Toyota 12V Battery Part Numbers

Yes but............
What you actually get under the "true OEM" part might be something entirely different than what it originally came from the factory with.
And you have no good way to tell which is "better". It is not necessarily the one that costs more.
Sometimes the "replacement part" is better quality than the original.

Don't fret over it. Get the one that is most convenient for you.
Or the one that makes you feel better.

 

I've heard the Car Care Nut talking about there being 2 levels of Toyota brake pads. The more expensive ones are the same as factory, and the cheaper ones, which are dimensionally identical, but cut corner's a bit, to compete with aftermarket. Perhaps this is similar. For $20 I'd get the higher price one, maybe thicker plates, better construction?

 

See my previous postings:

TrueStart OEM 12V Battery Warranty (#10)
12v OEM—AGM or not (#22)

 

Up here, last time I checked, at least six months back, dealership was asking $340 CDN, for “a” Toyota battery. At Canadian Tire they currently offer sim spec compatible battery for $272 CDN.

a year or two back the CT battery was around $220 CDN.

General PDP Template | Canadian Tire

 

I currently have a yellow top (since September 2015), but in hindsight, it’s maybe not the best option, excessive CCA, at the expense of amp hours, compared to stock. Next time around I’ll likely go with the CT option; its specs for CCA and amp hours closely match stock. Except at least $70 CDN less.

Changed an in-laws Toyota vehicle battery recently, with CT option. Can’t recall exactly (should be able to…) the model, like an older Matrix maybe? Anyway, conventional lead-acid: CT had 3 options, I went with priciest, only around $165 CDN. Maybe supply and demand a factor.

 

You sure you want to get an original from a dealer?

You can get any Prius compatible AGM battery from any of your local auto part stores for lot cheaper and it will do the same job for you.

I got a Duralast from Autozone. Discount autoparts, O'reilly and Napa offer their own brands as well.

 

That may very well be true.
BUT......the price difference seems to be much less lately, for a quality battery that is.
If you find one that it is a LOT cheaper.......the quality likely is a LOT lower too.

 

Last time I checked, Costco didn't have this size battery, but if they did, it would be at the best price.

 

from what i've read. non oem deals are harder to find

 

I paid around $230 for an AGM Duralast (from Autozone). And that is an exact fit battery with the correct dimensions, polarity orientation, post diameter size and even the vent tube location. You do not need to modify a thing. A drop-in replacement made for Gen3 Prius.
If the OE one from a dealer will be slightly more, than I guess going with OE is understandable. And Duralast is a quality brand; it isn't an ebay product.

 

Not necessarily. My $65 generic AGM is still going at 7¾ years. See if you can beat that record in $ per year with any $200 to $300 battery that does the same thing.

 

Well that was ~8 years ago. Prices have gone up.

See if you can find a similar deal now.
But if you CAN find a "generic AGM" now for that price........my original advice stands.
It would NOT be a good gamble.

Some people use lawn mower batteries.
That is not a good gamble either.

 

Apologies for the somewhat necropost but this is the most recent 12v battery topic for the Gen 3

I recently replaced (what appears to be) the original battery in my 2013 PiP. I compared a few options: some retailers don't stock this size, an Optima yellow top was $280, a Interstate battery from Costco was $225, and Toyota of Seattle was only $195.28 plus tax plus $18 core charge.

The part number sold to me by the dealer is 00544-21171-325. The invoice notes that 00544-21171-325 replaces 28800-21171.

It looks identical to the factory battery, although has an extra sticker on top. I also decided to store my jumper cables in the empty space between the battery and body, though this is going to be a bit annoying to get out with the bracket mounted.

 

great deal! i paid over $200. 4 years ago