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Ignition coil APR or Duralast
Not sure if this would matter but I did replace the coils with APR ones, from the stock ones, when I redid the valve cover seal. It has an APR stage 1 tune and and APR air intake. It has had both for the last 165,000 miles (currently has 175,000 miles).
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 281635 km
2016 1.4 T ran like brand new after changing to the APR coils. You could definitely feel the difference.
Pros: ran like new, noticeable difference
I ran Apr coils for a little while. Was instantly more stable after I was running rough. I think it’s worth it even without a tune, and it’s more headroom to keep a tune stable as well. I didn’t notice power gains only that the rpm needle was sharper at being steady.
Pros: instantly more stable, worth it, sharper RPM needle
Cons: no power gains
ive been using them in my old 4runner for a couple years now and have yet to have one fail. Think they have like 20k miles on them or something like that. Truck runs great.
Pros: have yet to fail
Vehicle:
Toyota 4runner
Mileage: 32186 km
I'm running APR coils with ZFR5E-11 plugs. There was a noticeable smoothness when I fired it up after install.
Pros: noticeable smoothness
Autozone duralast, cheap and get the job done. Coils are coils and don’t really affect any performance
Pros: cheap, get the job done
Cons: don't affect performance
Vehicle:
Audi S5
Duralast coils are known to be problematic
Cons: known problematic
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Aftermarkets (especially APR/MST) are reported to fail often, like *very* often.
Cons: fail very often
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Hola, me sustituyeron las bobinas y bujias de mi mazda CX5 2015 en septiembre 2024 y ya estan dando problemas, códigos de falla P0302 y al principio P2302 en todos los cilindros, son marca "D" duralast. Son económicas pero no duran mucho.
Pros: Son económicas
Cons: no duran mucho
Vehicle:
Mazda
Those coil packs are junk.
Cons: poor quality
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
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Which ignition coil to choose — APR or Duralast?
If choosing ignition coil across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare ignition coil across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which ignition coil are better — Duralast or APR?
In March 2026 on PartReview, ignition coil APR were overall better than Duralast.
- APR received a PR Score of 45 out of 100, and Duralast scored 40 points.
- APR ranked 12 in the overall ranking, and Duralast ranked 13.
- The average rating is higher for APR (2.7) than for Duralast (2.4).
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Ignition coil APR have better feature ratings than Duralast:
- Warning light - owners believe, that this property for Duralast is better than APR.
- Starting - drivers claim, that this property for APR is outperforms Duralast.
- Jerks - reviews suggest, that this property for APR is preferred to Duralast.
Which ignition coil are more popular — APR or Duralast?
In March 2026 on PartReview, ignition coil APR were overall more popular than Duralast.
By vote balance, ignition coil APR surpassed Duralast:
- For APR, the ratio of positive (30) to negative (36) votes is -6 votes.
- For Duralast, the ratio of positive (19) to negative (28) votes is -9 votes.
By number of reviews, ignition coil APR surpassed Duralast:
- For ignition coil APR there are 22 reviews: 10 positive, 0 neutral, 12 negative.
- For ignition coil Duralast there are 15 reviews: 5 positive, 2 neutral, 8 negative.
Which ignition coil do car owners prefer — APR or Duralast?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, ignition coil APR and Duralast have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
Other comparisons of ignition coil
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For example, comparisons of ignition coil APR with: Bosch, Denso, DELPHI, MSD, NGK, HITACHI, OEM Volkswagen, BERU, Bremi, OEM Audi.
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You can also see who is better among other ignition coil manufacturers: Bosch or Denso, Bosch or DELPHI, Bosch or MSD, Bosch or NGK, Bosch or APR.