Starter Batteries Fail the Test

According to “Stiftung Warentest,“ Germany’s Which? equivalent, maintenance-free starter batteries promise much but often don’t deliver. Recently published battery test results shed a poor light on the 16 products tested. Of these only three reached the second-best mark, none was tested “A“. In particular the testers criticized the standards of battery capacity, which was generally not as good as indicated. Out of the 16 batteries tested, four that failed. The cheapest two batteries (each costing 41 euros) receive the worst results. By far the best battery was the “Power Bull“ from Banner, Austria. Moll’s “Kamina Start“ came second with Arktis’ “Qualitätsbatterie“ taking third place.