VIOFO A119 V3

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TL;DR: Durable budget single-cam, crucial evidence, but no Wi-Fi.

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Sentiment score85% positive
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Last updated: Apr 17, 2026

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Reddit Icon11JohnnyWong11
12 months ago

Any dashcam from Viofo. Choose the model that fit your needs. I use A129 Pro at the front, powered by OBD port, so it gets power 24/7 for parking mode. Warn you this may stress the 12V battery. For the back I have a A119 V3 (from my old car) connected to the cigarette port. So no parking mode as the port cuts power when the car is locked. Not the most discreet dashcams but very good build quality and video quality for the price. Not just my own words. See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLjGazIxjEA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLjGazIxjEA)

Reddit Icon3dobes
about 1 year ago

I have a VIOFO a119 v3 with a super capacitor that has lasted three years in Phoenix

8 months ago

It was the a119v3 and it is still in use by a guy I gave it to. And the video quality looks better to me than the much newer Rove I'm using now.

Reddit Iconadolfojp
4 months ago

No more than $100 is going to be hard. Bump it up to $150 and you'll have good options. I've been using the VIOFO A119 V3 for almost three years and it's been a solid purchase. It's around $110 but you need to buy an SD card for maybe $20 to $30 dollars. Optional add ons are a polarizer lens to reduce flare and an installation kit if you want to power it with your fuse box instead of with your USB port. Some videos I took with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOf2zGbXrrY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLXfS6yZLco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwFO2hcxYEo

Reddit Iconamorecolorfulworld
4 months ago

[Linus did a pretty good video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AnyhHl3_tE&t=783s) on this. I ended up buying a Viofo A119 V3 based on the info in it.

Reddit Iconamtmt
5 months ago

6 years and 4 years in Arizona heat for my A119 V3 and A129 Pro Duo, respectively. Still going strong. OP, [this post convinced me to get a VanTrue S1 Pro](https://www.reddit.com/r/dashcams/comments/1luh6dy/vantrue_s1_pro_max_is_the_probably_the_nicest_cam/), which is a dual 4k system. Only had it for about 4 months but I will say the app is way better than any other dashcam I’ve used.

Reddit IconAway_Gazelle_1873
12 months ago

Viofio A119 V3, going on 3 years with the same camera/256GB Samsung High Endurance Micro SD card I bought it with. That's means being stuck to my windshield through over 8 Midwestern US seasons driving 30k per year. Only issues are occasionally needing to switch back to the proper date and turning off the overly sensitive "crash sensor" that flips out when going over small bumps.

Reddit Iconawqsed10
10 months ago

Raise the budget to 130 and get a VIOFO a119v3. Getting the clear license plate is the key and Viofo is pretty good to capture the night vision.

Reddit Iconburieddeepbetween
12 months ago

I have the A119 V3 and I've had so many problems with it. The GPS unit that mounts to the window has a shoddy terminal connection so it drops out constantly - this also means I have to replug the cable whenever I take the dashcam down. The parking mode files corrupt randomly and I'm using an expensive SanDisk SD card and checked against multiple cards. I wish someone had warned me that Viofo isn't all that polished a brand. The video is crisper than other dash cams but so many other problems...

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