stars since it is by far the shortest range Bluetooth device I have. I removed the other half star for the app. I don't like that it is tracking my location and recording it.I would return this but would rather just eat the cost than go through the trouble just for it to most likely go into a landfill if I did return it. I'll keep it in the truck for awhile but may move it over to the generator or one of my other battery boxes.

I got this Ancel BM200 monitor to keep an eye on my 7 year-old DuraLast Platinum AGM battery that Autozone tested (for free) and said was showing wear. With the inexpensive BM200, I could now easily see that my short, multi-stop trips around town were not allowing the alternator* enough time to bring the battery back to a full charge before I get home. I was told the alternator needed *about* 20 mins of highway driving to bring the battery to a full charge. *Autozone also checked the alternator with their battery tester, and showed the alternator was working perfect.Anyway, this little device let me know that, with my driving habits, I really needed a battery charger to bring the battery back to a full charge after each use. By keeping an eye on the app, the BM200 also lets me know when my battery is fully charged, so I know when I can take it off the charger. And, while my battery life has been exceptional with this battery, I've been told that keeping a battery fully charged helps keep sulfate crystals from building up on the lead plates and slowly shorten the battery's lifetime.

The BMW I3 is an EV but runs into all sorts of problems and throws error codes when it's 12V low voltage battery starts to die... the problems all go away when the battery is replaced. How do you know your battery is dying ? An Ancel 2000 battery monitor, of course ! With the iphone app, I can quickly monitor the battery without even opening the hood. Must recommend for i3 owners.

This thing is driving me crazy I bought a brand new AGM group 65 battery and I ordered this to keep an eye on it and it keeps showing me lower voltage compared to the voltage display I have in the car and my OBDII reader. This device shows me battery SOC(Stare of Charge) goes from showing 12.8v and 100% SOC right after shutting the car off to 54% to 58% and 12.0 to 12.2v after I leave the car for about 5 to 6 hours I almost went and returned the battery because I thought it didn't hold charge but I also have a voltage display on my phone charger in the car and that one shows 12.6 to 12.8 even after 5 to 6 hours so I decided to hook up my obdII reader without starting the engine just the key turned to ACC and the obdII reader showed me 12.6 to 12.8 volts after 5 to 6 hours also same as the display on my car phone charger inside the car. Even when the bm200 shows 12.0 volts and 55% SOC when I start the car and look at the cranking test the car cranks really good the voltage only drops to 10.7 to 10.9 volts each time which is a sign of a very healthy battery so there is no way my batteries SOC is at 55% because at that percentage the car would crank slower and the cranking voltage would definitely drop below 9.6 volts at 55% SOC. I have the BM200 set to AGM battery so it can't be that I have it set at a wrong battery type I even went and replaced my battery terminals to really expensive thick copper ones because I thought maybe they were worn out and they really did need changing but nothing changed on the BM200 it still keeps displaying lower voltage than all other devices and yes the BM200 is hooked up to my battery terminals. While the engine is running it's same thing my phone charger and OBDII reader shows charging at 14.6 to 14.7 volts and the BM200 shows 14.0 to 14.2. It's completely driving me crazy because I keep thinking the brand new AGM battery is faulty but than my other 2 devices and cranking test show it's a perfectly healthy battery working like it should.UPDATE 01/31/26;The customer service reached out to me and they were just amazing that's why I am updating from 1 star to 5 stars because even though I returned my BM200 monitor they offered to send a new complimentary BM200 at no cost to me and the new unit came the next day and is actually working great the previous unit was all over the place with voltage but the new one is working great. But the main thing I want to say is how absolutely amazing their customer service is they answered every message I sent within an hour or two and they were extremely helpful and polite. I am almost 50 years old and this is the first time I have ever experienced such an amazing customer service. With such an awesome customer service I will definitely be buying more Ancel products.

Lätt värt att köpa, lätt installation och bra app! Jag behöver nytt batteri, vilket jag misstänkt, men nu fick bekräftat.Jag kommer köpa till mina andra bilar!

Funciona muy bien, en todo momento sabes como esta la batería y te envía avisos al movil

The 12V battery on my Mazda MX-30 EV is dying, instead of having to call emergency road service, when my EV, will not start, I found this device on a post on YT, they directed me to Amazon. I placed it on my battery, as it monitors my 12V battery, indicating the SOC(State of Charge) and the battery Voltage.The current draw at 12V from the battery, is from 4.63mA to 1.38mA, depending on the state of the battery test. Accuracy is about 99% which makes an excellent battery monitor.The GPS(find car) uses google maps at this time is not accurate at all. As I am sitting in my car which is in a parking outside is indicating, is 50M away. This does not work at all in a mall inside parking.The setup is very easy, but it can only pair one device at at time, must pair with the Ancel BM200 APP.I am happy with this 12V battery monitor, is a good buy, must have, when monitoring 12V battery is needed.Recommend, as it works for me, allowing me to know the battery voltage in real time , ploting history graphs of battery voltage, saved for 5 days for review.

Très pratique pour suivre l'état de la batterie. Bon logiciel

Enkel och smidig. Bra att ha lite koll på batteriet.Man måste stå ganska när bilen för att få kontakt via blåtand, men det är inte så konstigt då det är en massa plåt och bly ivägen.