Windshield Pilkington or OEM Mazda

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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Car

PartReview Score

Rank #10 in ranking

-123

2.1

Chips/cracks

1.2

Clarity

2.8

Wiper performance

3.0

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Pilkington › Windshield

aquatone61 5 Jan 2026, 20:59

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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

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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

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

Pilkington › Windshield

mbf959 23 Dec 2025, 03:03

Clarity:

Rating 5.0

On two of my Mercedes, Pilkington is the OE manufacturer.

Pros: OE manufacturer

Vehicle: Mercedes

OEM Mazda › Windshield

triangleman83 27 Jan 2026, 01:24

Clarity:

Rating 2.5

I will say my chilliest experience last January in the mountains of CO at night tested the defrosting ability of the windshield. I wish it had some extra heater wires because we had to rely on the heated air which made for a very toasty experience inside the car.

Cons: slow defrosting

Vehicle: Mazda

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 Mazda › Windshield

Such_Tutor_1237 17 Nov 2025, 16:57

Chips/cracks:

Rating 1.0

People have experiences with a garbage windshield installation

https://www.reddit.com/r/CX5/comments/1nj1wb4/windshield_rattle_from_hell/

Cons: garbage windshield installation

Vehicle: Mazda

Pilkington › Windshield

robismor 29 Oct 2025, 06:12

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Wiper performance:

Rating 2.0

I paid out of pocket for aftermarket glass from Safelite instead of the OEM, got Pilkington glass. The glass had a bad warp right in my line of sight and I had to get it replaced under warranty. The replacement also had warping, but over in the corners, so not too bad. Heated wiper bed and heads up display worked fine though.

Pros: heated wiper bed worked, HUD worked

Cons: bad warp in line of sight, replacement warped

Vehicle: Toyota

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Which windshield to choose — Pilkington or OEM Mazda?

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Comparison of windshield Pilkington and OEM Mazda

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

Which windshield are better — OEM Mazda or Pilkington?

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

Pilkington received a PR Score of 76 out of 100, and OEM Mazda scored 29 points.
Pilkington ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and OEM Mazda ranked 10.
The average rating is higher for Pilkington (3.9) than for OEM Mazda (2.1).
Windshield Pilkington have better feature ratings than OEM Mazda:
- Wiper performance - owners believe, that by this property Pilkington does not differ from OEM Mazda.
- Clarity - drivers claim, that this property for Pilkington is outperforms OEM Mazda.
- Chips/cracks - reviews suggest, that this property for Pilkington is preferred to OEM Mazda.

Which windshield are more popular — Pilkington or OEM Mazda?

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

By vote balance, windshield Pilkington surpassed OEM Mazda:

For Pilkington, the ratio of positive (429) to negative (132) votes is 297 votes.
For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (87) to negative (210) votes is -123 votes.

By number of reviews, windshield Pilkington surpassed OEM Mazda:

For windshield Pilkington there are 182 reviews: 133 positive, 15 neutral, 34 negative.
For windshield OEM Mazda there are 96 reviews: 23 positive, 9 neutral, 64 negative.

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

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

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

Windshield OEM Mazda 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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