Best car headlight bulbs

Car headlight bulbs that outshine the rest

Upgraded car headlight bulbs are claimed to offer brighter light and improved road safety. But are they worth the extra money? And how do they compare with manufacturer-fitted xenon headlights? We tested popular car headlight bulbs from Halfords, Osram and Philips to find out.

In our full report you can see...

- Best Buys
  Our Best Buy car headlight bulbs outshine the competition on both dipped beam and main beam.
- Compare car headlight bulbs
  We’ve compared popular car headlight bulbs to find the best.
- Testing car headlight bulbs
  We fitted each set of car headlight bulbs in a Vauxhall Astra to test their light output.