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Ignition coil HITACHI or Duralast
If you do replace a coil, go with OEM or quality aftermarket parts. Cheap coils cause new problems. The Hitachi coils on RockAuto are probably alright.
Pros: quality aftermarket parts
Cons: cheap coils cause problems
I got the coil conversion kit from import car parts and GD 2.0l coils. The new age coils needed to be trimmed a little from the edges to fit. I bought hitachi coils instead of oem diamond ones and saved a lot of money. They work perfectly.
Pros: work perfectly, saved money
Cons: needed to be trimmed
Next time I'd just get the proper Hitachi coils and Denso/Ngk plugs. They don't even cost much more. The Fit is pretty sensitive about using proper plugs/coils.
Pros: proper plugs/coils
Cons: car is sensitive
Vehicle:
Honda Fit
I bought the same Hitachi coils that were in my Nissan Pathfinder, along with new NGK plugs and everything has been kosher since. Fixed the stuttering issue I was having.
Pros: fixed stuttering, good quality
Vehicle:
Nissan Pathfinder
Ive had zero problems with Hitachi coils.
Pros: zero problems
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
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
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
Replaced the plugs and coils with Hitachis from Rock Auto for about $40 a piece. The Hitachis turned out to be dog \ud83d\udca9 and every one blew within about a year (the first one went bad in about a month).
Cons: blew within a year
Vehicle:
Kia
Mileage: 75000 km
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Which ignition coil to choose — HITACHI 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 HITACHI?
In March 2026 on PartReview, ignition coil HITACHI were overall better than Duralast.
- HITACHI received a PR Score of 90 out of 100, and Duralast scored 40 points.
- HITACHI ranked 5 in the overall ranking, and Duralast ranked 13.
- The average rating is higher for HITACHI (4.4) than for Duralast (2.4).
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Ignition coil HITACHI have better feature ratings than Duralast:
- Jerks - owners believe, that this property for HITACHI is better than Duralast.
- Starting - drivers claim, that this property for HITACHI is outperforms Duralast.
- Warning light - reviews suggest, that this property for HITACHI is preferred to Duralast.
Which ignition coil are more popular — HITACHI or Duralast?
In March 2026 on PartReview, ignition coil HITACHI were overall more popular than Duralast.
By vote balance, ignition coil HITACHI surpassed Duralast:
- For HITACHI, the ratio of positive (60) to negative (6) votes is 54 votes.
- For Duralast, the ratio of positive (19) to negative (28) votes is -9 votes.
By number of reviews, ignition coil HITACHI surpassed Duralast:
- For ignition coil HITACHI there are 22 reviews: 20 positive, 0 neutral, 2 negative.
- For ignition coil Duralast there are 15 reviews: 5 positive, 2 neutral, 8 negative.
Which ignition coil do car owners prefer — HITACHI or Duralast?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, ignition coil HITACHI 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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