Best Car Jump Starters In 2022

As the best portable jump starter, GOOLOO 800A Peak SuperSafe comes with everything you need. With a peak charge of 800 amps, it charges quickly and doesn’t take long to charge from the wall. In five hours, you can fully recharge this portable unit, and it will hold that charge for three months before it starts to decrease.

There’s an SOS and strobe light signal mode through the flashlight, but it’s rather dull. It doesn’t have a high lumen capacity, so you won’t be too noticeable if you’re flagging someone down from the side of the road. Utilize the USB charging ports to rapidly recharge your cell phone or other USB/MicroUSB devices to either call for help, or have some entertainment while you wait for the tow truck to show up. There’s a power indicator on the side to show how much charge you have left as well. A very useful gift for car lovers.

This all-in-one mobile charging station works well for its intended purpose. You can crank 1,100A worth of power all at once. Normally, we’d disclose the engine liter information right alongside the amperage, but it’s nowhere to be seen. During testing, we did try this on a 6.5L gas engine and it worked fine, though. As a nice added bonus, this eliminates the need to grab another item on your car-related shopping list. There’s an air compressor built right into the central housing. It’s easy to use and works well regardless of the temperature.

Clore Automotive Jump-N-Carry is a bit heavy, and it’s not going to fit in your car glove box like these other chargers on our list will. You’ll have to store it in the trunk, but it has a convenient handle that allows you to just plop it down wherever you need. I wanted to give some props to the clamps, because they’re top-notch quality, unlike most power banks. For professional drivers, we have prepared our selection of the best driving gloves, so be sure to check them out.

If you’re looking for an affordable car jump starter, there are few that can match this next product. In the sub $40, it’s hard to find a product as good as the FLYLINKTECH Car Jump Starter. It supports 800A peak current, which gives it enough power to jump-start most vehicles (anything up to a 4.0L gas engine or 2.0L diesel) up to 20 times. The reason we’re so impressed with this car jump-starter is everything else it can do. 

As well as jump-starting cars, it’s a 12,000mAh portable power bank that you can use to charge your phone, tablet, and anything else with a USB cable. Plus, it doubles up as an LED flashlight with a special red warning light for emergencies. And, to top it all off, you can charge it using the cigarette lighter in your car, so it’s always ready to go. 

DBPOWER is everywhere when you’re looking for jump starters. This one in particular focuses more on the USB side, and less on the actual recharging side. You have a USB C type port, as well as a standard USB port, which comes in handy. They’re not 3.0, but they’re still able to charge your devices fairly quickly. To clarify on my previous statement, this has a high charging capacity with a 20800mAh power bank, and 2000 amps is plenty.

However, it’s important to know that the clamps are kind of weak. They’ll be difficult to actually clasp onto your battery. The only other downside to this, and it’s another grip problem, is the inlays on the side of the actual jump starter itself. It doesn’t make for the easiest time holding it. That being said, DBPOWER offers a solid three-year warranty that covers just about everything you would expect, and works for 8.0L gas engines, as well as 6.5L diesel—it’s got power for days. For more must-have car gear, check out our guide to the best car battery chargers.

Maybe you know Noco, maybe you don’t, but after this point you’re not going for be able to forget them. This intuitive jump starter shows a red, yellow and green series of LED lights on the chassis to indicate your battery level. It’s clearer than just about every other indicator on this list. But when it comes to the performance level, something didn’t make sense to us. NOCO Boost XL operates at a peak of 1,500A, but it caps out at 4.0L for diesel engines. It can jump your gas engine if you have a 7.0L or below, there just isn’t much love for diesel engines here.

But the good news is that if you enjoy the design, Noco makes stronger versions of this charger. You can get one up to 4,000A peak performance, which can charge just about anything under the sun. The LED flashlight operates at 200 lumens, which is pretty bright in most situations. The USB charging ports are good as well, just not the focal point of this charger. There’s no USB C or 3.0.