Antifreeze OEM BMW or OEM Volkswagen

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Rank #6 in ranking

4.2

Colored puddles

2.7

Smell

3.5

Temperature stability

4.7

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Rank #9 in ranking

3.8

Colored puddles

2.8

Smell

4.0

Temperature stability

3.6

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OEM BMW › Antifreeze

PapaSwagBear 17 Jan 2026, 03:24

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

I’m running 110k miles in my M40 X3. There was a coolant issue but other than that it’s been an excellent engine.

Pros: excellent engine

Cons: coolant issue

Vehicle: BMW X3

Mileage: 177027 km

OEM Volkswagen › Antifreeze

Heavy_Pace_9833 14 Jan 2026, 04:15

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

Not that low because I topped it off before it got to that point but yeah it’s normal for our cars. It should only be the initial settling though, top it off engine cold with vw g12 evo 50/50 or distilled water and keep an eye on it. It shouldn’t drop any more once topped off for a while anyway.

Pros: normal for our cars

Cons: needs to be topped off

OEM Volkswagen › Antifreeze

Simplysavages 17 Dec 2025, 19:52

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

These tsi motors tend to run hotter then standard engines. I would top off the car (once cooled typically around a hour) open it up and take it to the line above minimum, that\u2019ll be your maximum. Watch it over the next few weeks. If it goes below minimum again, you have some sort of leak.

Pros: tsi motors run hotter

Cons: potential coolant leak

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

Smart_History4444 13 Dec 2025, 20:47

Temperature stability:

Rating 5.0

I use BMW coolant cause it's similar in price, so why not. Actuall,y a little cheaper cause my dealer does discounts

Pros: similar price, dealer discounts

Vehicle: BMW

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

Albigularis 7 Dec 2025, 14:41

Rating 5.0

By “air intake reservoir tank”, I assume you mean it’s the coolant tank for the water-air charge cooler. We need to know what car to tell if the coolant is suitable. That “G30” on the front is the important bit.

Vehicle: BMW

OEM Volkswagen › Antifreeze

pimpbot666 30 Oct 2025, 00:53

Colored puddles:

Rating 5.0

Maybe I'm wrong, here, but that looks like rust to me.

Did the mech use green coolant, and not the factory VW red/pink/purple stuff? That would cause the cast iron short block to rust out in short order.

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Volkswagen › Antifreeze

trashaccountturd 24 Jan 2026, 15:52

Temperature stability:

Rating 3.0

VW coolant doesn\u2019t play nice and will chemically react with parts store general coolant.

Cons: coolant chemically reacts

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Volkswagen › Antifreeze

loons 15 Dec 2022, 02:32

Smell:

Rating 3.0

My 2029 Alltrack has developed the same problem at 50K miles. Drops about 1” for every two hours driven. You can see and smell the antifreeze.

Pros: can see antifreeze

Cons: drops quickly, smell antifreeze

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 80467 km

OEM BMW › Antifreeze

freshxdough 14 Jan 2026, 21:05

Smell:

Rating 2.0

330i, coolant repairs.

Cons: coolant repairs

Vehicle: BMW

OEM Volkswagen › Antifreeze

Cautious-Concept457 17 Dec 2025, 20:15

Temperature stability:

Rating 2.0

I see your reservoir says G13 mit Silikat. Would recommend getting rid of G13 and removing the bag. G13 causes corrosion (resulting in a leak at the shaft of the water pump), leaves deposits (clogging the heater core and resulting in engine overheating), etc. Flush the system a couple times with distilled water and then fill up with G12evo coolant which doesn\u2019t have these issues.

Pros: G12evo coolant better

Cons: G13 causes corrosion

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Comparison of antifreeze OEM BMW and OEM Volkswagen

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Which antifreeze are better — OEM Volkswagen or OEM BMW?

In March 2026 on PartReview, antifreeze OEM BMW were overall better than OEM Volkswagen.

OEM BMW received a PR Score of 85 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 73 points.
OEM BMW ranked 6 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 9.
The average rating based on reviews is the same for OEM BMW (4.2) and OEM Volkswagen (3.8).
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- Colored puddles - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than OEM BMW.
- Smell - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms OEM BMW.
- Temperature stability - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM BMW is preferred to OEM Volkswagen.

Which antifreeze are more popular — OEM BMW or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026 on PartReview, antifreeze OEM Volkswagen were overall more popular than OEM Volkswagen.

By vote balance, antifreeze OEM BMW surpassed OEM Volkswagen:

For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (47) to negative (8) votes is 39 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (15) votes is 27 votes.

By number of reviews, the manufacturers are equal:

For antifreeze OEM BMW there are 18 reviews: 15 positive, 1 neutral, 2 negative.
For antifreeze OEM Volkswagen there are 18 reviews: 12 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative.

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