Water pump OEM Audi or OEM Volkswagen

Just replaced the water pump on my 2010 A4 Quattro. Got it done in about 4 hours which I think is pretty good considering I've never replaced a water pump before.

The water pumps leak. It's not an if, it is a when, and there is no upgraded part or aftermarket part available that will solve the issue going forward.

2017 A4 Prestige about to go over 90k miles. Only real repairs so far are water pump and breather hose if you don’t consider that maintenance.

For the Atlas I can only do oil and my front breaks on my own, rest the shop has to do. But all VW’s are more focused on performance than accessibility. If you buy an atlas, keep a good $500 set away as a just incase. My car has had an issue with one of the valve seal on the water pump- again super common and I was able to fix it myself. Other than that it’s genuinely been one of the most reliable cars I’ve had, at 150,000km she’s still going strong. It’s really good in the winter, and it’s never struggled to turn over in -40 c and gets warm after 10 minutes still. Only thing that sucks is atleast on the 2018 model the hood extends slightly too far so you can’t leave your windshield wipers up.

I brought my 2018 SQ5 in two weeks ago for an oil change and cylinder inspection. Tech said it’s mild scoring but he also said there are beginning signs of water pump failure.

My 2019 rs5 water pump went out at 72k miles

I can\u2019t believe my Audi has a plastic water pump and that when it went it took the oil cooler with it. The damn thing died at 44k miles.

2013 A5 Cabriolet here. Most of what I read said the water pump should make it to around 100k. Mine went at around 85k.

My water pump in my 2020 S4 failed around 45K miles.

Only thing that ever went wrong with it in 5 years of ownership was the water pump