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Starter motor VALEO or OEM Honda

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OEM Honda › Starter motor
HearingOne2761
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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
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OEM Honda › Starter motor
linnadawg
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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
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OEM Honda › Starter motor
LilRedditer650
  • Cranking:
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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
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OEM Honda › Starter motor
Cultural_Suit_4029
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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
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VALEO › Starter motor
mcba
  • Cranking:
Rating 3.0

I took the starter out, it looked OK. Removing the solenoid connector was really difficult since the plastic piece that you push to disengage it had disintegrated with time/heat. No 12V on the solenoid terminal when I pressed start.

Mileage: 220000 km
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OEM Honda › Starter motor
One_Hour_Poop
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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
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OEM Honda › Starter motor
yuho210
  • Cranking:
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 — VALEO or OEM Honda?

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

We compare starter motor across these categories:

Comparison of starter motor VALEO and OEM Honda
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which starter motor are better — OEM Honda or VALEO?

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

  1. VALEO received a PR Score of 78 out of 100, and OEM Honda scored 71 point.
  2. VALEO ranked 7 in the overall ranking, and OEM Honda ranked 3.
  3. The average rating is higher for VALEO (4) than for OEM Honda (3.8).
  4. Starter motor VALEO have better feature ratings than OEM Honda:
    • Cranking - owners believe, that this property for OEM Honda is better than VALEO.
    • Sounds - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Honda is outperforms VALEO.
    • Multiple attempts - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Honda is preferred to VALEO.

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

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

By vote balance, starter motor OEM Honda surpassed VALEO:

  • For VALEO, the ratio of positive (29) to negative (8) votes is 21 vote.
  • For OEM Honda, the ratio of positive (125) to negative (50) votes is 75 votes.

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

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

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

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

Starter motor VALEO have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

Other comparisons of starter motor

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