🔍 ECOGARD XC10582C Premium Cabin Air Filter with Activated Carbon Odor Eliminator for Audi Q5 2018-2021, Q7 2017-2019, A4 Quattro 2017-2020, A4 2017-2020, SQ5 2018-2021, Q8 HYBRID 2019-2020 Review

Suitable for Audi A4 Quatro (2017) brand B9. Exactly the same part as OEM. This Audi engineer who decided to bend this filter and put two bolts in the most inaccessible spot in the cabin should be fired or at least demoted to a year replacing these filters for car owners. - This design is a disgrace to German engineering. But the filter is great.

Right out of the box the filter itself had a slight smell. It was easy to install. While driving with it, more odors got into the car than when replacing the original used filter. After about a couple of weeks the car stunk. I was surprised that an original Audi part was so cheap, around $26, so I tried to go to an Audi dealer to buy a German made original and fitted it. and magically the whole odor problem in the car disappeared.

Replaced the cabin filter on a 2018 Audi Q5. With the California fires last summer and the heavy smoke in the air they created, I thought it was time for a change. This filter has worked well for this purpose. I am disappointed with Audi's design that the filter has to be bent to fit its position. The factory filters are just like that, so it's not a feature of that filter, it's a layout design under the dashboard. This filter is a good replacement and appears to be working well.

Fits my Audi A4 (2017 B9 platform). You don't really need any tools for installation, mainly tabs and latches. It's just inconvenient to work on under the glove box. 3 stars mainly because of the price and it fits. However, the biggest disadvantage of the filter is that it has a strange smell when you use an air conditioner. Not sure if it was just the one I got or if people just don't mind the smell/odor this filter gives off. I've even given it a few days and see if it goes away but it…