Reviews of OEM Volkswagen timing belt

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Based on 35 reviews and 109 votes

109 votes

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4.3

Visible wear:

4.2

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3.0

Noise:

1.5

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OEM Volkswagen

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OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

BryanDaBlaznAzn 5 Jan 2026, 06:07

Rating 5.0

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My friend has a 2.0 mk6 Jetta and it’s been the most reliable car he’s ever owned. It’s only needed a timing belt and basic maintenance items and he’s had it for almost 3 years and around 100,000 km added. It’s seen multiple cross border road trips without skipping a beat, and It’ll likely outlive him

Pros: most reliable car, basic maintenance

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Mileage: 100000 km

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

Agreeable-Exam9944 19 Dec 2025, 14:51

Rating 3.0

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After sending the car for service to change the timing belt, tensioner, and the water pump on my VW Fox 2014 (brazilian model, EA111 1.6 8V), I got this noise for the first 5min the car is on, then the motor heats up a little and its gone, no performance issues so far.

Pros: no performance issues so far

Cons: noise for first 5min

Vehicle: Volkswagen Fox

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

8h3_Meistro 2 Dec 2025, 16:03

Rating 5.0

For future reference timing belts get changed at 80,000 miles. No excuses. That's 20% within oem spec.

Pros: within oem spec

Cons: short service life

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

LeaveNoStonedUnturn 10 Nov 2025, 08:51

Rating 5.0

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For context i bought a 2008 passat estate with 149,000 miles on it for a 27 miles each way commute 3 years ago.

I got it and did a timing belt change straight away which was preventative and for peace of mind.

Pros: peace of mind

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

half-t 29 Oct 2025, 15:52

Rating 4.5

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Ich habe mal an einem Passat das Wechselintervall von 60000 km auf 170000 überzogen. Ging vollkommen problemlos und hat super gehalten.

Pros: super gehalten, problemlos

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Mileage: 170000 km

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

Impossible-Ice4199 27 Oct 2025, 16:37

Rating 4.5

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Der Zahnriemen in unseren Golf 4 hat 21 Jahre gehalten :D

Beim Alfa auch so...Soll wohl alle 4 Jahre gewechselt werden, war über 10 Jahre drin.

Pros: lange Haltbarkeit über Intervall

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

Rating 4.5

Visible wear:

Mein Polo hatte selbst 12 Jahre Überzug aber es ist weder der Zahnriemen gerissen noch sonst was. War mehr oder weniger auch in der gleichen Situation, nur waren es bei mir 11 Jahre mehr Überzug.

Solange der Zahnriemen nicht im Ölbad läuft und er nicht porös, erste Risse oder Brüche (auf der Innenseite) zeigt würde ich mir da wenig Gedanken machen, sowieso wenn deine Karre mit nächsten Jahr weg soll.

Pros: lange Haltbarkeit, keine Risse

Vehicle: Volkswagen Polo

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

DryOrdinary1216 25 Apr 2025, 12:17

Rating 3.0

Era somente para trocar correia dentada e depois de eu deixar lá, o mecanico viu q tinha algumas coisas para trocar como velas, disco de freio e pastilha de freio q estava bem gastas(na verdade ja estava batendo ferro com ferro), bandejas de suspensão + bucha(barulho embaixo do carro),correia do alternador e da bomba d´agua, bomba d´gua, troca do liquido de arrefecimento, um dos pneus traseiros estava com prego e aproveitei já fiz o balanceamento,rodizio dos pneus e alinhamento e isso deu 7000 reais.

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

stan067 21 Jan 2025, 15:34

Rating 5.0

Glad you used lock tools. You could always reinstall tools to check. But if pin was in crank and bar installed hard to screw that one up for belt.

Pros: used lock tools

Vehicle: Volkswagen Touareg

OEM Volkswagen › Timing belt

ghettochilds 18 Dec 2024, 19:06

Rating 4.0

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For my vehicle, a VW Tiguan 2018 2.0L 4Motion diesel SEL model, I opted to replace the timing/Axillary belts (due to a squeal noise) at 36,000 miles. As shown in the attached photographs, the timing and auxiliary belts were showing signs of wear.

Pros: replaced due to squeal noise

Cons: belts showing signs of wear

Vehicle: Volkswagen Tiguan

Mileage: 57936 km

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What we know about OEM Volkswagen timing belt

The brand is registered in Germany. Official website: https://www.volkswagen.de/.

In March 2026, PartReview users have a positive opinion of OEM Volkswagen timing belt.

PR Score — 87 out of 100, based on 35 reviews and 109 votes. 29 positive reviews, 4 neutral reviews, 2 negative reviews. Average rating — 4.3 (out of 5). Vote balance: 95 up, 14 down.

In the ranking of the best timing belt this part is at position 3, behind Gates and AISIN , but ahead of OEM Toyota and OEM Honda.

Users also evaluated the qualities of OEM Volkswagen timing belt:

Noise - a steady whine or rustle is heard from the timing belt area - rated negatively. 1.5 point out of 5.
Visible wear - cracks, missing teeth, or oil contamination seen on the belt - rated positively. 4.2 points out of 5.
Starting - engine starts poorly or pops/backfires from disturbed timing - rated ambivalently. 3 points out of 5.

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See which car brands and models owners choose OEM Volkswagen timing belt for. Below are car-specific ratings where this part is in the Top-3:

OEM Volkswagen ranked #1 in timing belt ratings for: Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta .

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