Headlights OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen

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Rank #18 in ranking

2.9

Aim

1.2

Brightness

2.9

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PartReview Score

Rank #5 in ranking

3.6

Aim

3.5

Brightness

3.7

Condensation

2.8

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Volkswagen Golf

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OEM Subaru › Headlights

InfinitelyAbysmal 10 Jan 2026, 20:36

Rating 4.0

My 15 brz had a dial under the left side of the steering wheel.

Pros: dial under steering wheel

Vehicle: Subaru BRZ

OEM Subaru › Headlights

Rick91981 10 Jan 2026, 18:24

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Rating 4.0

Not sure about the Forester, but common issue on Outbacks. You can't adjust the brightness, but you can adjust the angle. You need a long shank Phillips screwdriver and you can angle the lights down a bit

Pros: adjust the angle

Vehicle: Subaru Outback

OEM Subaru › Headlights

OutsideDetective5606 24 Nov 2025, 03:37

Brightness:

Rating 4.0

I have been worrying about this ever since I got my 2025 Crosstrek. These new headlights are much better for my lousy eyesight while I'm driving at night

Pros: better for eyesight

Cons: pissing people off

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Subaru › Headlights

theweirddood 28 Sep 2025, 01:09

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Rating 5.0

The 2nd gen BRZ definitely had the best headlights out of any car I've owned or driven.

Pros: best headlights

Vehicle: Subaru BRZ

OEM Subaru › Headlights

what_irish 23 Sep 2025, 22:22

Aim:

Rating 4.0

In the last year I bought a 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness and people flash their high beams at me all the time. I’m sure they are always quite shocked when I flash them back and they realize it’s just my normal headlights.

Pros: bright

Cons: blinding to others

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

OEM Subaru › Headlights

Sowecolo 27 Dec 2025, 00:58

Brightness:

Rating 3.0

Man, I drive a Subaru. My apologies. You are getting the regular headlights, not hi beams. They’re just very bright. Sorry. ;(

Pros: very bright headlights

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Volkswagen › Headlights

Accidentalybornhuman 18 Nov 2025, 02:15

Brightness:

Rating 1.0

The halogen headlights are not good at all. The visibility on low beam is poor and I almost have to rely on high beam. I am planning to upgrade but would like to know what others recommend.

Cons: poor low beam visibility

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Subaru › Headlights

Trashpanda0513 5 Nov 2025, 02:16

Brightness:

Rating 1.0

i drive a 13 outback and the headlights are fucking PITIFUL. i drive with my brights on at night and i have never once been flashed

Cons: pitiful performance

Vehicle: Subaru Outback

OEM Subaru › Headlights

elusivemoniker 22 Oct 2025, 18:59

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Rating 1.0

Since the night I drove my car home, I've been getting flashed by drivers while using my low beams.

Cons: blinding other drivers, getting flashed

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Volkswagen › Headlights

Tough_Selection_7927 22 Oct 2025, 08:19

Aim:

Rating 1.0

The default setting for the headlights were adjusted as high as they went. Annoyingly you couldn't change it whilst driving, you had to root around in the infotainment.

Cons: default setting too high, difficult to adjust

Vehicle: Volkswagen

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Which headlights to choose — OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen?

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Comparison of headlights OEM Subaru and OEM Volkswagen

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Which headlights are better — OEM Volkswagen or OEM Subaru?

In March 2026 on PartReview, headlights OEM Volkswagen were overall better than OEM Subaru.

OEM Subaru received a PR Score of 50 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 69 points.
OEM Subaru ranked 18 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 5.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (3.6) than for OEM Subaru (2.9).
Headlights OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than OEM Subaru:
- Aim - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than OEM Subaru.
- Brightness - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms OEM Subaru.
- Condensation - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to OEM Subaru.

Which headlights are more popular — OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026 on PartReview, headlights OEM Volkswagen were overall more popular than OEM Subaru.

By vote balance, headlights OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Subaru:

For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (46) to negative (46) votes is 0 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (108) to negative (48) votes is 60 votes.

By number of reviews, headlights OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Subaru:

For headlights OEM Subaru there are 30 reviews: 14 positive, 2 neutral, 14 negative.
For headlights OEM Volkswagen there are 50 reviews: 32 positive, 6 neutral, 12 negative.

Which headlights do car owners prefer — OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen?

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

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

Headlights OEM Subaru 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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