Engine oil OEM Mazda or RAVENOL

PartReview Score

Rank #18 in ranking

4.2

Engine noise

5.0

Exhaust smoke

5.0

Owners' choice:

Mazda 3

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PartReview Score

Rank #10 in ranking

128

4.3

Engine noise

4.8

Exhaust smoke

4.7

Warning light

3.0

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OEM Mazda

RAVENOL

RAVENOL › Engine oil

Infamous_xPurple 30 Jan 2026, 09:24

Rating 5.0

I've been using Ravenol VMP for the past year, reviews show it as a high end oil. Lots of VAG tdi people swear by it here in Europe.

Pros: high end oil

RAVENOL › Engine oil

RacingJeff 28 Jan 2026, 22:13

Rating 4.0

Just a suggestion to other Sebring drivers. I know there are lots of "the best oils" out there, but they are not made for this kind of punishment, they will sheer apart.

Pros: good for racing

Cons: not discount brand

RAVENOL › Engine oil

Low-Power-5970 21 Jan 2026, 15:01

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 4.5

I went down a rabbit hole with engine oil a while back and settled on ravenol. I get that most top tier oils are good enough but my issue was I was consuming more oil than I'd like with my f10 m5 and since switching, it is consuming considerably less oil

Pros: less oil consumption

Vehicle: BMW

RAVENOL › Engine oil

Friendly_Potential69 16 Jan 2026, 09:43

Rating 4.0

Since my car has 120k km its high time to replace it.

Vehicle: Volkswagen Touran

Mileage: 120000 km

OEM Mazda › Engine oil

LVMom 12 Jan 2026, 23:49

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 4.0

No, but I did keep 2 quarts of oil and a gallon jug of water. My Mazda Protege was notorious for burning oil and overheating

Pros: kept oil and water

Cons: burning oil, overheating

Vehicle: Mazda Protege

RAVENOL › Engine oil

giordano_bs 8 Jan 2026, 20:33

Rating 5.0

Ravenol is one of the few manufacturers that offers synthetic oils (not all, only those labeled "vollysint").

Pros: offers synthetic oils

OEM Mazda › Engine oil

vpr5703 6 Jan 2026, 22:16

Rating 4.0

I prefer synthetic myself in my CX50 Turbo, but Mazda engines aren't very picky overall.

Pros: Mazda engines aren't picky

Vehicle: Mazda

RAVENOL › Engine oil

giordano_bs 27 Dec 2025, 20:50

Rating 5.0

Olio sempre e solo Ravenol (mi sono studiato le tds di una marea di olii e questo \u00e8 il migliore, lo acquisto sul loro sito tedesco)

Pros: \u00e8 il migliore

OEM Mazda › Engine oil

toxicistoxic 25 Jan 2026, 12:35

Rating 3.0

zu viel Kurzstrecke. mach mal nen Ölwechsel und lass den wagen dann mal richtig auf Temperatur kommen.

Vehicle: Mazda

OEM Mazda › Engine oil

LEgregius 18 Nov 2025, 14:42

Rating 2.0

they only say you can do that with their Mazda-branded oil. That stuff tends to be expensive.

Cons: tends to be expensive

Vehicle: Mazda 6

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Which engine oil to choose — OEM Mazda or RAVENOL?

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Comparison of engine oil OEM Mazda and RAVENOL

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Overall ranking.
Vote balance.
Average rating.
Number of reviews.
Feature ratings.
Car owners’ choice.

Which engine oil are better — RAVENOL or OEM Mazda?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil RAVENOL were overall better than OEM Mazda.

OEM Mazda received a PR Score of 85 out of 100, and RAVENOL scored 89 points.
OEM Mazda ranked 18 in the overall ranking, and RAVENOL ranked 10.
The average rating is higher for RAVENOL (4.3) than for OEM Mazda (4.2).
Engine oil RAVENOL have better feature ratings than OEM Mazda:
- Engine noise - owners believe, that this property for OEM Mazda is better than RAVENOL.
- Exhaust smoke - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Mazda is outperforms RAVENOL.
- Warning light - reviews suggest, that this property for RAVENOL is preferred to OEM Mazda.

Which engine oil are more popular — OEM Mazda or RAVENOL?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil RAVENOL were overall more popular than OEM Mazda.

By vote balance, engine oil RAVENOL surpassed OEM Mazda:

For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (83) to negative (14) votes is 69 votes.
For RAVENOL, the ratio of positive (147) to negative (18) votes is 129 votes.

By number of reviews, engine oil RAVENOL surpassed OEM Mazda:

For engine oil OEM Mazda there are 31 review: 25 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.
For engine oil RAVENOL there are 54 reviews: 47 positive, 3 neutral, 4 negative.

Which engine oil do car owners prefer — OEM Mazda or RAVENOL?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil OEM Mazda led more car-specific ratings than RAVENOL:

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

Engine oil RAVENOL 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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