How long do headlight bulbs last? Headlight bulb lifespan

Standard headlight bulbs typically last for about 1,500 hours. Long life headlight bulbs last about 2,000 hours.

How long do brighter headlight bulbs last?

You pay a high price to get brighter headlight bulbs and the cost is actually much higher when you consider their short life.

Here’s a comparison of standard and brighter headlight bulbs according to bulbfacts.com

Sylvania Basic Halogen headlight bulb 1504 Lumens 1,134 hours
Hella Standard Halogen headlight bulb 1482 Lumens 1,205 hours
GE Standard Halogen headlight bulb 1458 lumens 2,074 hours

Sylvania SilverStar Ultra Halogen headlight bulb 1626 lumens 458 hours
Sylvania SilverStar Halogen headlight bulb 1622 lumens 621 hours
Sylvania SilverStar zXe Gold Halogen headlight bulb 1345 lumens 667 hours
Sylvania SilverStar zXe Halogen headlight bulb 1448 lumens 744 hours
Philips Xtreme Vision 1586 lumens 802 hours
Philips Vision Plus Halogen headlight bulb 1613 lumens 997 hours
Philips White Vision Halogen headlight bulb 1411 lumens 864 hours
Philips Diamond Vision Halogen headlight bulb 769 lumens 824 hours
GE Megalight Ultra Halogen headlight bulb 2036 lumens 585 hours
GE Megalight Halogen headlight bulb 1635 lumens 773 hours

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Posted on April 6, 2023 by Rick Muscoplat