Cabin filter OEM Mazda or OEM Volkswagen

PartReview Score

Rank #11 in ranking

3.5

Airflow

2.7

Odor

4.2

Owners' choice:

Mazda 3

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PartReview Score

Rank #10 in ranking

3.3

Airflow

3.1

Fogging

2.0

Odor

2.1

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OEM Mazda › Cabin filter

YouCanCallMeSven 22 Jan 2026, 05:32

Odor:

Rating 5.0

I switched to a Mazda 3 as a daily but I loved the CX-50, CX-5, and no doubt in my mind the Mazda 6 holds its place.\n\nThe layout under the hood was similar to my 13' fusion. Changing oil was easier, engine air filter was easier, cabin air filter was easier.

Pros: easier cabin air filter

Vehicle: Mazda 3

OEM Mazda › Cabin filter

wallyTHEgecko 14 Dec 2025, 01:44

Rating 5.0

Cabin air filters are dirt cheap and easy to swap yourself, but people forget about them and shops love to charge stupid amounts of money to replace them for you.

Pros: dirt cheap, easy to swap

Vehicle: Mazda 3

OEM Mazda › Cabin filter

brewercycle 6 Nov 2025, 14:19

Airflow:

Rating 5.0

The cabin air filter is one of the easiest I have ever replaced, you don't have to pull the whole glove box out in order to get to it.

Pros: easy to replace, no glove box removal

Vehicle: Mazda

OEM Mazda › Cabin filter

srankvs 3 Oct 2024, 16:59

Rating 5.0

i replaced the cabin air filter on my 2016 mazda3 for ~$10, took me only a few minutes.

Pros: cheap, easy to replace

Vehicle: Mazda 3

OEM Volkswagen › Cabin filter

willyolio 19 Dec 2025, 20:43

Rating 3.0

It's not just the price/range keeping me away from this... I saw the video on changing a cabin air filter on this thing.

If that's how the air filter was engineered, I have my doubts about the rest of the vehicle.

Cons: doubts about engineering

OEM Volkswagen › Cabin filter

Mirkeckulonja 29 Oct 2025, 10:40

Airflow:
Odor:
Fogging:

Rating 2.5

vw egolf - in 3 years and 60.000km just cabin filter x3

Cons: frequent replacement

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 60000 km

OEM Mazda › Cabin filter

frink_ninkle 21 Aug 2025, 14:12

Rating 3.0

Those prices are for genuine filters. Mazda chamrge an effing BOMB for their carbon cabin filters.

Pros: genuine filters

Cons: expensive carbon cabin filters

Vehicle: Mazda 2

OEM Volkswagen › Cabin filter

ImQuiteLiterally 22 Dec 2025, 04:05

Airflow:

Rating 1.0

And don\u2019t get me started on that terrible cabin air filter placement\u2026

Pros: null

Cons: terrible placement

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Volkswagen › Cabin filter

KeekuBrigabroo 22 Dec 2025, 03:01

Airflow:

Rating 1.0

I personally warned someone considering this car not to get it for their family based on this video alone https://www.jalopnik.com/1925823/volkswagen-id-buzz-complicated-cabin-air-filter-replacement-tiktok/

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Mazda › Cabin filter

nick125 26 Nov 2025, 18:56

Airflow:

Rating 2.0

Given that they're charging $95 for a cabin air filter, it's highly likely that they're overpriced.

Cons: overpriced cabin air filter

Vehicle: Mazda 3

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Which cabin filter to choose — OEM Mazda or OEM Volkswagen?

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Comparison of cabin filter OEM Mazda and OEM Volkswagen

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Car owners’ choice.

Which cabin filter are better — OEM Volkswagen or OEM Mazda?

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

OEM Mazda received a PR Score of 61 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 60 points.
OEM Mazda ranked 11 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 10.
The average rating is higher for OEM Mazda (3.5) than for OEM Volkswagen (3.3).
Cabin filter OEM Mazda have better feature ratings than OEM Volkswagen:
- Odor - owners believe, that this property for OEM Mazda is better than OEM Volkswagen.
- Airflow - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms OEM Mazda.
- Fogging - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to OEM Mazda.

Which cabin filter are more popular — OEM Mazda or OEM Volkswagen?

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

By vote balance, cabin filter OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Mazda:

For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (32) to negative (20) votes is 12 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (27) votes is 15 votes.

By number of reviews, cabin filter OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Mazda:

For cabin filter OEM Mazda there are 16 reviews: 8 positive, 4 neutral, 4 negative.
For cabin filter OEM Volkswagen there are 21 review: 10 positive, 6 neutral, 5 negative.

Which cabin filter do car owners prefer — OEM Mazda or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, cabin filter OEM Mazda led more car-specific ratings than OEM Volkswagen:

OEM Mazda are chosen by owners of cars such as: Mazda 3, and others.

Cabin filter OEM Volkswagen 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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