K&N High-Flow Original Lifetime Engine Air Filter: Increase Power: Premium, Washable: Compatible with 2006-2017 Volkswagen: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat, 33-2331

Compared to other air filters, this has a well-made appearance and feel. If you read the K & N website, you'll learn a little big about why the design works so well. I put this in my 2009 Jetta 2.5 S. The hardest part was getting the darn engine cover off to access the air filter box. Be prepared to wrestle it off the rubber pegs. This product fits perfectly. I turned on the car expecting to hear the difference right away, but I read up on this and realized that it would take around 50 miles for the engine to get used to the new air mixture. Now I notice a slight boost in pick-up. The improvement in gas mileage might be 1 mpg or more, but what is most noticeable is the engine's smoother and more powerful pick up. It's slight, but if you pay attention to it (ie drive manual or us the tiptronic shifting) you'll notice that there is more power when getting those rpms up.Here is a tip. It says to clean it every 50k miles, but you can make it an annual thing to keep it performing at it's best. Also, when you take it out to clean it, it's helpful to have a standard paper disposable one on hand to put in while you clean, dry, and re-oil your K & N filter. You can drive around for a day while you wait for your better filter to dry. This filter ends up saving you money in the long run, as well as saves materials and keeps your engine cleaner. It's the easiest and quickest way to improve your performance and take better care of your car, besides using Gumout to keep the fuel system clean.

Bought this for my wife's 2013 Passat SE 2.5 I5 to replace the cheapy Wix filter it's had since she bought it a few years back. As part of it's 110,000 mile overhaul I am doing on it, air filter was a basic thing to get out of the way first. Since a full dedicated K&N setup on my Mopar, I went the same route on her car. Changing it was the usual German affair, requiring the engine cover to be removed, 2 hoses disconnected and a million screws to be removed. Convoluted, but pretty easy. Just wish they'd used one screw type for this.Anyway once you get the engine cover off, you remove 6-8 screws holding the filter cover, do the ol' switcheroo and re-assemble. First timers, this will take 10-15mins. I should have taken pictures for the review, but my garage was pretty dark.Filter is the standard good K&N quality, well packaged and arrived in pristine condition. Made no difference to engine noise since it's in an OEM airbox location. Should do the job of filtering nicely, I'll just wash it and re-coat it with K&N cleaning spray once a year and call it good from here.You can get cheaper filters, but this one does have better flow and is re-usable.

Perfect fit for 2008 Volkswagen Jetta wanted to get this washable air filter. Comparable to K&N air filter but saved money.

Took my 2014 VW Passat in for routine oil change. They suggested I need a new oil filter & cabin filter and wanted $110 in labor to replace them. I thought I can do that. Watched a YouTube video and this brand was suggested. Easy Peasy, lemon Squeezy.

My 2012 VW Passat 2.5L L5 engine has about 145000 miles. I bought pre owned and am giving it a tune up after about 500 miles that I put on it.After fluid flush; oil change, replacing the cabin and engine filter was next on my list.My car was having some lag when I hit the throttle and sounded like it was struggling. After I replaced OEM air filter with this K&N I noticed an obvious difference. Not as much lag, cleaner sound, and lower idle rpm, also a slight boost to acceleration. Add to it the fact this filter is washable/ reusable, the part pays for itself, and is a no brainer.

Lo compre por recomendación, y se ve de muy buena calidad... ya veremos como resulta..

Perfect fit and noticeable improvement upon installation. Fuel economy however wasn't noticeably improved. The most notably is the slightly louder intake noise with more air flowing into the engine. Granted that it will take a while before it pays for itself, but if you intend on keeping your car for at least 5+ years, it will ultimately be worth the investment.

It's no different than any other filter it does what it's supposed to. Nothing more nothing less.