How Long Do Car Batteries Last?

Car Batteries Last an Average of 2 - 5 Years.

How Long Does a Car Battery Last?

It never fails to get a call from a customer that their car battery has pretty much just given up all hope on starting the vehicle for them. And when we send a technician out. Almost always, we get the inevitable question of how long do car batteries last? I generally tell people that a car battery should last anywhere from two to five years.

Reasons Why Batteries Do Not Last as Long…

Some things will hinder a car battery from lasting two to five years. One reason is going to be the usage of the battery. Suppose you're just going to park your vehicle and you're not using the battery. In that case, you're not starting it, driving the vehicle that can cause the car battery to actually fail faster because what happens is the voltage in those cells, the pleats, and it causes the cell in the battery to go back up. Now, with that being said the aspect of a car battery being under the hood, we've noticed that that actually causes a quicker progression of failure for the car battery. Just imagine being stuck under the hood next to a hot engine for hours. Yeah, it's not pleasant and it's not pleasant for your car battery either. I promise you that. So with heat, heat can kill your car battery faster. We're noticing that vehicles, they have the car battery under the driver or the passenger seat or lasting a lot longer than batteries that are underneath the hood. And in terms of where the batteries located, we're noticing that the ones under the hood die the fastest, the next would be the ones in the trunk because they're still getting heat. And then we're noticing that the ones inside the vehicle are actually lasting the longest.

How To Make Your Battery Last Longer.

If you're not going to use your vehicle battery. Frequently, if you're not going to use it every few days, I would highly suggest getting a battery trickle charger. Now, these can be purchased at any store. You can go to Amazon and you can buy it at Wal-Mart. You can usually find them at Home Depot anywhere. A trickle charger should generally run you between 20 and 40 dollars. If you're just going to use it for your vehicle, you don't need special bells and whistles on it. That's going to do you just fine, I promise, if you need somebody to come out and replace your battery, I have a ton of technicians here at the Mobile Battery Squad that would be happy to deliver and install your new battery. Again, this is Paul with the Mobile Battery Squad. I Hope that answers your question about how long a car battery lasts.