Antifreeze VALVOLINE or OEM Mazda

PartReview Score

100

Rank #4 in ranking

4.4

Colored puddles

4.6

Smell

5.0

Temperature stability

4.3

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PartReview Score

Rank #8 in ranking

3.9

Colored puddles

3.0

Temperature stability

4.4

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VALVOLINE

OEM Mazda

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

VALVOLINE › Antifreeze

Fine-Upstairs-6284 19 Dec 2025, 14:32

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

I keep this in the trunk of my mk7. Haven’t had to use it, but I feel comfortable using it in emergencies

Pros: comfortable in emergencies

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

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

VALVOLINE › Antifreeze

leviske 14 Dec 2025, 07:34

Rating 5.0

Valvoline HT-12, because I can't find genuine BMW coolant in my country.

Vehicle: BMW

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

VALVOLINE › Antifreeze

Unlucky-Molasses742 7 Dec 2025, 23:45

Temperature stability:

Rating 5.0

Now running a Valvoline 50/50 mix with no issues

Pros: no issues

Vehicle: Chevrolet Spark

Mileage: 100000 km

OEM Mazda › Antifreeze

techguy201 11 Nov 2025, 02:51

Temperature stability:

Rating 5.0

This is normal. Mazda master tech. I work on these everyday. Every oil change they need to be topped off. The coolant evaporates from the bottle pretty quick.

Pros: coolant evaporates quickly

Vehicle: Mazda 3

VALVOLINE › Antifreeze

Stigma47 21 Oct 2025, 19:21

Temperature stability:

Rating 4.0

Valvolines is cross compatable

Pros: cross compatible

OEM Mazda › Antifreeze

WasteMacaroon5714 11 Sep 2024, 14:03

Colored puddles:

Rating 1.0

My 2017 CX-9 and it has a coolant leak from the back of the block by the manifold and the shop I took it to said to take it to a dealer.

Cons: coolant leak

Vehicle: Mazda

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Which antifreeze to choose — VALVOLINE or OEM Mazda?

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Comparison of antifreeze VALVOLINE and OEM Mazda

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Vote balance.
Average rating.
Number of reviews.
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Car owners’ choice.

Which antifreeze are better — OEM Mazda or VALVOLINE?

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

VALVOLINE received a PR Score of 100 out of 100, and OEM Mazda scored 80 points.
VALVOLINE ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and OEM Mazda ranked 8.
The average rating is higher for VALVOLINE (4.4) than for OEM Mazda (3.9).
Antifreeze VALVOLINE have better feature ratings than OEM Mazda:
- Colored puddles - owners believe, that this property for VALVOLINE is better than OEM Mazda.
- Smell - drivers claim, that this property for VALVOLINE is outperforms OEM Mazda.
- Temperature stability - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Mazda is preferred to VALVOLINE.

Which antifreeze are more popular — VALVOLINE or OEM Mazda?

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

By vote balance, antifreeze VALVOLINE surpassed OEM Mazda:

For VALVOLINE, the ratio of positive (60) to negative (0) votes is 60 votes.
For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (24) to negative (6) votes is 18 votes.

By number of reviews, antifreeze VALVOLINE surpassed OEM Mazda:

For antifreeze VALVOLINE there are 20 reviews: 20 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative.
For antifreeze OEM Mazda there are 10 reviews: 8 positive, 0 neutral, 2 negative.

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

In March 2026, according to PartReview, antifreeze VALVOLINE led more car-specific ratings than OEM Mazda:

VALVOLINE are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Passat, and others.

Antifreeze OEM Mazda have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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