Antifreeze OEM Mazda or OEM Volkswagen

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Rank #8 in ranking

3.9

Colored puddles

3.0

Temperature stability

4.4

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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 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 Mazda › Antifreeze

Low-Stomach-8831 28 Dec 2025, 22:17

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

As you can see, straight from the jug, the Mazda coolant is resisting both corrosion and freezing better than the Motomaster.

Pros: resisting corrosion and freezing

Vehicle: Mazda

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 Mazda › Antifreeze

RabbitGlass5578 17 Dec 2025, 18:33

Rating 5.0

I'd say to change out the coolant, and transmission fluid. DO NOT GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH!!! Just get a place to change out the transmission filter, and top off the transmission fluid.

Cons: DO NOT FLUSH

Vehicle: Mazda 6

OEM Mazda › Antifreeze

CalendarNo4346 8 Dec 2025, 18:00

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

Yes I had low coolant in my brand new CX-30 and had to top it off 2-3 times with the FL22 fluid (factory OEM). I think some air is left in the system that gets out over time. Since then no issue with the coolant level

Pros: no issue since

Cons: low coolant initially

Vehicle: Mazda

Mileage: 94000 km

Part number: FL 22

OEM Mazda › Antifreeze

HandyDandy76 8 Dec 2025, 17:47

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

I had my AC condenser replaced and looked at it in the parking lot and confirmed it was full of coolant, drove home, and it was low. I ordered and added some OEM coolant at home. It's been fine ever since

Pros: fine ever since

Cons: coolant was low

Vehicle: Mazda

Mileage: 57900 km

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 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

OEM Volkswagen › Antifreeze

Cautious-Concept457 6 Sep 2025, 10:38

Temperature stability:

Rating 2.0

Yes, the documents say they are compatible - at the cost of losing some corrosion protection. Don\u2019t use G13 if you have a choice. G13 becomes acidic and causes leaks, and leaves deposits in the system which cause clogging. VW switched to G12evo for a reason.

Pros: compatible according to documents

Cons: losing corrosion protection

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Which antifreeze are better — OEM Volkswagen or OEM Mazda?

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

OEM Mazda received a PR Score of 80 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 73 points.
OEM Mazda ranked 8 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 9.
The average rating is higher for OEM Mazda (3.9) than for OEM Volkswagen (3.8).
Antifreeze OEM Mazda have better feature ratings than OEM Volkswagen:
- Temperature stability - owners believe, that this property for OEM Mazda is better than OEM Volkswagen.
- Colored puddles - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Mazda is outperforms OEM Volkswagen.
- Smell - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to OEM Mazda.

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

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

By vote balance, antifreeze OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Mazda:

For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (24) to negative (6) votes is 18 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (15) votes is 27 votes.

By number of reviews, antifreeze OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Mazda:

For antifreeze OEM Mazda there are 10 reviews: 8 positive, 0 neutral, 2 negative.
For antifreeze OEM Volkswagen there are 18 reviews: 12 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative.

Which antifreeze do car owners prefer — OEM Mazda or OEM Volkswagen?

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