Cabin filter OEM Mazda or OEM Volkswagen

I've purchased these and they fit well. Much cheaper than letting the dealer do it.

I purchased the Amazon one (KD45-61-J6X) for my '15 and it's worked well.

Approaching 7k miles on 2018 GSW S 4motion 6mt, loving the car. -Warranty work to clean musty smell out of HVAC system, and replace cabin filter. This was performed free during first oil change. Dealership was excellent throughout the process and told me to not run recirc before shutting the car off.

This is one of those things I do once a year. I live on dirt roads and 12-15K is about all I can take before needing to do a change.

Purchased OEM VW Charcoal Lined Cabin Filter / Fresh Air Filter and OEM VW engine Air Filter for $40 from ECS Tuning. Installed at 102k miles.

When I started dating my wife, I found out she was on the original cabin air filter in her car. Surprisingly the cabin air filter was relatively clean and looked nothing like the picture posted.

I can't verify but it does seem like the OEM cabin filter in the Atlas is not charcoal activated, as I'm noticing all kinds of odors (including washer fluid) that I never got while driving my '08 Jetta with an activated charcoal filter.

My AC smells like wet dog for the first 30 seconds I run it. Wonder if changing the cabin filter would help.

I have changed cabin filters multiple times, and cleaned the evaporator with foam. I first used Klima cleaner, then I tried DWD2. I can not get this problem to go away.

Cabin air filter, first gen Mazda 3. Getting to the filter is a pain.