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In my case the original battery was still working 12 years later but it didn't test well so I replaced it to avoid future headaches. I was surprised to find that the Honda branded battery for these cars seemed competitive in terms of price/performance when compared to the alternatives.
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I have no idea who makes the Honda battery but know Honda does not. 
There's only a couple of manufacturers of lead-acid batteries in North America so brand logo is usually just eye candy. Compare the Group 51 battery price at places like Autozone as well as the Honda dealer. There may not be a price difference. There's a Duralast in mine. I this is the AutoZone "brand." Matter of convenience the weekend of my daughter's wedding so I didn't shop it, just bought it off the shelf.
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There's only a couple of manufacturers of lead-acid batteries in North America so brand logo is usually just eye candy. Compare the Group 51 battery price at places like Autozone as well as the Honda dealer. There may not be a price difference. There's a Duralast in mine. I this is the AutoZone "brand." Matter of convenience the weekend of my daughter's wedding so I didn't shop it, just bought it off the shelf.-- Chuck
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The battery is like 108 bucks after a core charge through Honda. If you can get a dealer to price match Majestic you could get it for $88 if you give them your old battery I’m assuming.
As far as I know Interstate makes them for Honda. Either way these are much cheaper than most parts store batteries I’ve seen, and if there is a cheaper “Acme” battery on the shelf I’m sure it’s only marginally so but the OEM would undoubtedly be much better.
As far as I know Interstate makes them for Honda. Either way these are much cheaper than most parts store batteries I’ve seen, and if there is a cheaper “Acme” battery on the shelf I’m sure it’s only marginally so but the OEM would undoubtedly be much better.
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It is always cool to see how long some OEM batteries last. I know that for Toyota, a lot of theirs were made by Panasonic. The OEM in one of my Toyota products lasted 10 years of daily driving and MN winters before it started struggling.
I had read somewhere that Japanese manufactured Hondas also used Panasonic batteries ,but US built cars used Delphi batteries (which are pretty much junk in comparison).
I had read somewhere that Japanese manufactured Hondas also used Panasonic batteries ,but US built cars used Delphi batteries (which are pretty much junk in comparison).