OPTIMA® Batteries High Performance D35 YELLOWTOP® Sealed AGM Battery

I've consistently used Optima Yellow Top D35 on my weekend fun car (heavily modified 2002 WRX) that sits during the week and sometimes the battery drains down. It start very strong every time. Most recently I left the car for about 3 weeks just after installing the new battery and without much driving on it, and came back expecting the battery to need a jump, but I turned the ignition and it fired right up. The extra cost is a million times justified in my mind considering my experience with cheap batteries that last about a year or two. I've had Optima Yellows last 8+ years easy and have not seen deterioration in quality in the maybe 15 years I've ran them on my two cars. My "battery for life"

I bought this battery September 2016. Been running it in a 14 XV Crosstrek with pretty powerful multi amp sound system. Battery just died today. FEB. 22 2026. Pretty amazing battery but price has gone up so much I might have to try a cheaper alternative.

This will be a mixed review of sorts. I bought an Optima SC35DA Yellow Top directly from Amazon in August of 2009 and it worked fine until March of 2011. The plastic around the negative battery post just split with gas and gel oozing out. I did not think there was any problem because this Optima battery comes with a three year full replacement warranty. Now the warranty merry go round started. I called Amazon and I was told to call Optima, Optima told me they would not warranty the battery because Amazon is not an authorized reseller, so back to Amazon, then back to Optima and so on. The final result is that Amazon wound up giving me a full refund of the purchase price of the battery. I would rather of had a new battery but I got tired of the BS and aggravation and then I did what others did, I went to a local discount store and bought a cheap battery. What is the point of spending $174.00 on what is supposed to be the best battery only to have it fail very early in its life cycle and then have to argue over getting it replaced? The Optima battery worked for less than two years. So why spend the money on one when you can buy a Wal-Mart special for less than half the price, get it replaced locally or just throw it out and buy a new one. I do have to thank Amazon for finally giving me the refund but there was too much aggravation involved. From all of the complaints I have read about the lack of a warranty when the Optima Battery is bought from Amazon, you would think Amazon would stop selling it. This is exactly why I gave it only one star. I can only recommend that no one should by any Optima Battery Product from Amazon unless they are fully aware that there is no warranty at all.

After doing a lot of research on AGM batteries, I finally decided on this one. This was a Birthday gift for my son, to be installed in his '03 Subaru Forester. I started out looking at the Optima Red Top, but the reviews were not as as good & people I know have had problems with their Red Top battery failing. Now the choice was between the Sears DieHard Platinum & the Optima Yellow Top. The Sears DieHard Platinum looks like a very good battery & it's said to be made by Odyssey. Not really sure that's true? What pushed me over to the Optima Yellow Top was the heaver weight, much higher cost & shipping hassles if I went with the Sears DieHard Platium. The Optima Yellow Top was delivered quickly by UPS. It comes in a heavy-duty, double walled cardboard box. The battery inside the box was protected with more cardboard packing & the top of the battery was covered with a protective plastic cover. With the attached removable lift handle, the battery was easy to remove from the shipping box. The battery was in perfect condition! We found the Optima Yellow Top sits lower than a standard type 35 battery. Not a problem, since a spacer is provided, which snaps onto the bottom of the battery. This made the battery fit perfectly in my son's '03 Subaru Forester. The battery comes fully charged, so once we hooked up the cables, the engine started right up! We would recommend this battery & the plan is to install one of these in our other 2 vehicles. ► Update - October 23, 2012 Since I wrote this review, I bought another Optima Yellow top for our '95 Neon Sport. I should note that this isn't a direct replacement for the stock battery in the stock location! We relocated the battery to the trunk & a sealed battery (less chance of gassing) was the way to go. We completed this project over the summer & it was a complete success! As to the previous battery installed in the my son's '03 Subaru Forester. It's been 100% trouble free! :) ► Update - July 13, 2016 We have 3 of these now & 100% trouble free! :)

Seems to be just like the higher priced one I bought several years back, and they delivered it to my door. I am happy with it.

This is my fourth purchase of an Optima dry cell battery. I still have all four. My old Chevy 4x4 pick up. I bounced down the road cause I drove the heck out of it. Battery acid was everywhere and I was replacing the wet cell batteries every year. In 2006,I installed an Optima Red Top. No more spills and better starting power. I have used that same old Red Top in two pick ups and one car, sold the cars but kept the battery for a spare cause it fits most applications and still starts most any car or pick up at 6 years old. In 2006 our new pick up kept going dead cause we parked it most if the time. The alarm system would kill the wet cell battery after a couple of weeks parked. Bought a Yellow top, now it can be parked for just over a month with the alarm on before the batter goes low. We stored the pick up for three months with the alarm off and it never went dead. Yea you car alarm will kill your battery eventually. Yea you'll need a deep cycle type maintenance free setting on your home battery charger, if you need to recharge Optima batteries. Most new chargers have that setting too. If you buy a new charger with the 50 amp jump starting feature, you'll never wait for a tow truck. My old 2008 corolla needed a replacement battery in 2012. Yep, Optima Yellow Top was my choice cause I like to listen to the stereo with the engine off for hours. The car always starts right up now. Oh yea put two Optima Blue Tops in my boat for peace of mind. Wired in a Perko boat battery switch so I never have a dead battery. If we beach the boat and play the stereo all day long, I can switch to the full battery to insure we all get home safely. Yea you can do the same with wet cell batteries but they won't last as long and charge back up as easy as Optima batteries. Plus you can mount Optimas sideways or upside down to make more room. Just don't short out the battery terminals. Note:some modification of battery mount hardware may be needed in some applications but most just fit perfect. Check the battery post locations before you buy. I looked at the over priced batteries at my local car parts store first, took some measurements, then ordered from Amazon. Yes Optima batteries are about double the price of most replacement wet cell batteries, but well worth it. Amazon is awesome, the lowest price and you don't have to carry the new battery home. Who doesn't love free shipping. Order yours today and in about a week the nice Fed Ex or UPS person will carry that heavy battery right to your door or garage.

I purchased a yellow top battery through amazon 12-22 and it is not holding a charge anymore. It only shows 11.2 volts. I have been buying Optima batteries for over 30 years for my vehicles. I own at least 3-5 vehicles at any given time. I started when I was young due to stereo systems but continued the trend because I felt they were a superior product. The last two I have gotten have failed at 3.5 years and this one has started failing at less than 2 years and now will not hold 12 volts. I sent an inquiry and got no response. Can someone help me with this? After words this is what ended up happening :through email they were not helpful but when amazon provided a number the process for warranty was fast and easy. They shipped out a new battery within a week. It was nice to see they have a person on the other end helping you through the process . Nice touch.

Packaging was OK. The plastic around the battery is not perfectly smooth but not concerning. Installed in a 2007 Mazda 3S. No problem if you use the provided plastic base. Car starts instantly (2 sec max). I had only low temp of 20°F so far (Boston) but it worked well. Also, the car runs better than with the old battery... that might be because the car computer is reset when you change the battery but I also feel like the battery itself helps.

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Expensive, but an excellent battery: Use in a 2010 Yaris. The last one was good for 8 years and could have been more (left my dome light in my car on in and very cold weather=completely dead). The one I bought from this seller got damaged in shipping, but I did get a full refund. I had to buy another one from a store near me ( needed one asap).And I also have one in a Ford escape 2003.

a lot better than motomaster eliminator

Hola, quisiera saber donde puedo hacer valida la garantía de la esta bateria optima yellow. La compre a finales de diciembre 2020 hace 4 meses y ya no retiene la carga, si apago el auto ya no enciende, le puse la bateria original y esa no me ha dado problemas. Muchas gracias.

Dead after 2 years. My battery says right on the label that it has a "3-year free replacement with proof of purchase" and "For warranty service return battery to location where originally purchased." Canada Direct - Often Ships Same Day (the company's full name) sold me the battery. Canada Direct - Often Ships Same Day: "... for warranty claims this is handled by Optima directly. For us we fully abide by Amazon's 30 days returns policy." Optima: "Optima does not supply Amazon.ca with batteries. The warranty is listed on the top label of your battery and is the warranty period Canada Direct should be using." "Just for future reference we don't recommend buying batteries from Amazon.ca or any online reseller that is not an authorized seller. " "Canada Direct - Often Ships Same Day" also goes by "Piece of Cake LTD" and "Lots of Stuff", which makes it hard to track down contact information. Amazon won't give it to you.