In the majority of cases on most cars,they cause more harm than good than good, the oil gets injested and cloggs MAF sensors, and you can suffer heat soak so you are worse off than if you left the standard filter in the 1st place!

A panel filter is best imo if you want to upgrade but it really does depend on the car, for example some cars have snorkels, so the OE setup can be pretty decent!

Martin