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How To Tell How Old A Car Battery Is: Determine The Age Of A Car Battery. In this video tutorial I will show you how to tell how old a car battery is.

Let’s start with:
Sticker Dates
The method is fairly easy. Locate a sticker, often circular, on your battery. It should have a date in the format ‘MM/YY’; for instance, 09/06 represents September 2006.

Date Codes
Battery manufacturers use different code formats to indicate production dates. For instance:

NorthStar Branded Batteries
Follow these steps for interpretation, though they may not apply universally:
• Find a date code on the back side of the battery. It should have a letter followed by a number.
• Interpret the letter as the month of production and the number as the last digit of the year of production.
• For example, ‘M0’ will refer to November 2020. Letters E and I are not used in the NorthStar battery manufacturing dates.
• The ‘B0’ code will give you a manufacturing date of February 2020.

Odyssey Branded Batteries
The Odyssey-branded battery has 14-digit and 12-digit alphanumeric serial numbers. The last four digits of the 12-digit serial number on top of the battery represent the month and year. For instance, 0220 will refer to February 2020.

On the back of the battery, there is also a code with a letter and a number. The letter represents the month, and the number represents the last digit of the year of production. For instance, ‘K0’ refers to November 2020.

Engraving or heat stamp
• Locate a heat stamp or an engraving on your car battery. For instance, you can notice an alphanumeric engraving like ‘G5MCB.’
• Interpret the first two digits as the production date. The months are represented with letters from ‘A’ to ‘L’ where ‘G’ would refer to July.
• The number represents the last digit of the year, so '5' would indicate 2015.
• The manufacturing date for this battery should be July 2015.

Now that we have covered how to tell how old a car is, here is an answer to a question that you may have:

What should you do if you can’t find a date code and tell how old your car battery is?
Use a multimeter to measure your car battery's resting voltage, keeping in mind that the reading may vary based on the battery's state of charge and temperature conditions. For example, a fully charged 12V battery typically has a normal reading between 12.6V and 12.8V, depending on its type and age. Any significant reading below this may indicate a poor battery, suggesting a potential need for replacement.

Alternatively, you can seek a professional evaluation service for a battery age test.


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