I had a brake job done a few months ago for the A4 with Audi for 1000 EUR. Just got the quote for the same job on the Q7 and it is 2300 EUR.
Brakes and rotors at 30K miles??? I just replaced mine on my 2016 A4 at 75K and the still had plenty of wear left. Yes, I drive aggressively too.
I just did front brakes for about less than half of that yesterday and installed Powerstop brakes so I believe u getting scammed my boy unless this is dealership then that makes sense
I haven't investigated ceramic pads for the Golf R but based on the Hawk Ceramic Compound Performance Pads I have on my A4, which has huge RS4 front calipers and B7 S4 rears, I'd try them as they are quiet, generate negligible dust and are easy on the rotors.
If you want more braking performance but don't mind the extra dust, the EBC Yellowstuff pads are my favorite street pad.
The default recommendation will be Zimmerman rotors and Akebono Premium Ceramic Pads.
For the A4 it doesnt get better than this. Low dust, quiet operation, great initial bite, and they last a long time.
OEM brake pads from Audi are mostly good for day to day braking, and some sporty, but not daily very aggressive driving. But they do a lot of dust and noise sometimes. I found the solution to be just change the pads for "ATE Ceramic" if you don't use your car to do track days and very frequent sporty driving. These don't have ceramic components, it's mostly marketing, but they do have two good characteristics from Ceramic pads, mostly zero noise when heated and almost zero dust! And the low dust it produces, it's not black. Breaking power it's maybe a little better coming from OEM, but nothing crazy. Do not use sport discs with ATE Ceramic, the brand actually advises to use normal discs with these.
Upgraded brake pads can be louder and dirtier.
Unless you thrash your car and don\u2019t care about it, a full brake+tire/alignment service at 30k is wild.
I stepped up to Brembo pads on my A4 and they are nothing to write home about performance-wise. They also dust like no other pad I've used.
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In March 2026, the ranking of brake pads for Audi A4 on PartReview included 9 manufacturers. It is based on 28 reviews and 85 votes.
Last month, PartReview users preferred OEM Audi. 17% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.
In second place: brake pads Akebono — 14%.
Third place: POWER STOP with 10% of the votes.
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