Brake pads

Best Brake pads for BMW Z4

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Akebono Brake pads
rmorin49
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Rating 4.0

Installed front and rear Akebono Euro ceramic pads on my car. Have only driven about 200 miles but there is almost no brake dust on my wheels. Initial bite is a little less than stock pads but modulation is fine and no noise. So far, so good.

Pros: almost no brake dust
Cons: less initial bite
Vehicle: BMW Z4
Mileage: 321 km
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EBC Brake pads
Rsipad
  • Braking:
  • Dust:
Rating 2.5

The initial bite is really, really good on the street, and the pads feel very good. I never had issues with overheating.

The life of the front pads, however, wasn't very impressive to me. I got about 8 months of daily driving (75% highway miles), 20-30 canyon runs (roughly 35 minutes each) + 2 trackdays (my 2nd and 3rd ever) out of them. I had to cut my 3rd trackday short because the wear sensor came on, and then within 10 minutes, the front pads were metal-metal with the rotor, and I went off into the dirt.

Pros: good bite, good feel
Cons: short life, metal-metal
Vehicle: BMW Z4
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Akebono Brake pads
AlbGuy40
  • Braking:
Rating 2.0

Very surprised that you guys are fans of Akebonos... Had them in the wife's Z4 and found the initial bite and overall braking performance to be much much weaker than the OEM BMW pads... It was bad to the point that I removed them a couple months in and just got Pagid pads for it...

Cons: weaker initial bite, weaker performance
Vehicle: BMW Z4
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Top manufacturers of brake pads for BMW Z4

This part for BMW Z4 is made around the world. We have reviews for brake pads manufacturers from countries such as: UK, Italy, Japan, Germany .

In March 2026, the ranking of brake pads for BMW Z4 on PartReview included 5 manufacturers. It is based on 8 reviews and 25 votes.

Which brake pads to choose for BMW Z4?

Last month, PartReview users preferred EBC. 24% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.

In second place: brake pads Brembo — 12%.

Third place: Akebono with 0% of the votes.

In the overall ranking of brake pads, which aggregates opinions of owners of different car makes and models, these brands hold the following positions:

  1. EBC ranked 2, PR Score — 77. Based on 687 reviews and 2136 votes.
  2. Brembo ranked 5, PR Score — 79. Based on 235 reviews and 739 votes.
  3. Akebono — rank 3, PR Score — 87. Based on 436 reviews and 1351 vote.

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