The electrical properties, dielectric characteristics, and its stability against d.c. accelerated aging stress of (Pr, Co, Cr, Y)-added zinc oxide-based varistors were investigated for different aluminum concentrations under a sintering temperature of 1280°C. As the aluminum concentration increased, the average grain size (d) increased in the range of 4⋅3-5⋅5 μm and the sintered density increased in the range of 5⋅63-5⋅67 g/cm 3 . As the aluminum concentration increased, the breakdown field decreased in the range of 6327-710 V/cm and the maximum nonlinear coefficient (46⋅9) was obtained for 0⋅005 mol% in aluminum concentration, further additions impaired the nonlinear properties. As the aluminum concentration increased, the apparent dielectric constant increased in the range of 500⋅5-1327⋅4 and dissipation factor increased in the range of 0⋅00493-0⋅0724. The varistor added with 0⋅001 mol% Al exhibited the highest stability for E-J characteristics in which %ΔE 1 mA is +1⋅4% and %Δα is -5⋅7%, under stress state of 0⋅95 E 1 mA /150°C/24 h.