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Thermostat OEM Audi or MISHIMOTO
I have an 06 Audi A3 2.0T Sportback with just over 105k miles; recently replaced the thermostat, spark plugs and coil packs. Other than being in need of some new brakes and a bit of cosmetic love, she's running strong.
Pros: running strong
Cons: needs new brakes
Vehicle:
Audi A3
Mileage: 168981 km
It’s now got an 85°c Mishimoto thermostat. Took it out today and got it up to temp and did multiple 0-85mph pulls. The new thermostat opens at 85°C/185°F. Under load the coolant never registered above 197°F!!!!
Pros: coolant stable, low temperature
Vehicle:
Volvo XC70
Mishimoto has a great thermostat plus it has a lifetime warranty
Pros: great thermostat, lifetime warranty
Not the water pump but I just had my thermostat replaced under the extended warranty. I was slowly losing coolant with no discernable leak.
Pros: fully covered, extended warranty
Cons: slowly losing coolant
I just got this done and Audi quoted me $2500 for just the thermostat. Mine was covered by the extended warranty Audi has on all water pumps leaks.
Pros: covered by warranty
Cons: expensive repair
Vehicle:
Audi A3
Recently had the exact same issue on a 14 a6 ended up being a DOA t stat I compared the shaft length on the new t start to the 2nd new t stay and sure enough it protruded out about a mm further just enough to not seal properly causing the over cooling after the swap no more issues.
Pros: no more issues
Cons: over cooling
Vehicle:
Audi A6
I spent a good chunk of change on the Mishimoto thermostat and it got stuck closed within a couple months. Needed the car back right away and all I could get was a dirt cheap MotorRad one. Darn thing has been it in now without issue for a good long while now.
Pros: working without issue
Cons: stuck closed quickly
Get that mishimoto garbage out of there and put a new oem thermostat in there. Unless you really lile pulling the engine out, to replace coolant seals and rusted rotors...
Cons: poor quality, causes damage
please remove the mishimoto thermostat they fail a lot, it happened to me as well.
Cons: frequent failures
Même souci sur 350Z
Le thermostat Mishimoto s'ouvre à 82° au lieu de 68°/ la réponse du constructeur → du moment ou la température reste stable !!!!!!!!!
Je suis énormément déçu de cette réponse surtout au prix et frais de douanes que cela comporte.
Cons: s'ouvre à mauvaise température, déçu de la réponse, frais de douanes
Vehicle:
Nissan
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Which thermostat to choose — OEM Audi or MISHIMOTO?
If choosing thermostat across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare thermostat across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which thermostat are better — MISHIMOTO or OEM Audi?
In March 2026 on PartReview, thermostat OEM Audi were overall better than MISHIMOTO.
- OEM Audi received a PR Score of 75 out of 100, and MISHIMOTO scored 32 points.
- OEM Audi ranked 7 in the overall ranking, and MISHIMOTO ranked 14.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Audi (4) than for MISHIMOTO (2.2).
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Thermostat OEM Audi have better feature ratings than MISHIMOTO:
- Overheating - owners believe, that this property for OEM Audi is better than MISHIMOTO.
- Slow warm-up - drivers claim, that this property for MISHIMOTO is outperforms OEM Audi.
Which thermostat are more popular — OEM Audi or MISHIMOTO?
Thermostat OEM Audi and MISHIMOTO were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, thermostat OEM Audi surpassed MISHIMOTO:
- For OEM Audi, the ratio of positive (27) to negative (9) votes is 18 votes.
- For MISHIMOTO, the ratio of positive (16) to negative (34) votes is -18 votes.
By number of reviews, thermostat MISHIMOTO surpassed OEM Audi:
- For thermostat OEM Audi there are 11 reviews: 7 positive, 3 neutral, 1 negative.
- For thermostat MISHIMOTO there are 16 reviews: 4 positive, 2 neutral, 10 negative.
Which thermostat do car owners prefer — OEM Audi or MISHIMOTO?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, thermostat OEM Audi and MISHIMOTO have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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