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How to Diagnose a Faulty Battery

The most common symptoms of a faulty battery are:


  • Vehicle drives but cuts out intermittently
  • Vehicle does not charge
  • Vehicle is a lot slower than usual
  • Vehicle battery does not last long
  • Vehicle turns on but does not move
  • Vehicle Keeps Restarting
  • Vehicle does not turn on


Depending on the symptoms above, here are a few ways you can troubleshoot a faulty battery


  • Try and turn the car on, if this does not turn on check the battery is connected.
  • If the car is turning on check the voltage on the music display, this should never be lower than 2 of the total voltage e.g 10 on display for a 12v model.


If you prefer troubleshooting battery issues in video format, please find this below



Here's a quick video showing you how to replace a faulty Battery


Updated on: 12/04/2021

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