Starter motor OEM Honda or OEM Volkswagen

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Rank #3 in ranking

3.8

Cranking

2.7

Multiple attempts

4.2

Sounds

3.2

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Rank #5 in ranking

3.8

Cranking

3.2

Multiple attempts

3.6

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4.5

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OEM Honda › Starter motor

HearingOne2761 16 Jan 2026, 05:15

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Rating 4.0

Honda starters are known to be finicky about voltage - they need that full 12.6v or they'll grind like crazy. I'd try a decent battery first before messing with the starter, way cheaper fix

Pros: cheaper fix, decent battery

Cons: finicky about voltage

Vehicle: Honda

OEM Honda › Starter motor

Unfair_Tonight_9797 8 Dec 2025, 19:20

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Rating 5.0

Starter.. I had to get mine replaced after 4 years on a 2015 Honda accord

Vehicle: Honda Accord

OEM Honda › Starter motor

linnadawg 5 Dec 2025, 14:55

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Rating 5.0

I had a customer that went through 4 starters from Napa. When I diagnosed it the starter was not fully engaging and grinding on the flywheel. Told them I needed to get a starter from Honda. After arguing and arguing and doubting and more arguing, the new starter from Honda fixed it.

Pros: Honda starter fixed issue

Cons: Napa starters failed

OEM Honda › Starter motor

Southern_Drawer3434 25 Nov 2025, 16:58

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Rating 5.0

I went ahead and replaced my starter when it sounded like that. Noise hasn\u2019t come back since.

Pros: noise hasn’t come back

Vehicle: Honda Fit

OEM Honda › Starter motor

LilRedditer650 25 Nov 2025, 04:06

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Rating 5.0

If your battery is draining and/or this happens on every start, replace the starter. Had similar issues and replaced the starter and car starts way smoother now.

Pros: car starts way smoother

Vehicle: Honda Fit

OEM Honda › Starter motor

travielane42069 13 Nov 2025, 02:14

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Rating 4.0

I've put 100k on my 2.4 Accord Coupe 6 speed, and other than the infamous starter problem, I've had to do nothing to it.

Pros: nothing to do

Cons: infamous starter problem

Vehicle: Honda Accord

Mileage: 160934 km

OEM Honda › Starter motor

Cultural_Suit_4029 14 Dec 2025, 00:32

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Rating 3.0

The only thing I hate is my civic ate a starter and replacing it myself was a POS because its under the engine. But my civic is still cheap to fix and maintain and relatively easy to work on compared to other brands.

Pros: cheap to fix, maintain

Cons: starter hard to replace

Vehicle: Honda Civic

OEM Honda › Starter motor

Reflection_Clear 10 Sep 2025, 12:39

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Rating 3.0

I have a 2008 Accord coupe with its third starter. These things absolutely NEED a Honda OEM starter. Picky cars for that.

Pros: needs Honda OEM starter

Cons: picky cars

Vehicle: Honda Accord

OEM Honda › Starter motor

One_Hour_Poop 25 Nov 2025, 15:41

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Rating 1.0

Need a new starter. This happened to my 2010 about 14 years after i bought it. After a few weeks of this it wouldn't start at all.

Cons: wouldn't start at all

Vehicle: Honda Fit

OEM Honda › Starter motor

yuho210 29 May 2025, 18:50

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Rating 1.0

I’ve had the issue for a long time, since it was 11,000 miles or so, the dealer then diagnosed it with various things and replaced the starter, battery twice, and most recently in 2023, the button was replaced under recall.

Pros: button replaced under recall

Cons: car simply stopped starting

Vehicle: Honda Fit

Mileage: 11000 km

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

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Comparison of starter motor OEM Honda and OEM Volkswagen

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

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

OEM Honda received a PR Score of 71 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 73 points.
OEM Honda ranked 3 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 5.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (3.8) than for OEM Volkswagen (3.8).

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

In March 2026 on PartReview, starter motor OEM Honda were overall more popular than OEM Volkswagen.

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

For OEM Honda, the ratio of positive (125) to negative (50) votes is 75 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (56) to negative (20) votes is 36 votes.

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

For starter motor OEM Honda there are 55 reviews: 35 positive, 10 neutral, 10 negative.
For starter motor OEM Volkswagen there are 25 reviews: 18 positive, 1 neutral, 6 negative.

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

In March 2026, according to PartReview, starter motor OEM Honda led more car-specific ratings than OEM Volkswagen:

OEM Honda are chosen by owners of cars such as: Honda Accord, Honda Civic, and others.

Starter motor 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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