Headlights Depo or OEM Volvo

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Rank #3 in ranking

131

3.3

Aim

2.8

Brightness

3.4

Condensation

2.5

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Rank #20 in ranking

-3

3.1

Aim

1.0

Brightness

2.6

Condensation

1.0

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Depo

OEM Volvo

Depo › Headlights

Runyerpockets 24 Jan 2026, 15:56

Brightness:

Rating 4.0

I have a set of projector depo lights from uniquestyleracing. They have been fine for me. I recently swapped my halogen H1 bulbs for an LED bulb and it\u2019s plenty bright at night.

Pros: plenty bright at night

Depo › Headlights

87_325is 5 Jan 2026, 14:12

Brightness:

Rating 4.0

Unless you are in love with those headlights, I'd go with some smileys, I installed the Depo reps.

OEM Volvo › Headlights

imthatguy77 5 Dec 2025, 22:56

Brightness:

Rating 5.0

I thought my '23 XC60 had good headlights, my '25 EX30's are significantly better! Pretty amazing.

Pros: significantly better headlights

Vehicle: Volvo

OEM Volvo › Headlights

linuxed1 5 Dec 2025, 19:46

Brightness:

Rating 5.0

2016 v60 xc stupid easy! Thought about upgrading to LED, but I'm not screwing up a good thing!

Pros: stupid easy

Vehicle: Volvo V60

Depo › Headlights

CulMau 25 Jan 2026, 17:12

Brightness:

Rating 3.0

I ran Depos on a 97 M3 for a while, much better than the condition of the headlights when I bought the car, middle of the road for me and I have horrible night vision.

Pros: much better condition

Cons: middle of the road

Vehicle: BMW

Depo › Headlights

Super_Numb 17 Jan 2026, 20:46

Condensation:

Rating 3.0

I\u2019ve had Depo for 4 years now, on a car kept outside. Mine have not leaked at all, but the lenses have started to fade. I\u2019m about to restore them soon.

Pros: no leaks at all

Cons: lenses started fade

Depo › Headlights

Acceptable_Sympathy1 16 Jan 2026, 01:26

Condensation:

Rating 1.0

Depos are junk, they yellow and get water inside them anytime you wash your car.

Cons: yellow, water inside

OEM Volvo › Headlights

No-Principle3988 6 Dec 2025, 05:35

Brightness:
Aim:

Rating 2.0

These are not good lights 2025! Highbeam is way too narrow. On curvyroads you cant see where you are going. I was really dissapointed after my previous Mazda, which had adabtive and much wider highs.

Cons: highbeam too narrow

Vehicle: Volvo

Depo › Headlights

pancrudo 27 Nov 2025, 17:19

Rating 1.0

DEPOs are absolute trash. I've had them literally crumble while sitting on my kitchen table... Like tabs started flying around...

Cons: absolute trash, crumble

OEM Volvo › Headlights

Sweet-Virus-8596 25 Nov 2025, 17:09

Brightness:

Rating 2.0

The regular headlights don\u2019t shine very far and at night I feel like I can\u2019t see far enough ahead. The brights are great though.

Pros: brights are great

Cons: headlights don't shine far

Vehicle: Volvo

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Which headlights to choose — Depo or OEM Volvo?

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Comparison of headlights Depo and OEM Volvo

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

Which headlights are better — OEM Volvo or Depo?

In March 2026 on PartReview, headlights Depo were overall better than OEM Volvo.

Depo received a PR Score of 61 out of 100, and OEM Volvo scored 46 points.
Depo ranked 3 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volvo ranked 20.
The average rating is higher for Depo (3.3) than for OEM Volvo (3.1).
Headlights Depo have better feature ratings than OEM Volvo:
- Condensation - owners believe, that this property for Depo is better than OEM Volvo.
- Brightness - drivers claim, that this property for Depo is outperforms OEM Volvo.
- Aim - reviews suggest, that this property for Depo is preferred to OEM Volvo.

Which headlights are more popular — Depo or OEM Volvo?

In March 2026 on PartReview, headlights Depo were overall more popular than OEM Volvo.

By vote balance, headlights Depo surpassed OEM Volvo:

For Depo, the ratio of positive (256) to negative (157) votes is 99 votes.
For OEM Volvo, the ratio of positive (20) to negative (23) votes is -3 votes.

By number of reviews, headlights Depo surpassed OEM Volvo:

For headlights Depo there are 131 review: 72 positive, 20 neutral, 39 negative.
For headlights OEM Volvo there are 13 reviews: 4 positive, 4 neutral, 5 negative.

Which headlights do car owners prefer — Depo or OEM Volvo?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, headlights Depo led more car-specific ratings than OEM Volvo:

Depo are chosen by owners of cars such as: Honda Accord, and others.

Headlights OEM Volvo 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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