2022 Honda Civic Battery
Cars
- Sponsor
- OPTIMA Batteries
- Location
- Glendale, WI
Did you know OPTIMA offers a direct-fit battery upgrade for the 2022 Honda Civic with our DH5 YELLOWTOP? It doesn't matter if your Civic has the 1.5-liter or 2.0-liter engine. Both cars will use the DH5 YELLOWTOP. What may be interesting to note for long-time Civic owners, is that the DH5 YELLOWTOP is a 44 pound battery. Hit the rewind button 20 years and Honda Civics, whether they had a 2.0-liter or 1.7-liter engine, were typically running our Group 51 batteries, which weighed 36% less than the DH5 YELLOWTOP.
Why do newer Honda Civics need a battery that is so much bigger? Because electrical demand has increased exponentially over the last 20+ years. Start/stop engines are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of increased electrical demand. Modern vehicles have all kinds of integrated electrical systems that have significantly increased demand and required automakers to move to physically larger batteries.
Even with that move, electrical demand may still sometimes outpace a vehicle's charging system and battery. How does that happen? It's not just sitting at the park with the windows open and the radio blasting all afternoon., although that's an obvious scenario. If you make a series of short drives under 10 minutes, the energy consumed by your Honda Civic as it sits and during starting, may not be replaced on such a short drive. If it is, the alternator may be experiencing excessive wear and tear to replace that energy.
One of the best things you can do to maximize battery and alternator lifespan in your Honda Civic is to make sure your battery is fully-charged whenever possible. For most batteries, that means at least 12.6 volts. For OPTIMA's DH5 YELLOWTOP, that means about 13.0-13.2 volts. We recommend checking voltage about once a month (wait until the car has been sitting for several hours or overnight). If the battery is not measuring those minimum voltage levels, fully recharge it with a quality battery charger.
If you find your Civic is maintaining good voltage, you can expand that check to every two or three months. If you find your battery is always measuring lower voltage, you may need to consider making supplemental charging more of a regular occurrence. We're so confident proper voltage maintenance will maximize the lifespan of your OPTIMA battery, if you buy an OPTIMA battery from us and purchase an OPTIMA D1200+ charger from us at the same time, we'll extend your battery's free replacement warranty by an additional year!
Why do newer Honda Civics need a battery that is so much bigger? Because electrical demand has increased exponentially over the last 20+ years. Start/stop engines are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of increased electrical demand. Modern vehicles have all kinds of integrated electrical systems that have significantly increased demand and required automakers to move to physically larger batteries.
Even with that move, electrical demand may still sometimes outpace a vehicle's charging system and battery. How does that happen? It's not just sitting at the park with the windows open and the radio blasting all afternoon., although that's an obvious scenario. If you make a series of short drives under 10 minutes, the energy consumed by your Honda Civic as it sits and during starting, may not be replaced on such a short drive. If it is, the alternator may be experiencing excessive wear and tear to replace that energy.
One of the best things you can do to maximize battery and alternator lifespan in your Honda Civic is to make sure your battery is fully-charged whenever possible. For most batteries, that means at least 12.6 volts. For OPTIMA's DH5 YELLOWTOP, that means about 13.0-13.2 volts. We recommend checking voltage about once a month (wait until the car has been sitting for several hours or overnight). If the battery is not measuring those minimum voltage levels, fully recharge it with a quality battery charger.
If you find your Civic is maintaining good voltage, you can expand that check to every two or three months. If you find your battery is always measuring lower voltage, you may need to consider making supplemental charging more of a regular occurrence. We're so confident proper voltage maintenance will maximize the lifespan of your OPTIMA battery, if you buy an OPTIMA battery from us and purchase an OPTIMA D1200+ charger from us at the same time, we'll extend your battery's free replacement warranty by an additional year!