A battery control system for a vehicle includes a battery state estimator configured to obtain a battery cell open circuit voltage (OCV) of a battery in response to a charging system charging the battery to a maximum charging voltage. The system includes a negative voltage determination module configured to determine a negative OCV of the battery based on the obtained cell or battery OCV. The system includes a voltage shift determination module configured to identify a difference between the negative OCV of the battery and a previous negative OCV of the battery. The system also includes a charge voltage module configured to selectively reduce the maximum charging voltage to a reduced maximum charging voltage based on the difference and transmit the reduced maximum charging voltage to the charging system. The charging system is instructed to charge the battery such that the battery does not exceed the reduced maximum charging voltage.