Cabin filter Fram or OEM BMW

I’ve had my i4 for over two years. Maintenance costs have been $0 but BMW gives you three years of free maintenance. When I have brought it in, all they do is inspect the car, top off wiper fluid and replace the in cabin air filter.

The Genesis OE filter is $75!! The Fram Fresh Breeze filter is $25 or less; it combines activated charcoal with baking soda to reduce HVAC odor. I've used them in all my vehicles since Fram introduced the Fresh Breeze filter line and found them remarkably effective.

I did the air box filter and cabin filter myself (Fram stuff).

When I replaced my own I typically used Fram Fresh Breeze air filters with carbon. It made my car smell good more than anything.

Otherwise, the Fram cabin filters are fine, too.

I use Fram not the greatest but I change them regularly

Some of the reviews are iffy like for the Fram one. Ended up ordering the Fram Fresh Breeze let's see if that works it's been smelly turning on my AC lately

That never got replaced, the filters still look white after 2-3 years in the cars I work on, this looks 5-10 years old.

That was not replaced in the last 5000mi. If you have an itemized invoice, I would check to see if it states what part was installed.

Now, I just replaced the cabin filter on my (new to me) 2021 Kia Soul for the second time in 9 months and the new one which is a Fram, smells so musty and stale when it’s on recirculate, I might just replace it with another one to see if it makes a difference. It literally smells like stale moth balls. If I take the filter out and run it, smell goes away.