Will not go back. Love to quick launch, quiet drive, no maintenance. Still on original disks and PADS at 180,000 km (120k miles)
Pros: quick launch, quiet drive
Mileage: 180000 km
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Oh, I did have rust pop on one of the original brake pads so I had to replace that this spring - very little pad wear though!
Pros: very little wear
Cons: rust pop
To be fair Tesla brakes are not great. Combined with regen? Sure it’s adequate, but drive a German vehicle and see what brakes are about.
Pros: adequate with regen
Cons: brakes are not great
My Tesla has huge rear brakes I hardly ever use. The factory brake pads still look brand new after all these miles. Rear brakes are pointless if you have regen braking.
Pros: brake pads look brand new
Cons: rear brakes are pointless
Just did brakes and rotors in my 2022 model 3 with 189,000 km\nFirst big bill $3000
Pros: first big bill
Cons: expensive
Mileage: 189000 km
I had a colleague with brake failure on a model 3. The first thing he did after insurance paying for the crash, and hearing he'd be out of his car for at least 3 months was to order a real car, a Mazda.
Cons: brake failure
The other thing to consider is if you(r dad) use the default stopping mode for brakes and never press brakes normally, the moment you actually need the brakes they might not be in the best shape because there's some accumulated residua on the disk and what not.
Cons: residua on disk
model-3S have been remarkably reliable, many past 200,000 miles have little issues, some still on the original brake pads.
Pros: remarkably reliable, long lasting
Mileage: 200000 km
Rear motor oil pump. Plus the famous Tesla control arms and heat pump. A brake pad also disintegrated into nothing, so that was a weird one.
Mileage: 170000 km
I’ve put 140K miles on the Tesla. It’s still on its original brakes. Never been to a shop.
Pros: original after 140K miles, no shop visits
Mileage: 225308 km
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The brand is registered in Czechia.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a mixed opinion of Tesla brake pads.
PR Score — 65 out of 100, based on 33 reviews and 107 votes. 18 positive reviews, 8 neutral reviews, 7 negative reviews. Average rating — 3.6 (out of 5). Vote balance: 70 up, 37 down.
In the ranking of the best brake pads this part is at position 34, behind OEM Hyundai and GALFER , but ahead of WILWOOD and OEM FORD.
Users also evaluated the qualities of Tesla brake pads:
- Braking - firm, confident deceleration when pressing the pedal - rated positively. 3.6 points out of 5.
- Noise - squeal or screech while braking - rated negatively. 2.2 points out of 5.
- Dust - wheels get dirty quickly with dark brake dust - rated ambivalently. 3 points out of 5.
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