Owner reviews for brake pads

DBA Sport. Heaps less dust than oem.

Powerstop z23

Absolutely love em, and I abuse them, they still last

I order from Brembo or Brembos's from rockauto, same as what came on the car at less than 50% of the Audi price

I did a 288mm to 312mm upgrade on my wife's Golf wagon and used cross drilled Brembos with Brembo pads. Love the brake feeling with good bite.

I have had great luck with the full ceramic power stop kit as well.

I've used Powerstop in the past and like them. Good stopping power, low dust, good price.

I have Akebono ceramic euro pads on my S-Class and absolutely love them. They last, great stopping power, and literally no dust!

Ferodo ds2500 is a great option. I’ve heard yellows are noisy/dusty. I’ve inhaled plumes of it first hand on the track.

My understanding is that the pads that bmw uses create a lot of brake dust because they are ‘soft’ to give a nice smooth pedal feel.

I used Carbotech brake pads, but they dust and squeal like crazy, so other options may be better.