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Ignition coil BERU or OEM Volkswagen

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OEM Volkswagen
BERU › Ignition coil
Maximum-Resolution77
  • Starting:
Rating 4.5

I use a BERU ZSE001 Ignition Coil, also in a '72. It's bomb-proof - zero starting issues after a lifetime (3 decades!) of bump-starting.

Only disadvantage is it doesn't like being left in the 'contact' position for long, which is not a problem for me.

Pros: bomb-proof, zero starting issues
Cons: dislikes contact position
Part number: ZSE001
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BERU › Ignition coil
ThomasRF96
  • Starting:
  • Jerks:
  • Warning light:
Rating 4.0

Conselho: coloque bobinas originais Beru ou então Magneti Marelli. As demais bobinas pra K4M não são boas de acordo com todos os membros do Clube da Megane que precisaram fazer troca delas!

Pros: original parts recommended
Cons: other brands not good
Vehicle: Renault Megane
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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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OEM Volkswagen › Ignition coil
Qmulus
  • Warning light:
Rating 1.0

I never use aftermarket coils, nor would I. I have taken out too many bad ones. In fact, a friend put a set of some parts store coils in his daughter's Tiguan, and two weeks later one died.

Pros: factory coils reliable
Cons: aftermarket coils unreliable
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OEM Volkswagen › Ignition coil
tchilds
  • Warning light:
Rating 1.5

VW makes bad ignition coils, period. Bad design, bad reliability, bad everything. They actually came out in pieces and were siezed into the head on some cylinders. There was several inches of calcification and junk from water going down into the holes (no engine cover for 123,000 miles). I had to blow out the plug holes with air compressor, after I vacuumed the inches of calcium dust out, then still after I removed the plugs found rust under the crush washer they seat on. It wasn't fun and I had to polish the holes up to hopefully stop that disgusting build up. It was BAAAAAD looking but it ran fine with only a single misfire up to almost 130k.

Pros: ran fine with single misfire
Cons: bad design, bad reliability, came out in pieces, seized into the head
Vehicle: Volkswagen
Mileage: 209214 km
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Which ignition coil to choose — BERU 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 BERU 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 BERU?

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

  1. BERU received a PR Score of 72 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 58 points.
  2. BERU ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 10.
  3. The average rating is higher for BERU (3.9) than for OEM Volkswagen (3.3).
  4. Ignition coil BERU have better feature ratings than OEM Volkswagen:
    • Starting - owners believe, that this property for BERU is better than OEM Volkswagen.
    • Warning light - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms BERU.
    • Jerks - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to BERU.

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

Ignition coil BERU and OEM Volkswagen were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, ignition coil BERU surpassed OEM Volkswagen:

  • For BERU, the ratio of positive (39) to negative (15) votes is 24 votes.
  • For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (43) to negative (31) votes is 12 votes.

By number of reviews, ignition coil OEM Volkswagen surpassed BERU:

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

In March 2026, according to PartReview, ignition coil BERU led more car-specific ratings than OEM Volkswagen:

BERU are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Beetle, and others.

Ignition coil OEM Volkswagen 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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