Timing belt OEM Volkswagen or OEM Volvo

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Rank #3 in ranking

4.3

Noise

1.5

Starting

3.0

Visible wear

4.2

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Rank #11 in ranking

3.3

Noise

1.0

Starting

1.0

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2.5

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OEM Volvo

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 Volvo › Timing belt

DrC51Si 31 Dec 2025, 16:41

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

All I can say is that the belt in this picture is 1000x better and will probably last longer than any non Volvo OEM pieces of garbage you’d buy off the jungle sales app. Heck those might not even get you back home.

Pros: better than aftermarket parts

Cons: aftermarket parts are garbage

Vehicle: Volvo

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 Volvo › Timing belt

DogePressedLatinum 11 Nov 2025, 01:35

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

I bought the same 2012 S60 but a T5 for $5000 in August with 124k miles. It was a single owner vehicle with great maintenance records and my mechanic gave it a once over. I had to replace the timing belt and will probably need to replace the AC compressor next summer. I expect you'll need to do the timing belt too, and maybe some other things noted in the service manual, but even with $4k of work, you'll be well below your budget. I honestly smile every time I drive it, it's a blast.

Pros: blast to drive

Cons: replace timing belt

Vehicle: Volvo S60

OEM Volvo › Timing belt

ElkIntelligent5474 10 Nov 2025, 22:19

Rating 5.0

I have had to replace timing belts in two of my cars. One was a Volvo V40 and the other a Honda Accord.

Vehicle: Volvo V40

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

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 Volkswagen › Timing belt

DryOrdinary1216 25 Apr 2025, 12:17

Rating 3.0

Era somente para trocar correia dentada e depois de eu deixar lá, o mecanico viu q tinha algumas coisas para trocar como velas, disco de freio e pastilha de freio q estava bem gastas(na verdade ja estava batendo ferro com ferro), bandejas de suspensão + bucha(barulho embaixo do carro),correia do alternador e da bomba d´agua, bomba d´gua, troca do liquido de arrefecimento, um dos pneus traseiros estava com prego e aproveitei já fiz o balanceamento,rodizio dos pneus e alinhamento e isso deu 7000 reais.

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Volvo › Timing belt

frenchfried89 15 Jul 2025, 08:34

Visible wear:

Rating 1.0

Nako hindi na ako bibili ng Volvo! Sirain pala mga timing belt nun.

Cons: prone to breaking

OEM Volvo › Timing belt

ComprehensiveFood466 26 Jun 2025, 06:04

Noise:
Visible wear:

Rating 2.0

I forced him to take it to my current indy Volvo garage and they gave him a huge lost of everything wrong with it, including a timing belt and fan belt. It had the distinctive whisp/chirp of worn belts.

Pros: worn belts, distinctive chirp

Cons: huge list of problems

Vehicle: Volvo V50

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

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Comparison of timing belt OEM Volkswagen and OEM Volvo

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

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

OEM Volkswagen received a PR Score of 87 out of 100, and OEM Volvo scored 58 points.
OEM Volkswagen ranked 3 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volvo ranked 11.
The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (4.3) than for OEM Volvo (3.3).
Timing belt OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than OEM Volvo:
- Starting - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than OEM Volvo.
- Noise - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms OEM Volvo.
- Visible wear - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is preferred to OEM Volvo.

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

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

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

For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (95) to negative (14) votes is 81 vote.
For OEM Volvo, the ratio of positive (20) to negative (14) votes is 6 votes.

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

For timing belt OEM Volkswagen there are 35 reviews: 29 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.
For timing belt OEM Volvo there are 11 reviews: 6 positive, 1 neutral, 4 negative.

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

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

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

Timing belt OEM Volvo 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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