Engine oil OEM Audi or ROWE

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Rank #32 in ranking

3.7

Engine noise

4.0

Exhaust smoke

2.5

Warning light

5.0

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PartReview Score

Rank #26 in ranking

4.3

Engine noise

4.7

Exhaust smoke

5.0

Warning light

5.0

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OEM Audi › Engine oil

sbmellen 27 Dec 2025, 23:34

Rating 5.0

Time to change the oil, anyway, at 3,867 mi. I do 5-6k on the regular, but would use this as an opportunity to change.

Vehicle: Audi Q5

Mileage: 6223 km

OEM Audi › Engine oil

ElectricBill- 24 Nov 2025, 22:05

Rating 5.0

I have an 2007 A4 2.0T base. I bought the car with 120k miles on it in 02/19. Yesterday I hit the 224k miles on it. She's my daily driver, over the years I have changed/did the engine oil every 4k miles, car filters all over, wheel alignment, tires, brake pads, rotors, and the battery. Nock on the wood, my baby have been taking car of me. I'm actually surprised that this model is solid af.

Pros: model is solid af

Vehicle: Audi A4

Mileage: 360000 km

OEM Audi › Engine oil

Adventurous-Job3070 10 Sep 2025, 23:40

Rating 5.0

I always buy OEM oil from dealer and then get it done at the shop or do it my self sometimes. Just prefer that way cuz I care way too much.

Pros: preferred, trusted quality

Vehicle: Audi TT

ROWE › Engine oil

ShoobieDoobie33 16 Aug 2025, 17:13

Rating 5.0

As soon as my warranty is up on my SQ5 in November, I'll be going to Rowe Hitech Synth RS 5w-40. One of the very few true synthetic PAOs out there and on par with LiquiMoly pricing (USP Sells it w/free shipping).

Pros: true synthetic PAO

Vehicle: Audi SQ5

OEM Audi › Engine oil

Ok_Ad8544 16 Aug 2025, 02:08

Rating 5.0

Ive been using 5w40 for 100k miles and my engine is happy as can be. It actually is noticeably smoother with thicker weight

Pros: smoother with thicker weight

Vehicle: Audi A4

Mileage: 160934 km

ROWE › Engine oil

Eagleyendsky67 29 Jul 2025, 22:55

Rating 4.0

Not really . My tuner (jackal motorsports) recommends Rowe RS synthetic oil . Currently using LM molygen , it's ok but apparentlyThe RS is the best stuff

Pros: high quality oil

Cons: just ok

ROWE › Engine oil

Asleep-Current-5284 20 Aug 2025, 15:43

Rating 3.0

Got these Rowe bottles. Fully Synthetic. German. Lets see how it performs.

OEM Audi › Engine oil

Chemical_Device_5192 11 Apr 2025, 23:28

Rating 3.0

New Audi do not have the oil sticks to check the oil levels, so they always under pour the engin oil in the car, my q8 is been serviced by Audi and past 2 years I have to top up oil (which is free as car is under warranty) but last month I got pissed and asked them to top it up to max and car runs much smoother and fuel consumption for 1 full tank is 130 km better.

Pros: car runs smoother

Cons: have to top up

Vehicle: Audi Q8

OEM Audi › Engine oil

ImpactedDruid 11 Apr 2025, 22:04

Warning light:
Engine noise:

Rating 3.0

I have a C7 3.0T A6. I put about 2 quarts of oil in it in between oil changes depending on how hard i drive. I don't have a check engine light. The engine doesn't knock, it runs fine.

Pros: engine runs fine

Cons: put oil in it

Vehicle: Audi A6

OEM Audi › Engine oil

hockeyfan-77 28 Nov 2025, 16:07

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 1.0

Had a Q5 and it was a money pit. Oil Consumption got so bad I was putting in a quart every 400 miles.

Cons: oil consumption bad

Vehicle: Audi Q5

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Which engine oil to choose — OEM Audi or ROWE?

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Comparison of engine oil OEM Audi and ROWE

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Which engine oil are better — ROWE or OEM Audi?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil ROWE were overall better than OEM Audi.

OEM Audi received a PR Score of 73 out of 100, and ROWE scored 90 points.
OEM Audi ranked 32 in the overall ranking, and ROWE ranked 26.
The average rating is higher for ROWE (4.3) than for OEM Audi (3.7).
Engine oil ROWE have better feature ratings than OEM Audi:
- Exhaust smoke - owners believe, that this property for ROWE is better than OEM Audi.
- Warning light - drivers claim, that by this property OEM Audi does not differ from ROWE.
- Engine noise - reviews suggest, that this property for ROWE is preferred to OEM Audi.

Which engine oil are more popular — OEM Audi or ROWE?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil OEM Audi were overall more popular than ROWE.

By vote balance, engine oil OEM Audi surpassed ROWE:

For OEM Audi, the ratio of positive (65) to negative (23) votes is 42 votes.
For ROWE, the ratio of positive (37) to negative (4) votes is 33 votes.

By number of reviews, engine oil OEM Audi surpassed ROWE:

For engine oil OEM Audi there are 27 reviews: 17 positive, 7 neutral, 3 negative.
For engine oil ROWE there are 13 reviews: 11 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative.

Which engine oil do car owners prefer — OEM Audi or ROWE?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil OEM Audi and ROWE have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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