Best Oil filter for Volkswagen Passat

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Rank	Manufacturers	Ratings	Avg. rating	Votes	Reviews	Positive	Neutral	Negative
1.	Mann	36%	4.8	36	12	12	0	0
2.	Mobil	12%	4.8	12	4	4	0	0
3.	Mahle	6%	4.5	6	2	2	0	0
4.	Total	3%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
5.	LIQUI MOLY	3%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
6.	Hengst	3%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
7.	Purflux	3%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
8.	K&N	3%	4.0	3	1	1	0	0
9.	Bosch	0%	2.7	0	3	1	1	1
10.	Fram	0%	3.0	0	2	1	0	1
11.	OEM Volkswagen	0%	2.8	-3	4	1	1	2

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Mann › Oil filter

Skye054 22 Sep 2021, 01:32

Rating 5.0

I paid $15 for the oil filter and gasket from the dealership. When I opened it up it says Mann on the filter. Lol I paid $35 for the 5w40 oil. Mann cabin filter for $6. Since it's at 40k I bought a engine air filter as well for $10..Mann brand. When I first got the car is was $50 which I didn't mind but then they doubled the price. The first time I changed it the filter was so bad, which made me believe they never changed it. Now since I do it myself it never looks that dirty.

Pros: easy to change, good quality

Cons: price doubled

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 40000 km

Mann › Oil filter

John_E 4 Jul 2021, 21:21

Rating 5.0

I have done my own routine service ever since, with Mobil 10W-40 and the Mann 950/4 filter, which is the largest one I can cram between the oil cooler and the left engine mount.

Pros: largest filter fits

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Part number: 950/4

Mobil › Oil filter

CanadianBear 28 Mar 2021, 20:00

Rating 5.0

Warning light:

It's been a year since I changed mine and several thousand kms and I haven't had any warning lights or problems since. I used a Mobil 1 Extended Performance Filter M1C-451.

Pros: no warning lights, no problems

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Part number: M1C-451

Mahle › Oil filter

The Stalker 6 Aug 2020, 03:51

Rating 4.0

Leaks:

I use Mahle filters in both my VR6 and 2.5 from first oil change. No issues.

Pros: No issues

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mobil › Oil filter

silver06passat 10 May 2020, 15:56

Rating 5.0

Leaks:

it was the Oil filter cartridge o ring that had become hard and did not compress to seal the filter any longer. Getting the new one, a mobile 1 filter, I could immediately tell the difference. the new one was pliable and I could tell it would seal nicely. it did...no more leak. The car also had developed a slight stutter at idle. very sensitive, these cars. the stutter is gone too.

Pros: no more leak, pliable

Cons: hard, did not compress

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat B6

Mobil › Oil filter

CanadianBear 28 Apr 2020, 15:54

Rating 4.0

Warning light:

So glad I found this post! I was getting the low oil pressure warning on my 2012 Passat. It would go away after the car warmed up. I changed the oil, dropped the oil pan and cleaned it and the pickup tube. They were already in really good shape. I changed the oil filter too of course. Anyway the light isn't coming on at all now.

Pros: light isn't coming on

Cons: low oil pressure warning

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mann › Oil filter

CanadianBear 28 Apr 2020, 15:52

Rating 5.0

Warning light:

I was getting the low oil pressure warning on my 2012 Passat. I changed the oil, dropped the oil pan and cleaned it and the pickup tube. They were already in really good shape. I changed the oil filter too of course. Anyway the light isn't coming on at all now.

Pros: light isn't coming on

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

OEM Volkswagen › Oil filter

KCJeep 18 Dec 2018, 23:45

Rating 4.0

I changed out the factory fill today at 2,347 miles. I could not find any VW 502 oil in 0w30 locally, so I used Valvoline MST 5w40 which is certified for VW 502, so no warranty concerns. I also used an OEM VW filter which was 15 bucks delivered also on line, but I hope to find those locally for a bit less in the future. I could see small shiny specs of debris in the creases of the old filter, which is why I (and many folks) don't like to run factory fill oil very long.

Pros: OEM quality

Cons: expensive

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 2347 km

Bosch › Oil filter

John_E 6 Oct 2004, 15:48

Rating 3.0

Warning light:

I have a 2001 Passat 1.8T, on which the oil and filter have been changed every 6 months or 3K mi, whichever came first. The dealer performed the first 4 oil changes, to the 2-year point, then I took over, always with a Bosch or Napa Gold (Wix) filter. Having received the engine sludge notice, I switched from name-brand dinosaur oil to Mobil 1 at my most recent oil change (last month, 23K miles). Although I receive no adverse temperature or indications at the instrument panel, the valve cover SEEMS perhaps to be running a bit hotter than before. What really concerns me is that, when the engine is warmed up, if I stop and idle it for 30 seconds or so, the engine starts making what to my semi-practiced (but new to VWs!) ear sounds perhaps like valve, lash adjuster, or camshaft bearing clatter. The sound emanates from the rear/cylinder 3-4 area, away from belt-driven accessories, etc. Does this sound like an early symptom of sludge, perhaps associated with insufficient oil pressure at idle? Given my history of frequent oil changes and otherwise by-the-book or better maintenance, I would not have expected to be a sludge victim at 23K miles. I suppose I could have just installed a defective brand-new Bosch filter, or I suppose the synthetic oil could have loosened some sludge from my dinosaur days, but these seem like real stretches for an explanation. Any suggestions regarding diagnostics?

Cons: valve, lash adjuster clatter

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 37015 km

Bosch › Oil filter

steveq81 25 Mar 2018, 23:36

Rating 1.0

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Happened to me last winter with a Bosch oil filter -- not even an el cheapo aftermarket filter, either. It looked someone had wrung it out like a dishrag.

Cons: wrung out like dishrag

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat