During the operation of the starter battery in vehicle, its parameters may decrease, which leads to interruptions in the operation of some items, for example, a starter. To prevent the occurrence of battery failures and simplify the process of eliminating them, you need to know how its parameters change during operation. Standardized testing is required to assess the state of the battery in various states. There are currently no standardized load cycles for batteries. The aim of the article is to develop such a cycle that will allow us to evaluate the technical condition of the battery in various loading modes and draw a con-clusion about its performance. An experimentally established change in the parameters of both a workable battery, and with several simulated faults. Further research will be aimed at compiling a dataset for the system for automatically diagnosing starter batteries on board a vehicle.