Windshield Pilkington or OEM FORD

PartReview Score

Rank #1 in ranking

297

133

182

3.9

Chips/cracks

3.5

Clarity

4.1

Wiper performance

3.0

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PartReview Score

Rank #4 in ranking

-12

2.8

Chips/cracks

2.0

Clarity

3.9

Wiper performance

5.0

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Pilkington

OEM FORD

OEM FORD › Windshield

sparky-von-flashy 18 Jan 2026, 01:00

Chips/cracks:

Rating 4.0

We love our 24 badlands in eruption green with a black top. It’s been awesome. We got 36,100km on it now. Have had to get an alignment, 1 new windshield, and a new grill because the clip that holds the front camera had broken and a piece fell out. But it’s still awesome.

Pros: awesome, fun to drive

Cons: alignment, new windshield, grill

Vehicle: Ford Bronco

Mileage: 36100 km

Pilkington › Windshield

aquatone61 5 Jan 2026, 20:59

Clarity:

Rating 5.0

I had my windshield replaced about 6 months ago with safelite and I did it all through the geico app. They used Pilkington glass which while not oem is great quality.

Pros: great quality

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Pilkington › Windshield

yourmomlovesanal 30 Dec 2025, 05:04

Clarity:

Rating 5.0

Pilkington makes the OEM windshields for Alfa but they are readily available and a fraction of the price.

Pros: readily available, lower price

Vehicle: Alfa Romeo Giulia

OEM FORD › Windshield

gdubb380 28 Dec 2025, 20:13

Clarity:

Rating 5.0

If you ever need to replace a windshield, spend the extra money and get a ford windshield.

Pros: good quality

Vehicle: Ford Maverick

Pilkington › Windshield

Rauol-Duke 26 Dec 2025, 01:14

Clarity:

Rating 5.0

Your (and my) Range Rover windshield is manufactured by Pilkington. Your glass installer can buy the exact same glass direct from Pilkington for less than half the price. The only difference is that Pilkinton will etch off the Range Rover tag in the corner and put their own name on.

Pros: less than half price

Cons: minor defects possible

Vehicle: Rover

Pilkington › Windshield

Glittering_Trade_434 25 Dec 2025, 22:17

Chips/cracks:

Rating 4.0

Safelite can do replacement. LR shop referred me to them. Pilkington, Optikal, Laminated… This is what LR said was OEM or equivalent. Was $1,200 with heating elements. This cracked recently after 7 years.

Pros: OEM or equivalent

Cons: wires can be blinding

Vehicle: Land Rover

OEM FORD › Windshield

Mariemeplz 17 Dec 2025, 14:33

Clarity:

Rating 3.0

Ford came out today and told me this is normal in every car. I let them know I never had this issue in my Audi.

Vehicle: Audi

Pilkington › Windshield

FrozenShockXD 17 Jan 2026, 16:24

Rating 2.0

I did and had issues with Pilot Assist and Lane Keeping. I had to get the ADAS systems recalibrated.

Cons: issues with Pilot Assist, issues with Lane Keeping

Pilkington › Windshield

Freakeeee 20 Dec 2025, 20:52

Clarity:

Rating 1.0

I bought my truck with a few thousand miles on it and someone had replaced the windshield with a Pilkington brand. It had a terrible flaw in the laminate in front of the HUD. It looked terrible.

Cons: terrible flaw in laminate

OEM FORD › Windshield

girlfran69 17 Dec 2025, 20:09

Chips/cracks:

Rating 2.0

my ford dealership could not find a chip on the glass. can confirm it was due to the windshield defect - stress crack, they called it (but Ford Canada refuse to see it as a defect i.e. not enough data). my experience with other cars did not have this issue, such as lexus, audi, pontiac, bmw, hyundai etc. others have also reported similar problems with Ford's windshields.

Cons: windshield stress crack

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Which windshield to choose — Pilkington or OEM FORD?

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Comparison of windshield Pilkington and OEM FORD

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Average rating.
Number of reviews.
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Car owners’ choice.

Which windshield are better — OEM FORD or Pilkington?

In March 2026 on PartReview, windshield Pilkington were overall better than OEM FORD.

Pilkington received a PR Score of 76 out of 100, and OEM FORD scored 47 points.
Pilkington ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and OEM FORD ranked 4.
The average rating is higher for Pilkington (3.9) than for OEM FORD (2.8).
Windshield Pilkington have better feature ratings than OEM FORD:
- Wiper performance - owners believe, that this property for OEM FORD is better than Pilkington.
- Clarity - drivers claim, that this property for Pilkington is outperforms OEM FORD.
- Chips/cracks - reviews suggest, that this property for Pilkington is preferred to OEM FORD.

Which windshield are more popular — Pilkington or OEM FORD?

In March 2026 on PartReview, windshield Pilkington were overall more popular than OEM FORD.

By vote balance, windshield Pilkington surpassed OEM FORD:

For Pilkington, the ratio of positive (429) to negative (132) votes is 297 votes.
For OEM FORD, the ratio of positive (98) to negative (110) votes is -12 votes.

By number of reviews, windshield Pilkington surpassed OEM FORD:

For windshield Pilkington there are 182 reviews: 133 positive, 15 neutral, 34 negative.
For windshield OEM FORD there are 67 reviews: 28 positive, 7 neutral, 32 negative.

Which windshield do car owners prefer — Pilkington or OEM FORD?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, windshield Pilkington led more car-specific ratings than OEM FORD:

Pilkington are chosen by owners of cars such as: Audi A4, Subaru Outback, Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen Passat, and others.

Windshield OEM FORD 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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