Timing belt OEM Toyota or OEM Volkswagen

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Rank #4 in ranking

4.2

Noise

5.0

Starting

3.8

Visible wear

4.0

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PartReview Score

Rank #3 in ranking

4.3

Noise

1.5

Starting

3.0

Visible wear

4.2

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OEM Toyota › Timing belt

whyamionfireagain 8 Jan 2026, 04:17

Starting:

Rating 4.0

A mouse got itself in behind the timing cover on my dad's Tundra. The mouse got et, the engine jumped time. Somehow the valves were OK. New belt and a bit of gore removal and it was back to normal.

Pros: valves were OK

Cons: engine jumped time

Vehicle: Toyota Tundra

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

BryanDaBlaznAzn 5 Jan 2026, 06:07

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

My friend has a 2.0 mk6 Jetta and it’s been the most reliable car he’s ever owned. It’s only needed a timing belt and basic maintenance items and he’s had it for almost 3 years and around 100,000 km added. It’s seen multiple cross border road trips without skipping a beat, and It’ll likely outlive him

Pros: most reliable car, basic maintenance

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 100000 km

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

8h3_Meistro 2 Dec 2025, 16:03

Rating 5.0

For future reference timing belts get changed at 80,000 miles. No excuses. That's 20% within oem spec.

Pros: within oem spec

Cons: short service life

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

shrimpynut 23 Nov 2025, 21:57

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

Change the lower ball joints, timing belt and associated parts and it\u2019ll run for years. The 3.4 engines are tanks, really hard to kill and you\u2019ll easily find ones that are hitting 500k+

Pros: hard to kill, runs for years

Vehicle: Toyota

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

Zealousideal_Bit6056 13 Nov 2025, 22:01

Visible wear:

Rating 4.5

XV20 Camrys never die. My 97 is at 238k, recently just did spark plugs and wires, did valve cover gasket and water pump/timing belt at like 200k. Running strong and smooth. Regular maintenance on these cars is easy and cheaper than a car note.

Pros: running strong and smooth, easy maintenance

Cons: requires regular maintenance

Vehicle: Toyota Camry

Mileage: 200000 km

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

LeaveNoStonedUnturn 10 Nov 2025, 08:51

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

For context i bought a 2008 passat estate with 149,000 miles on it for a 27 miles each way commute 3 years ago.

I got it and did a timing belt change straight away which was preventative and for peace of mind.

Pros: peace of mind

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

half-t 29 Oct 2025, 15:52

Visible wear:

Rating 4.5

Ich habe mal an einem Passat das Wechselintervall von 60000 km auf 170000 überzogen. Ging vollkommen problemlos und hat super gehalten.

Pros: super gehalten, problemlos

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 170000 km

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

Agreeable-Exam9944 19 Dec 2025, 14:51

Noise:

Rating 3.0

After sending the car for service to change the timing belt, tensioner, and the water pump on my VW Fox 2014 (brazilian model, EA111 1.6 8V), I got this noise for the first 5min the car is on, then the motor heats up a little and its gone, no performance issues so far.

Pros: no performance issues so far

Cons: noise for first 5min

Vehicle: Volkswagen Fox

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

wimploaf 5 Nov 2025, 23:30

Starting:

Rating 3.0

This was the most frustrating repair I've ever done. I've done plenty of timing belt/chain jobs before but this one sucked.

You can't tell if the timing marks are lined up, the belt doesn't have marks on it and no where on line tells you how many belt teeth there should be from one mark to the others to check your work. I buttoned it up and was off a tooth on the driver's side, I could have set the truck on fire. It worked fine after I did the job a second time.

Pros: worked fine after second try

Cons: frustrating repair, hard to align

Vehicle: Toyota 4runner

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

v8vh 8 Jan 2026, 01:21

Visible wear:
Starting:

Rating 2.0

I think this is what has happened to a 91 Soarer I rescued from a field. Sounded WEIRD trying to start. Went to check plug leads and thats where I saw the chewed up and snapped timing belt.

Pros: chewed up timing belt

Cons: snapped timing belt

Vehicle: Toyota Soarer

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Which timing belt to choose — OEM Toyota or OEM Volkswagen?

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Comparison of timing belt OEM Toyota and OEM Volkswagen

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Which timing belt are better — OEM Volkswagen or OEM Toyota?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt OEM Volkswagen were overall better than OEM Toyota.

OEM Toyota received a PR Score of 85 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 87 points.
OEM Toyota ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 3.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (4.3) than for OEM Toyota (4.2).
Timing belt OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than OEM Toyota:
- Visible wear - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than OEM Toyota.
- Starting - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Toyota is outperforms OEM Volkswagen.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Toyota is preferred to OEM Volkswagen.

Which timing belt are more popular — OEM Toyota or OEM Volkswagen?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt OEM Volkswagen were overall more popular than OEM Toyota.

By vote balance, timing belt OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Toyota:

For OEM Toyota, the ratio of positive (69) to negative (12) votes is 57 votes.
For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (95) to negative (14) votes is 81 vote.

By number of reviews, timing belt OEM Volkswagen surpassed OEM Toyota:

For timing belt OEM Toyota there are 26 reviews: 21 positive, 3 neutral, 2 negative.
For timing belt OEM Volkswagen there are 35 reviews: 29 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.

Which timing belt do car owners prefer — OEM Toyota or OEM Volkswagen?

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

OEM Volkswagen are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, and others.

Timing belt OEM Toyota 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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