Water pump Gates or OEM Volkswagen

21 atlas with 120k here. No major issues. Just regular maintenance stuff. Replaced a leaky water pump with is a normal thing.

Changed it at 9 years / 93k. Belt was still fine but the water pump started to leak so did the timing belt job at the same time. Also upgraded the water pump with one with a metal impeller

Had gates on my 06. PITA to replace but never failed, good gasket, ok bearing.

I could smell coolant when my car was 6 months old. I was losing about 8 ounces a year. VW agreed to fix the water pump under warranty but I decided to wait. Five years later it hasn't gotten any worse.

2019 atlas (built 11/18) it had the water pump dine around 60k, nothing else engine wise, just rolled 95k.

Gates waterpump broke in 2, the base is still mated to the block with all the bolts in-tact

Fuckt this shit why can’t VW the fix the root cause of the problem which is the goddamn shitty plastic waterpump?

Our 2017 Polo, 85km, had a water pump replaced by dealer a couple of years ago.

$1600. Had a heart attack.

Gates water pumps have been going downhill. I bought one for a Toyota Rav4 v6 and it started leaking after two months of service.

The new Gates water pump installed last month started leaking. I have only driven around 1000km. Does this happen a lot for Gates pumps?