Oil filter OEM Subaru or MOTUL

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Rank #16 in ranking

4.0

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0.6

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0.5

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Subaru Impreza

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Rank #17 in ranking

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OEM Subaru › Oil filter

Cheetahsareveryfast 9 Jan 2026, 21:12

Rating 4.0

This is the one to use my guy. On my fxt the cartridge is slightly taller than subarus. So more filter material and its easier to take off because its longer.

Pros: more filter material

Cons: slightly taller

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Subaru › Oil filter

TechNo1geek 8 Jan 2026, 13:45

Rating 5.0

Yes, it's absolutely worth it! in fact, I own one myself. I bought mine for $6,500 AUD with around 280,000 km on the odometer, and it's now at over 306,000 km and still going strong.

Pros: user-friendly, easy servicing

Vehicle: Subaru

Mileage: 280000 km

MOTUL › Oil filter

badatcatchyusernames 5 Jan 2026, 01:21

Rating 5.0

i DIY or pay a subaru specialty shop for a change, we both use motul, genuine filter, crush ring, just they do oil samples for me cause i dont feel like that hassle

Pros: genuine filter, oil samples

OEM Subaru › Oil filter

MancyLad79 18 Dec 2025, 17:50

Rating 4.0

Use quality oil and filters, changing them often. To this end, oil pickup and baffle are sound upgrades.

Pros: sound upgrades

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Subaru › Oil filter

HexenOfEndor 9 Dec 2025, 14:47

Rating 5.0

I changed the oil/filter at 590 miles on my 25 Forester wilderness.

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Mileage: 590 km

OEM Subaru › Oil filter

smuve740 9 Dec 2025, 00:13

Rating 5.0

Get some ramps, 17mm socket, oil (5w30 or 0w20), oil filter (Subaru p/n 15208AA170.... don't know the Toyota p/n off the top of my head)

Part number: 15208AA170

MOTUL › Oil filter

Emotional-Desk4613 3 Dec 2025, 17:05

Rating 5.0

I personally use Motul 5w30 with oem oil filter.

MOTUL › Oil filter

corradokidg60 13 Dec 2010, 01:24

Rating 3.0

Changed my '06 BPY oil today, noticed large copper flakes in the oil filter and at the bottom of the pan when draining oil.

Pros: noticed copper flakes

Cons: copper flakes in oil

OEM Subaru › Oil filter

AverageWtDad 13 Dec 2025, 18:15

Rating 1.0

Avoid the blue Subaru filters. They are Fram made with cheap components.

Cons: cheap components

OEM Subaru › Oil filter

ReferenceChemical462 15 Mar 2025, 02:04

Rating 1.0

The blue Subaru filters are garbage. Made my FRAM in US. Use the black ones from Japan instead.

Pros: black ones from Japan

Cons: garbage, made by FRAM

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Which oil filter to choose — OEM Subaru or MOTUL?

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Comparison of oil filter OEM Subaru and MOTUL

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Which oil filter are better — MOTUL or OEM Subaru?

In March 2026 on PartReview, oil filter OEM Subaru were overall better than MOTUL.

OEM Subaru received a PR Score of 80 out of 100, and MOTUL scored 93 points.
OEM Subaru ranked 16 in the overall ranking, and MOTUL ranked 17.
The average rating is higher for MOTUL (4.7) than for OEM Subaru (4).
Oil filter MOTUL have better feature ratings than OEM Subaru:
- Leaks - owners believe, that this property for OEM Subaru is better than MOTUL.
- Smell/smoke - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Subaru is outperforms MOTUL.

Which oil filter are more popular — OEM Subaru or MOTUL?

In March 2026 on PartReview, oil filter OEM Subaru were overall more popular than MOTUL.

By vote balance, oil filter OEM Subaru surpassed MOTUL:

For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (51) to negative (12) votes is 39 votes.
For MOTUL, the ratio of positive (29) to negative (2) votes is 27 votes.

By number of reviews, oil filter OEM Subaru surpassed MOTUL:

For oil filter OEM Subaru there are 21 review: 17 positive, 0 neutral, 4 negative.
For oil filter MOTUL there are 10 reviews: 9 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negative.

Which oil filter do car owners prefer — OEM Subaru or MOTUL?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, oil filter OEM Subaru led more car-specific ratings than MOTUL:

OEM Subaru are chosen by owners of cars such as: Subaru Impreza, and others.

Oil filter MOTUL 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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