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Last reviewed June 14, 2026
TL;DR Sealed AGM Group 35 with 620 SAE CCA · no PCA substitution. Community confirms 6·9.5 year service life, Clarios OE-supplier construction, and a 3-year full-replacement warranty.
Group 35 sealed AGM · manufacturer specifies the chemistry explicitly; Clarios (formerly Johnson Controls) is the confirmed producer. SAE CCA is 620, published as the primary cranking figure without PCA substitution. Reserve capacity is 100 minutes. Warranty is 36 months full replacement; no prorated extension is disclosed. Community-confirmed service life runs 6·9.5 years on Subaru, Toyota, VW, and Porsche applications across a meaningful sample of long-term reviews. A notable minority of owners report early failures in high-accessory deep-cycling use where repeated full discharge shortens life.
Right pick for a Group 35 AGM replacement in Subaru Impreza/WRX/Crosstrek (2002·2018), Toyota Yaris/Corolla/RAV4, or VW compact applications where community-verified 6·9 year service life past the warranty period is the priority. Skip if the vehicle OEM-specs EFB chemistry and a lower price point matters more.
Sealed AGM construction · no chemical exposure from the battery in normal installation. The Prop 65 lead warning is a labeling fact on the hardware. Spent lead-acid batteries are recovered through the retail core-charge return system · approximately 99% are recycled at certified smelters.
The D35 fits Group 35 applications · common fitments include Subaru (2002·2017 WRX/STI/Impreza/Legacy/Outback/Forester, 2013·2018 Crosstrek), Toyota (2006·2012 RAV4, Yaris, Corolla), Honda (Fit, Civic, Accord · subset), Mitsubishi, Nissan compact, and some Mazda models. Always verify the specific year and engine against the manufacturer's fitment guide before purchase, especially for start-stop applications.
620 CCA is the SAE J537 cold-cranking amp figure, published as the primary cranking spec in the product listing title and feature bullets. There is no PCA or 'Power Cranking Amps' substitution on the D35 · the 620 figure is directly comparable across battery brands. For most Group 35 applications, the OEM minimum CCA is typically 400·550 CCA, so the D35 runs with meaningful headroom.
Yes · the D35 YellowTop carries the Amazon add-on item flag as of 2026-05-27, meaning it requires a qualifying order to purchase standalone on Amazon. The battery is widely stocked at AutoZone, O'Reilly, Advance Auto Parts, Walmart, and Costco (seasonally) where the add-on restriction does not apply.
SpiralCell is Optima's spiral-wound cell construction, where the lead plates and absorbed glass mat are wound into a tight cylinder rather than stacked flat as in conventional flooded and most AGM batteries. This geometry compresses the plates under higher tension, which increases vibration resistance and reduces the space between plates for a denser energy pack. The 15× vibration resistance figure in the product listing refers to this construction.
The Amazon listing for Optima Batteries YellowTop D35 Dual-Purpose AGM Battery carries a California Prop 65 warning. California requires this warning on a very wide range of manufactured goods — including rubber, vinyl, plastic, and metal automotive parts — whenever trace exposure to any of roughly 900 listed substances (commonly phthalates or heavy metals) is possible, regardless of whether the specific product poses a meaningful health risk. As a passive accessory, Optima Batteries YellowTop D35 Dual-Purpose AGM Battery has no Safety Data Sheet, so there's no chemistry breakdown to translate beyond that.
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