12 Volt Battery

[Grandad with Atitude]

MG 5 EV approx 19 months old. My 12 volt battery has packed up and when the MG garage checked the battery they said it was not an MG battery.
I purchased the car from an MG dealer and the car had 800 miles on the clock and they are checking if they changed the battery but think it is unlikely.

The battery that has failed is a Varta. Would you folks out there mind check under the bonnet to see if any of you have a Varta battery as with Shortages some cars may have had a Varta battery fitted.

 

[Midville]

I do think Varta Batteries have quite good warranty - link here if you know what type you have got.

https://dusj4r71pmvop.cloudfront.net/3315/6801/4735/Varta_Warranty_Folded_v3.pdf

 

[N2STY]

Mg only give 12 months warranty on the battery anyway

 

[Grandad with Atitude]

From looking online Varta warranty ranges from three to five years so with luck it my be under their warranty it’s worth a try.

 

[Alb]

Original battery:

 

[Grandad with Atitude]

I do think Varta Batteries have quite good warranty - link here if you know what type you have got.

https://dusj4r71pmvop.cloudfront.net/3315/6801/4735/Varta_Warranty_Folded_v3.pdf

Will try to find out what type tomorrow, thanks for the help

 

[Grandad with Atitude]

Original battery:
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Thanks from briefly looking at the battery at the AA call out it is nothing like the image. Thanks for your help

 

[smokie]

ISTR from my GM battery days there is a date code on batteries somewhere which will allow you to work out when it was made (not fitted or supplied). That's probably useful for the warranty question.

In fact, here goes

"To determine the age of any Varta automobile batteries, find the nine-digit code on the top-right side of the cover and look for the 4th to the 6th digits. This code has a corresponding month and year of manufacture that you can see on this table (e.g. C4H956221 = 965 = September 2019)."

About Varta - Varta Car Batteries | Orius Batteries

Varta car batteries come from a reliable and respected manufacturer. Read this article to find out more about this brand and what its various products offer.

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[Grandad with Atitude]

Hi

Thanks for the help can’t check at present as car is with MG

 

[Lovemyev]

The battery that has failed is a Varta. Would you folks out there mind check under the bonnet to see if any of you have a Varta battery as with Shortages some cars may have had a Varta battery fitted.

I am pretty sure the battery on our ZS EV ( Gen 1 ) was a Varta battery.
We owned it from new and it was one of the first batch of cars delivered in late 2019.
Sorry, I can not 100% verify now, because we don't own the car anymore.

 

[Grandad with Atitude]

Very interesting and thanks for the help

 

[Kithmo]

Mine's an original SAIC brand from the factory. No problems.

 

[Les burrows]

Mines exactly the same as yours Alb #5 with with no problems.