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Timing belt Continental or OEM Audi

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Continental › Timing belt
aftiggerintel
Rating 4.0

Continental for timing belt and Geba water pump. Gates is fine for accessories belt not timing due to more recent production issues. I will get a gates for any of our 5 vehicles for an accessories / serpentine belt but not for timing.

Pros: Continental timing belt
Cons: Gates timing belt
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Continental › Timing belt
platinumgrey
  • Visible wear:
Rating 5.0

I have a continental timing belt with 180K km on it. Yes it’s time to change it, but it still looks good. They are good belts, my engines life depends on it.

Pros: good belts, looks good
Mileage: 180000 km
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Continental › Timing belt
Agreeable-Exam9944
  • Visible wear:
Rating 3.0

This Continental Contitech on my VW FOX's EA111 1.6 8v engine is supposedly cracking and dry, according to the shop I sent it. It got only 5000km on it and less than a year.

Cons: cracking and dry
Vehicle: Volkswagen Fox
Mileage: 5000 km
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Continental › Timing belt
regquest
  • Visible wear:
Rating 3.0

I have read a lot about the wet timing belt issues, and still went ahead to purchase a 308SW with 85KM...for the 1.2 Puretech, I believe companies like continental contitech have produce a CT1228 belt specifically to tackle oil on the belt, and I believe it's important we use the correct and good quality oil..

Pros: CT1228 tackles oil
Cons: wet timing belt issues
Vehicle: Peugeot
Mileage: 85 km
Part number: CT1228
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Continental › Timing belt
Diligent_Injury_3452
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  • Starting:
Rating 0.5

My mecanic do my timing belt last time 130 k miles and now at 230 k miles.Was a continental tech was nice state but is a granade stuff…no more than 80 k miles period catastrophic failure

Cons: short lifespan, catastrophic failure
Mileage: 128747 km
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OEM Audi › Timing belt
JudgmentMajestic2671
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  • Starting:
Rating 0.5

After just snapping one in my Audi A4 B7, I had to rebuild that entire head. Total pain in the ass. The factory belt lasted 15 years, 175k miles before it let go.

Cons: engine damage, difficult rebuild
Vehicle: Audi A4
Mileage: 281635 km
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Which timing belt to choose — Continental or OEM Audi?

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

We compare timing belt across these categories:

Comparison of timing belt Continental and OEM Audi
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which timing belt are better — OEM Audi or Continental?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt Continental were overall better than OEM Audi.

  1. Continental received a PR Score of 73 out of 100, and OEM Audi scored 83 points.
  2. Continental ranked 6 in the overall ranking, and OEM Audi ranked 8.
  3. The average rating is higher for OEM Audi (4) than for Continental (3.7).
  4. Timing belt OEM Audi have better feature ratings than Continental:
    • Starting - owners believe, that this property for Continental is better than OEM Audi.
    • Noise - drivers claim, that this property for Continental is outperforms OEM Audi.
    • Visible wear - reviews suggest, that this property for Continental is preferred to OEM Audi.

Which timing belt are more popular — Continental or OEM Audi?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt Continental were overall more popular than OEM Audi.

By vote balance, timing belt Continental surpassed OEM Audi:

  • For Continental, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (15) votes is 27 votes.
  • For OEM Audi, the ratio of positive (26) to negative (5) votes is 21 vote.

By number of reviews, timing belt Continental surpassed OEM Audi:

Which timing belt do car owners prefer — Continental or OEM Audi?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, timing belt OEM Audi led more car-specific ratings than Continental:

OEM Audi are chosen by owners of cars such as: Audi A4, and others.

Timing belt Continental have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

Other comparisons of timing belt

If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.

For example, comparisons of timing belt Continental with: Gates, AISIN, OEM Volkswagen, OEM Honda, OEM Toyota, OEM FORD, Mitsuboshi, Contitech, OEM Subaru, DAYCO.

Also available: comparisons of timing belt OEM Audi with: Gates, AISIN, OEM Volkswagen, OEM Honda, OEM Toyota, OEM FORD, Mitsuboshi, Contitech, OEM Subaru, DAYCO.

You can also see who is better among other timing belt manufacturers: AISIN or Gates, Gates or OEM Volkswagen, Gates or OEM Honda, OEM Toyota or Gates, Continental or Gates.

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