There are many different antifreeze brands on the market, but this guide can help you choose what’s right for you.
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Many products come in a range of shapes and sizes, but antifreeze is a liquid, which doesn’t exactly have a shape or size. However, antifreeze famously comes in several different colors, and more importantly, comes in different varieties of formulas, such as those tweaked for longer life or watered-down mixtures so you don’t need to dilute it before using, like you would with concentrate.
For the best performance and to best protect your car, you’ll want to use antifreeze that’s specifically designed to meet the requirements of your vehicle. You can often get antifreeze made by your car’s OEM, but like many original manufacturer accessories, it can be pretty expensive. Aftermarket antifreeze is typically cheaper and often easier to procure.
There are many different brands on the market, though, so it can be daunting deciding which one is right for you, especially when factoring in all the different types of coolant each brand may offer. Here is a ranked list of major antifreeze brands, based on feedback from vehicle owners who’ve used them and other factors like availability and versatility.5. SuperTech
While many people imagine house brands to be the «cheap» alternatives to more premium options, you shouldn’t write them off, as many house brands from multiple retailers are often just as good as more well-known ones. For example, SuperTech is one of Walmart’s house brands that offers automotive accessories. SuperTech motor oil is good enough for average drivers and its antifreeze, while maybe not the best available, is similarly decent.
You may even find it to be better than decent, considering many of its antifreeze products have strong user reviews on Walmart’s website. Between positive customer feedback and versatile options, SuperTech may have even landed higher on this list, if not for the fact that its availability is limited to Walmart. Sure, the retailer is about as big as they come, with locations all over the place, but its house brands are still harder to come by than antifreeze products sold by multiple vendors — and antifreeze isn’t going to do you any good if you can’t get your hands on it.
SuperTech makes prediluted antifreeze as well as concentrate and offers several different kinds, including heavy duty and extended life varieties. It also makes antifreeze for a wide range of vehicles, including Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Audi, BMW, Volvo, GM, and more. It also sells antifreeze for trucks and RVs and marine vehicles. Unsurprising for a Walmart house brand, SuperTech’s antifreeze is also pretty inexpensive. The majority of negative reviews the brand does receive have less to do with the quality of the antifreeze and more to do with delivery issues when ordering online.4. ShopPro
ShopPro is a house brand, which makes it less available than larger brands like Prestone or Zerex, but it’s one of AutoZone’s house brands, so you can expect the same level of quality as many other first-party automotive products from the aftermarket retailer. Thousands of AutoZone customers have rated ShopPro’s antifreezes with a very impressive 4.7 and 4.8 out of five average user ratings.
You can find five different antifreeze varieties from ShopPro, which come in three different colors (green, yellow, and orange). The varieties include pre-mixed and concentrate, as well as Dex-compatible.
