Starter motor OEM Subaru or OEM Volkswagen

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Rank #9 in ranking

-15

2.3

Cranking

1.3

Multiple attempts

1.0

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1.0

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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 Subaru › Starter motor

MrBluwe 4 Nov 2025, 07:29

Cranking:

Rating 4.0

Subaru dealer tech in Australia, here we're having lots of starter motors failure going on.

Your vehicle being a 2020 on a factory battery means the 12v battery is nearing the end of it's service life, also that means your car has an available PAK file update for the TCM module that allows extra time for engine restart.

Pros: PAK file update available

Cons: starter motors failure

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

OEM Subaru › Starter motor

Alternative-Ad-297 2 Nov 2025, 16:30

Cranking:

Rating 4.0

My buddy has an earlier outback that came with that system. She’s got a lot of miles and honestly it’s totally fine. The one thing is that it does tend to start HARD. It cranks that sucker over like it owes it money

Pros: reliable

Cons: hard starting

Vehicle: Subaru Outback

OEM Subaru › Starter motor

annaidy 10 Nov 2024, 19:24

Rating 4.0

I took the car to the dealership and they said it needs a new starter. It’s being covered under warranty.

Pros: covered under warranty

Cons: part on back order

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

OEM Volkswagen › Starter motor

Walksuphills 24 Oct 2024, 08:19

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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 Subaru › Starter motor

No-Horse987 3 May 2024, 00:22

Cranking:

Rating 3.0

I knew it had to be the starter. I had read somewhere that Subaru starters are hard to get, and my year in particular is faulty. So today, I took it to my dealer, and they said that the starter had to be replaced. On my bill, it said that the starter was taking excessive amperage. On a video on the Tube, that version of the starter has a faulty gear which causes trouble starting the engine.

Pros: faulty gear, excessive amperage

Cons: hard to get

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Subaru › Starter motor

ginbooth 14 Oct 2025, 23:55

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Rating 2.0

Weird starter issue with a fair amount of 22s

Cons: weird starter issue

Vehicle: Subaru

OEM Volkswagen › Starter motor

Reecard 6 Jan 2025, 11:55

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Rating 2.0

Mine has done this on my '23 Arteon a couple of times. Mine has even went so far as not wanting to start with the start button! Acted like the starter was dead.

Cons: starter acted dead

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Subaru › Starter motor

CrossAudiophile 5 Dec 2024, 23:32

Cranking:

Rating 1.0

Im going on my third now at 114K Km last time i replace was before going camping 2021 now december 2024 have to replace again

Cons: multiple replacements, frequent failure

Vehicle: Subaru

Mileage: 114000 km

OEM Subaru › Starter motor

Technician-Used 10 Nov 2024, 17:38

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Rating 2.0

We had problems with the auto on/off (not starting; laborious starting). We got a new starter and fuel injector installed.

Cons: laborious starting

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

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

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Comparison of starter motor OEM Subaru and OEM Volkswagen

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

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

OEM Subaru received a PR Score of 32 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 73 points.
OEM Subaru ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 5.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (3.8) than for OEM Subaru (2.3).
Starter motor OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than OEM Subaru:
- Multiple attempts - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than OEM Subaru.
- Cranking - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms OEM Subaru.
- Sounds - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to OEM Subaru.

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

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

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

For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (14) to negative (29) votes is -15 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (56) to negative (20) votes is 36 votes.

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

For starter motor OEM Subaru there are 14 reviews: 4 positive, 1 neutral, 9 negative.
For starter motor OEM Volkswagen there are 25 reviews: 18 positive, 1 neutral, 6 negative.

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

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