Ignition coil DELPHI or MSD

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Jerks

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DELPHI › Ignition coil

kobus05burger 1 Jan 2026, 08:32

Rating 4.0

I replaced the spark plugs over the weekend, and I’m doing the ignition coils tomorrow replacing them with brand new Delphi’s.

Pros: brand new

Vehicle: BMW

DELPHI › Ignition coil

_BEER_ 21 Dec 2025, 03:38

Jerks:

Rating 5.0

I changed my ignition coils to delphi aftermarket ones and the idle is nice and smooth now. But the old ones had like 200k km on them.

Pros: idle is nice and smooth

Mileage: 200000 km

DELPHI › Ignition coil

white94rx 20 Dec 2025, 21:29

Rating 5.0

That's the Delphi coil. It's the updated part from the original all black Bosch. It's the only one I put in my customer's cars.

Pros: updated part

DELPHI › Ignition coil

DarthLenny 20 Dec 2025, 02:25

Jerks:

Rating 5.0

Delphi is considered the go-to for N52 coils.

Pros: go-to for N52

DELPHI › Ignition coil

Cow_Man32 12 Dec 2025, 19:02

Starting:

Rating 5.0

My delphi has been running good for about 20k miles with ngk wires and plugs.

Pros: running good, 20k miles

Vehicle: Ford Ranger

Mileage: 32186 km

DELPHI › Ignition coil

Some-Ant-6233 23 Aug 2025, 16:52

Jerks:
Warning light:

Rating 5.0

Just did my 2016 Passat SE with Delphi coils in June. Running smooth.

Pros: running smooth

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

MSD › Ignition coil

DaamKeldau 27 Jan 2026, 21:45

Jerks:

Rating 3.5

Couple years ago I put a full pack of MSD coils on it, and they ran amazing right off the bat, and great for about 3 years before I had a coil fail on me while I was camping.

Pros: ran amazing, great performance

Cons: one coil failed

Vehicle: Toyota Tundra

DELPHI › Ignition coil

Imathirdwheel 27 Feb 2025, 18:23

Jerks:

Rating 3.0

Replaced with Delphi coils and it hardly bucks, still does but not as bad as oem once in a blue moon for a half a sec.

Pros: hardly bucks

Cons: still bucks

Vehicle: Hyundai Elantra

DELPHI › Ignition coil

fuckubigpoopson 24 Oct 2025, 21:39

Rating 1.0

I don’t like the Delphi ones cause they come apart, if you do spark plugs again say 20k miles passes you could deal with the silicone tube on the end getting stuck down when pulling them, then you gotta be careful and get the spring and that out without the spring flying off somewhere.

Cons: come apart, silicone tube stuck

Mileage: 20000 km

DELPHI › Ignition coil

Ok_Meeting1858 15 Oct 2025, 12:10

Jerks:
Warning light:

Rating 1.0

The auto shop found out what the problem was as they had replaced two of the ignition coils with OEM and two from a company that produced the ignition coils for Mazda. The two from the company (Delphi) went bad. I have to use only parts from Mazda.

Cons: went bad

Vehicle: Mazda

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Which ignition coil to choose — DELPHI or MSD?

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

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Comparison of ignition coil DELPHI and MSD

PR Score.
Overall ranking.
Vote balance.
Average rating.
Number of reviews.
Feature ratings.
Car owners’ choice.

Which ignition coil are better — MSD or DELPHI?

In March 2026 on PartReview, ignition coil MSD were overall better than DELPHI.

DELPHI received a PR Score of 76 out of 100, and MSD scored 82 points.
DELPHI ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and MSD ranked 3.
The average rating is higher for MSD (4) than for DELPHI (3.8).
Ignition coil MSD have better feature ratings than DELPHI:
- Warning light - owners believe, that this property for DELPHI is better than MSD.
- Jerks - drivers claim, that by this property DELPHI does not differ from MSD.
- Starting - reviews suggest, that this property for MSD is preferred to DELPHI.

Which ignition coil are more popular — DELPHI or MSD?

Ignition coil DELPHI and MSD were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, ignition coil MSD surpassed DELPHI:

For DELPHI, the ratio of positive (90) to negative (27) votes is 63 votes.
For MSD, the ratio of positive (91) to negative (19) votes is 72 votes.

By number of reviews, ignition coil DELPHI surpassed MSD:

For ignition coil DELPHI there are 38 reviews: 28 positive, 3 neutral, 7 negative.
For ignition coil MSD there are 35 reviews: 27 positive, 5 neutral, 3 negative.

Which ignition coil do car owners prefer — DELPHI or MSD?

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

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