Engine radiator OEM Volkswagen or OEM BMW

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Rank #6 in ranking

4.0

Leaks

2.6

Overheating

4.0

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Volkswagen Jetta

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PartReview Score

Rank #9 in ranking

3.0

Leaks

2.1

Overheating

3.1

Sweet smell

5.0

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OEM Volkswagen › Engine radiator

Sea_Name_1570 13 Dec 2025, 07:29

Leaks:

Rating 4.0

In the year I’ve had it, it’s cost me a new radiator that had split.

Pros: drives like brand new

Cons: radiator split

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 167000 km

OEM BMW › Engine radiator

Otherwise_Fly_2263 10 Nov 2025, 19:28

Overheating:
Leaks:

Rating 4.0

2004 E46 320i manual with 116k miles. Bought it just over a year ago for \u00a32000 probably spent around \u00a31000 on it (radiator, air con, rocker cover gasket, oil sensor, boot switch, coil pack), not too bad for a 20 year old car I don\u2019t think. Only thing that doesn\u2019t work on it is the cruise control, it used to but recently stopped.

Pros: not too bad

Cons: cruise control stopped

Vehicle: BMW

Mileage: 116000 km

OEM BMW › Engine radiator

Bonerchill 7 Sep 2025, 04:32

Overheating:

Rating 4.5

E36 on factory, untouched cooling system replaced earlier this year. Date stamps on the radiator, hoses, thermostat housing all indicated they were never replaced.

Pros: long lasting, original parts

Vehicle: BMW

OEM Volkswagen › Engine radiator

ktutt 3 Jul 2025, 05:10

Overheating:

Rating 4.0

Didn\u2019t take many pics but I installed a new thermostat, radiator, upper and lower hoses today.

Pros: new parts installed

Cons: radiator smaller than stock

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM BMW › Engine radiator

Top-Caregiver7815 14 May 2025, 18:33

Rating 4.5

The first radiator at the dealer was a genuine BMW part# 17111436060. Mine has lasted well.

Pros: long lasting

Vehicle: BMW

Part number: 17111436060

OEM BMW › Engine radiator

Remarkable_Leave_294 20 Nov 2025, 11:15

Leaks:

Rating 3.0

It happened to me once at a night time. I just pulled over, stopped the engine and started again after several minutes and everything was OK.

Edit: After reading other's comments, I realized that mine also related to coolant system. Some time after this incident I replaced radiator because of a coolant leak. May be this warning is related to that.

Pros: Everything was OK

Cons: coolant leak

OEM Volkswagen › Engine radiator

ilkikuinthadik 7 Aug 2024, 22:32

Overheating:

Rating 3.0

Right now I've got a 2015 Polo GTI 7 speed. It's got about 100,000ks, I'm the second owner. In the year or so since I've had it, apart from normal things like brake pads, I've replaced: Radiator

Pros: second owner, 100000 km

Cons: radiator replacement

Vehicle: Volkswagen Polo

Mileage: 100000 km

OEM BMW › Engine radiator

ronbiomed 10 Jan 2026, 15:05

Overheating:
Leaks:

Rating 1.0

My first non warranty repair on my B58 540 was a $3k radiator replacement. That was at about 60k miles.

Cons: expensive radiator replacement

Vehicle: BMW

Mileage: 96560 km

OEM BMW › Engine radiator

SupMojo000 29 Jul 2025, 23:46

Overheating:

Rating 1.0

You need to replace that. Bmws run hot. Only fix

Vehicle: BMW

OEM Volkswagen › Engine radiator

MAC 26 Jun 2024, 22:25

Overheating:

Rating 2.0

I needed to replace the entire radiator in the GTI to get a check engine light to go away.

Cons: check engine light

Vehicle: Volkswagen

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Which engine radiator to choose — OEM Volkswagen or OEM BMW?

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Comparison of engine radiator OEM Volkswagen and OEM BMW

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Which engine radiator are better — OEM BMW or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine radiator OEM Volkswagen were overall better than OEM BMW.

OEM Volkswagen received a PR Score of 77 out of 100, and OEM BMW scored 55 points.
OEM Volkswagen ranked 6 in the overall ranking, and OEM BMW ranked 9.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (4) than for OEM BMW (3).
Engine radiator OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than OEM BMW:
- Overheating - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than OEM BMW.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms OEM BMW.
- Sweet smell - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM BMW is preferred to OEM Volkswagen.

Which engine radiator are more popular — OEM Volkswagen or OEM BMW?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine radiator OEM Volkswagen were overall more popular than OEM BMW.

By vote balance, engine radiator OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM BMW:

For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (51) to negative (15) votes is 36 votes.
For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (31) to negative (25) votes is 6 votes.

By number of reviews, engine radiator OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM BMW:

For engine radiator OEM Volkswagen there are 21 review: 15 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative.
For engine radiator OEM BMW there are 18 reviews: 9 positive, 2 neutral, 7 negative.

Which engine radiator do car owners prefer — OEM Volkswagen or OEM BMW?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine radiator OEM Volkswagen led more car-specific ratings than OEM BMW:

OEM Volkswagen are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Jetta, and others.

Engine radiator OEM BMW 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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