Thermostat MOPAR or MotoRad
The Mopar stats (mfg by Motorad) can be had from Rockauto, and are generally well regarded, if more expensive than generic parts store units.
Mine has been chilling little to no problem so far in 20-30° PA
Sometimes going down long hills engine braking will close the thermostat and will warm up to 200, but then opens back up
I replaced it with the motorad thermostat that opens 10° lower
I got a Mopar thermostat from the dealer a few months ago. Works much better than the previous two aftermarket units
Motorad (SNN-2000-195) 195 thermostat for quite awhile now. Zero issues.\n\nI did try something that claimed to be a Mopar t-stat my last upgrade and it wouldnt open up until about 225 degrees. It was like 40 bucks too. So i went back to the Motorad (SNN-2000-195)
I had a lot of trouble this summer myself with a bad thermostat. I found a stant super stat that used to be one of the best that they don\u2019t make any anymore, but it caused me some trouble.,I had no choice I went with a motorad 195, seems to be all right It\u2019s been about four months now.
Stick with Mopar thermostat. I went off brand and it didn\u2019t work correctly.
I bought a Motorad 7908203 Thermostat and replaced it. Got all the air out of the system after replacing and all seemed good but now, my car only heats up to the correct temp when idle and when I start to drive is when my car starts to cool down closer to C again and doesn’t heat up any further.
The thermostat failed twice. Once at like 80k miles and again at 115k miles. The second time it failed I replaced it with an aftermarket one that had a metal stem instead of plastic. It made it until we traded it in.
Don't get the Motorad that includes the thermostat housing, because that one is junk, and the thermostat housing is not OEM sized.
Don't get the Motorad that includes the thermostat housing, because that one is junk, and the thermostat housing is not OEM sized.
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Which thermostat to choose — MOPAR or MotoRad?
If choosing thermostat across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare thermostat across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which thermostat are better — MotoRad or MOPAR?
In March 2026 on PartReview, thermostat MOPAR were overall better than MotoRad.
- MOPAR received a PR Score of 73 out of 100, and MotoRad scored 40 points.
- MOPAR ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and MotoRad ranked 15.
- The average rating is higher for MOPAR (3.8) than for MotoRad (2.3).
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Thermostat MOPAR have better feature ratings than MotoRad:
- Slow warm-up - owners believe, that this property for MOPAR is better than MotoRad.
- Overheating - drivers claim, that this property for MOPAR is outperforms MotoRad.
- Cabin heat - reviews suggest, that this property for MOPAR is preferred to MotoRad.
Which thermostat are more popular — MOPAR or MotoRad?
Thermostat MOPAR and MotoRad were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, thermostat MOPAR surpassed MotoRad:
- For MOPAR, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (15) votes is 27 votes.
- For MotoRad, the ratio of positive (46) to negative (67) votes is -21 vote.
By number of reviews, thermostat MotoRad surpassed MOPAR:
- For thermostat MOPAR there are 18 reviews: 12 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative.
- For thermostat MotoRad there are 37 reviews: 14 positive, 2 neutral, 21 negative.
Which thermostat do car owners prefer — MOPAR or MotoRad?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, these manufacturers led the same number of car-specific ratings:
MOPAR are chosen by owners of cars such as: Jeep Wrangler, and others.
MotoRad are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Phaeton, and others.
Other comparisons of thermostat
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For example, comparisons of thermostat MOPAR with: Wahler, OEM Volkswagen, Mahle, OEM Mazda, MISHIMOTO, Gates, OEM BMW, OEM Nissan, OEM Audi, AISIN.
Also available: comparisons of thermostat MotoRad with: Wahler, OEM Volkswagen, Mahle, OEM Mazda, MISHIMOTO, Gates, OEM BMW, OEM Nissan, OEM Audi, Duralast.
You can also see who is better among other thermostat manufacturers: Wahler or MotoRad, OEM Volkswagen or MotoRad, Mahle or MotoRad, OEM Mazda or MotoRad, MISHIMOTO or MotoRad.