Starter motor OEM FORD or OEM Volkswagen

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Rank #10 in ranking

-60

1.3

Cranking

1.3

Multiple attempts

5.0

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PartReview Score

Rank #5 in ranking

3.8

Cranking

3.2

Multiple attempts

3.6

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4.5

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OEM FORD

OEM Volkswagen

OEM FORD › Starter motor

ChapWithOffset 12 Nov 2025, 02:40

Cranking:

Rating 5.0

I ignored this warning on my ranger. 30 yr old car and a now 5 year old starter and I've had no issues

Pros: no issues, long lasting

Vehicle: Ford Ranger

OEM Volkswagen › Starter motor

Walksuphills 24 Oct 2024, 08:19

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Multiple attempts:

Rating 4.5

I guess I\u2019m in the minority, but I like the feature. I don\u2019t know how you clowns all drive, but it saves quite a bit of gas in city driving and at least in my Tiguan it seems to work well. I\u2019m still on my original battery and starter at 99K miles, which is more than I can say for some cars with conventional starters I\u2019ve owned.

Pros: saves gas, works well

Vehicle: Volkswagen Tiguan

Mileage: 99000 km

OEM Volkswagen › Starter motor

dphoenix1 6 Jun 2024, 20:51

Cranking:

Rating 4.0

Starters don\u2019t generally \u201cslow down\u201d with age, really. You\u2019ll just find that one day it quits working. I had a failed starter on a 2002 Jetta, probably at around 290-300k miles

Pros: quits working suddenly

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 482803 km

OEM Volkswagen › Starter motor

Tantaroba-the-fat 6 Jun 2024, 09:23

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Rating 5.0

My Passat has 370k km and is 20 years old, still on the original starter, and starts like a champ.

Pros: starts like a champ

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 370000 km

OEM FORD › Starter motor

Independent_Smoke_47 4 Aug 2024, 01:47

Cranking:

Rating 3.0

I was having the intermittent no start on my 2018 5.0 F150. I’m at roughly 42K miles. Swapped battery, still had the issue. Swapped starter, now starting and remote start back to normal. I feel like a starter should last more than 40K.

Pros: starting back to normal

Cons: starter lasted 40K miles

Vehicle: Ford

Mileage: 67592 km

OEM FORD › Starter motor

TheToxic-Toaster 12 Sep 2025, 22:06

Rating 0.5

That plastic is awful

Cons: awful plastic

Vehicle: Ford Focus

OEM FORD › Starter motor

IllustriousCarrot537 12 Sep 2025, 16:58

Rating 1.0

Plastic becomes brittle. They are a bugger to remove without breaking. But they do still occasionally snap.

Cons: plastic brittle, difficult to remove, snaps easily

Vehicle: Ford Focus

Mileage: 150000 km

OEM FORD › Starter motor

hoolagin76 12 Sep 2025, 01:32

Rating 1.0

High temp plastic does turn brittle over time... plastic breaks manufacturers will tell you that the plastic is just as strong and wear resistant. But we all know its just to make shit cheaper.

Cons: plastic turns brittle, cheap manufacturing

Vehicle: Ford Focus

OEM FORD › Starter motor

mkunzman 11 Sep 2025, 20:30

Rating 0.5

Just cheap shitty plastic my guy

Cons: cheap, shitty plastic

Vehicle: Ford Focus

OEM FORD › Starter motor

Salt-Narwhal7769 11 Sep 2025, 17:55

Cranking:

Rating 0.5

Those starters fucking suck they get so much corrosion around those terminals when you go to break the nut lose it'll snap the plastic right off its a shitty design

Cons: suck, corrosion, plastic snaps, shitty design

Vehicle: Ford Focus

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Which starter motor to choose — OEM FORD or OEM Volkswagen?

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Comparison of starter motor OEM FORD and OEM Volkswagen

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Which starter motor are better — OEM Volkswagen or OEM FORD?

In March 2026 on PartReview, starter motor OEM Volkswagen were overall better than OEM FORD.

OEM FORD received a PR Score of 12 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 73 points.
OEM FORD ranked 10 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 5.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (3.8) than for OEM FORD (1.3).
Starter motor OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than OEM FORD:
- Multiple attempts - owners believe, that this property for OEM FORD is better than OEM Volkswagen.
- Cranking - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms OEM FORD.
- Sounds - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to OEM FORD.

Which starter motor are more popular — OEM FORD or OEM Volkswagen?

Starter motor OEM FORD and OEM Volkswagen were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, starter motor OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM FORD:

For OEM FORD, the ratio of positive (10) to negative (70) votes is -60 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (56) to negative (20) votes is 36 votes.

By number of reviews, starter motor OEM FORD surpassed OEM Volkswagen:

For starter motor OEM FORD there are 26 reviews: 2 positive, 2 neutral, 22 negative.
For starter motor OEM Volkswagen there are 25 reviews: 18 positive, 1 neutral, 6 negative.

Which starter motor do car owners prefer — OEM FORD or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, starter motor OEM FORD 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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