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Ignition coil APR or OEM Volkswagen

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APR › Ignition coil
Dope Earth Alien
Rating 4.0

Not sure if this would matter but I did replace the coils with APR ones, from the stock ones, when I redid the valve cover seal. It has an APR stage 1 tune and and APR air intake. It has had both for the last 165,000 miles (currently has 175,000 miles).

Vehicle: Volkswagen
Mileage: 281635 km
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APR › Ignition coil
_bleepin
  • Jerks:
Rating 5.0

2016 1.4 T ran like brand new after changing to the APR coils. You could definitely feel the difference.

Pros: ran like new, noticeable difference
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APR › Ignition coil
Springingsprunk
  • Jerks:
Rating 4.0

I ran Apr coils for a little while. Was instantly more stable after I was running rough. I think it’s worth it even without a tune, and it’s more headroom to keep a tune stable as well. I didn’t notice power gains only that the rpm needle was sharper at being steady.

Pros: instantly more stable, worth it, sharper RPM needle
Cons: no power gains
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OEM Volkswagen › Ignition coil
beefjerky
  • Warning light:
Rating 3.0

You seem like a VW guy so you probably know this, but new ignitions coils! I've had 7 cars with considerably higher mileage than my TT, TT is the only car that I've had a coil die on.

Cons: coil die
Vehicle: Audi TT
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OEM Volkswagen › Ignition coil
m4dm4cs
  • Warning light:
Rating 1.0

My first car was a Volkswagen Passat. I was on a budget and got a good deal on a really nice car. It was a dream to ride, except when everything kept going wrong. I went through multiple ignition coils, the car caught fire (bad coil, again) and had thousands in damage. Beyond that, getting tires balanced wasn\u2019t a simple job. Everywhere needed to special order shims from Germany because that\u2019s the only way a Volkswagen tire could be balanced.

Pros: dream to ride, good deal
Cons: car caught fire, expensive maintenance
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APR › Ignition coil
GodPhobic33
  • Jerks:
Rating 1.0

I had these APR blue coils on for about 35-40k miles and they ran okayish. At idle my car ran a little rough and have tried different plugs with no change, then one day cylinder 2 started slowly losing power on the highway then just completely fell off the face of the earth when i pulled off. Let car take a break and went back to normal then exact same happened again. Speculated it was coils so swapped to oem and car has been running great 10k miles later. Overall like i said do not recommend whatever pixie dust is in these oem packs is just too good

Pros: ran okayish initially
Cons: rough idle, lost power, unreliable
Mileage: 56327 km
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Which ignition coil to choose — APR or OEM Volkswagen?

If choosing ignition coil across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare ignition coil across these categories:

Comparison of ignition coil APR and OEM Volkswagen
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which ignition coil are better — OEM Volkswagen or APR?

In March 2026 on PartReview, ignition coil OEM Volkswagen were overall better than APR.

  1. APR received a PR Score of 45 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 58 points.
  2. APR ranked 12 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 10.
  3. The average rating based on reviews is the same for APR (2.7) and OEM Volkswagen (3.3).
  4. Ignition coil OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than APR:
    • Warning light - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than APR.
    • Starting - drivers claim, that this property for APR is outperforms OEM Volkswagen.
    • Jerks - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to APR.

Which ignition coil are more popular — APR or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026 on PartReview, ignition coil OEM Volkswagen were overall more popular than OEM Volkswagen.

By vote balance, ignition coil OEM Volkswagen surpassed APR:

  • For APR, the ratio of positive (30) to negative (36) votes is -6 votes.
  • For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (43) to negative (31) votes is 12 votes.

By number of reviews, the manufacturers are equal:

Which ignition coil do car owners prefer — APR or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, ignition coil APR and OEM Volkswagen have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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