Brake caliper Akebono or OEM Porsche

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Rank #6 in ranking

4.0

Pulling

3.0

Uneven wear

3.0

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PartReview Score

Rank #4 in ranking

4.0

Pulling

3.0

Smell/heat

5.0

Uneven wear

3.1

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Volkswagen Golf

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OEM Porsche

Akebono › Brake caliper

TheFredCain 24 Oct 2025, 08:15

Rating 4.0

Added more desirable Akebono calipers to an old Jeep WJ

Pros: more desirable

Vehicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee

OEM Porsche › Brake caliper

travis_e46 16 Oct 2025, 14:16

Pulling:

Rating 5.0

Was lucky and found a set of 996 calipers front and back from someone that was parting out a carerra. Couldn't be happier with them, pedal is firm and confident inspiring

Pros: firm pedal, confident inspiring

Vehicle: BMW

Akebono › Brake caliper

Beneficial-Push2528 6 Oct 2025, 21:40

Pulling:

Rating 4.0

The little non sport Akebono calipers on q50’s are know for warping the OEM rotors. I went through 2 sets of OEM and kept getting the vibration when braking from highway speed before eventually buying some shtty Chinese “drilled and slotted” aftermarket’s. Never had the issue since.

Pros: no vibration when braking

Cons: warping OEM rotors

Vehicle: Infiniti Q50

Akebono › Brake caliper

805 GTI 10 Apr 2025, 09:38

Pulling:

Rating 4.0

Brake pedal drops a bit lower before it begins to stop but it is not spongy. They grab really good, shorter stoping distance, and I can make my ABS actually activate. With the original calipers it was pretty hard to activate for some reason, running the same Akebono Euros as this setup so must be the bigger calipers. Great Upgrade

Pros: shorter stopping distance, good grab

Cons: pedal drops lower

Akebono › Brake caliper

Mr_Candlestick 25 Oct 2024, 13:08

Rating 5.0

I went with Akebonos with two-piece rotors. No complaints here.

Pros: no complaints

Akebono › Brake caliper

PineAppleExpress777 17 Jul 2023, 02:34

Pulling:

Rating 4.5

I bought used akebonos work awsome, way better than stock, stopping performance is substantially better.

Pros: better stopping, works awesome

OEM Porsche › Brake caliper

BMP_R32 26 Jan 2022, 23:04

Rating 4.0

I have the oem blue center caps otw but am not installing them until I powdercoat my Porsche calipers blue in the spring(currently red).

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Akebono › Brake caliper

Lightthesaboner 17 Jul 2023, 01:33

Uneven wear:

Rating 3.0

I bought used ones on eBay. Came out nice but they were kinda rough.

Pros: came out nice

Cons: kinda rough

Akebono › Brake caliper

Disastrous_Cable9055 9 Sep 2025, 14:07

Rating 2.0

Wish they offered the same front caliper on Long Range besides the tiny uncoloured one I think it has, that's one gripe I dislike.

Cons: tiny uncoloured caliper

OEM Porsche › Brake caliper

khemiicalz 31 Aug 2014, 00:31

Rating 2.0

The 944 caliper is 26x30 mm apposed to the g60. the reason I am posting this is because I purchased a set of 944 calipers on a whim, and found out they are not much more of an upgrade from g54 calipers.

Cons: not much upgrade

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Which brake caliper to choose — Akebono or OEM Porsche?

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Comparison of brake caliper Akebono and OEM Porsche

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Which brake caliper are better — OEM Porsche or Akebono?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake caliper OEM Porsche were overall better than Akebono.

Akebono received a PR Score of 83 out of 100, and OEM Porsche scored 81 point.
Akebono ranked 6 in the overall ranking, and OEM Porsche ranked 4.
The average rating is higher for OEM Porsche (4) than for OEM Porsche (4).

Which brake caliper are more popular — Akebono or OEM Porsche?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake caliper OEM Porsche were overall more popular than Akebono.

By vote balance, brake caliper OEM Porsche surpassed Akebono:

For Akebono, the ratio of positive (26) to negative (5) votes is 21 vote.
For OEM Porsche, the ratio of positive (47) to negative (11) votes is 36 votes.

By number of reviews, brake caliper OEM Porsche surpassed Akebono:

For brake caliper Akebono there are 10 reviews: 8 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negative.
For brake caliper OEM Porsche there are 19 reviews: 15 positive, 1 neutral, 3 negative.

Which brake caliper do car owners prefer — Akebono or OEM Porsche?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake caliper OEM Porsche led more car-specific ratings than Akebono:

OEM Porsche are chosen by owners of cars such as: Volkswagen Golf, and others.

Brake caliper Akebono have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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