Engine oil RED LINE or OEM Honda

PartReview Score

Rank #9 in ranking

218

4.6

Engine noise

3.8

Exhaust smoke

5.0

Warning light

4.5

Owners' choice:

Audi S3

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PartReview Score

Rank #15 in ranking

108

4.3

Engine noise

3.1

Exhaust smoke

5.0

Warning light

4.3

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OEM Honda

OEM Honda › Engine oil

_fjrt 15 Jan 2026, 13:40

Warning light:

Rating 5.0

I have a 2023 Civic Si.

I did every oil change at around 8k miles which is when my maintenance minder popped up, even though the dealer recommended every 5k. No issues ever, now at 46k miles.

Pros: no issues ever

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Mileage: 8000 km

RED LINE › Engine oil

AlphaBravoCasamance 10 Jan 2026, 07:15

Rating 5.0

Red Line.

Pros: Red Line

Vehicle: Chevrolet Camaro

RED LINE › Engine oil

SirChance5625 21 Dec 2025, 18:07

Rating 4.0

I like red line oils, because they have a bit more zddp which is nice for the rockers.

Pros: nice for the rockers

Cons: bad for catalytic converters

OEM Honda › Engine oil

Muted_Conference3152 21 Dec 2025, 06:21

Rating 5.0

I put used vegetable oil in my Honda Accord 7k intervals has 380,000 miles on it

Pros: 380,000 miles

Vehicle: Honda Accord

Mileage: 611550 km

OEM Honda › Engine oil

WearWrong1569 15 Nov 2025, 19:30

Rating 5.0

Honda HP4S.

Pros: HP4S

OEM Honda › Engine oil

wh0ami_7 15 Nov 2025, 06:26

Rating 4.0

One must change the oil by 8.5k kms, due to constant thermo heat cycle, its addictive pack gets broken down, oil gets dirty.

Pros: oil change by 8.5k kms

Cons: addictive pack broken down, oil gets dirty

Vehicle: Honda City

Mileage: 8500 km

RED LINE › Engine oil

fat biker 31 Oct 2025, 17:28

Engine noise:

Rating 4.0

On chilly winter mornings (SF Bay Area) the car did not like reverse or first gears. Subsequently switched to Red Line engine oil. More power, better mileage.

Pros: more power, better mileage

Cons: car did not like gears

Vehicle: Volkswagen Scirocco

OEM Honda › Engine oil

Feisty-Inside-4063 21 Oct 2025, 05:05

Rating 5.0

I buy Honda oil for my Honda because it came from the factory!

Pros: factory oil

Vehicle: Honda

OEM Honda › Engine oil

Admirable_Bid2917 28 Dec 2025, 01:28

Rating 3.0

-Guys I realized I haven't changed my oil for 60k kilometers how bad is it\n\n-My 20 year old Honda has a fairing loose how do I fix it

Vehicle: Honda

Mileage: 60000 km

OEM Honda › Engine oil

combst1994 13 Oct 2025, 04:40

Warning light:

Rating 1.0

I dont know about the newer 1.5t in the crv's, but im getting rid of mine because of the oil dilution issue. Sent out an oil sample and it came back with 8.2% dilution on oil that had 2k miles on it with 0 idle time. All the technical service bulletins have been done and \"nothing\" is wrong with the car.

Cons: oil dilution issue

Vehicle: Honda

Mileage: 3218 km

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Which engine oil to choose — RED LINE or OEM Honda?

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Comparison of engine oil RED LINE and OEM Honda

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Overall ranking.
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Average rating.
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Car owners’ choice.

Which engine oil are better — OEM Honda or RED LINE?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil RED LINE were overall better than OEM Honda.

RED LINE received a PR Score of 94 out of 100, and OEM Honda scored 85 points.
RED LINE ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and OEM Honda ranked 15.
The average rating is higher for RED LINE (4.6) than for OEM Honda (4.3).
Engine oil RED LINE have better feature ratings than OEM Honda:
- Engine noise - owners believe, that this property for RED LINE is better than OEM Honda.
- Exhaust smoke - drivers claim, that by this property RED LINE does not differ from OEM Honda.
- Warning light - reviews suggest, that this property for RED LINE is preferred to OEM Honda.

Which engine oil are more popular — RED LINE or OEM Honda?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil RED LINE were overall more popular than OEM Honda.

By vote balance, engine oil RED LINE surpassed OEM Honda:

For RED LINE, the ratio of positive (232) to negative (13) votes is 219 votes.
For OEM Honda, the ratio of positive (131) to negative (23) votes is 108 votes.

By number of reviews, engine oil RED LINE surpassed OEM Honda:

For engine oil RED LINE there are 81 review: 76 positive, 2 neutral, 3 negative.
For engine oil OEM Honda there are 49 reviews: 39 positive, 7 neutral, 3 negative.

Which engine oil do car owners prefer — RED LINE or OEM Honda?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil OEM Honda led more car-specific ratings than RED LINE:

OEM Honda are chosen by owners of cars such as: Honda Civic, Honda Accord, Honda Fit, and others.

RED LINE are chosen by owners of cars such as: Audi S3, and others.

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