Brake discs Centric or OEM BMW

OEM BMW Brake discs

Use either BMWPartsDirect or GetBMWParts website, buy genuine BMW parts and find a good mechanic in your area (maybe even mobile mechanic who would come to you and replace rotors and pads). In LA I paid $180 for the labor to replace front rotors and pads on my X5, for example.

Vehicle: BMW X5
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OEM BMW Brake discs

One of those checks will be a minimum thickness on discs and pads. Given you've only done just over 1000 miles in the vehicle since purchase, it would seem to me that the minimum thickness on the discs when the vehicle was sold to you was at or below that required as part of the pre-sale check.

Pros: minimum thickness on discs
Cons: discs below required thickness
Vehicle: BMW X5
Mileage: 1609 km
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Centric Brake discs
dustindh10
  • Braking:
Rating 5.0

I use Centric Cryo-Treated 125s on my Brembo swapped VA WRX. They are a great rotor and have held up really well over the 20k miles that I have been running them. They still look almost brand new, which is crazy considering what they have been through.

Pros: great rotor, held up well, look almost brand new
Vehicle: Subaru
Mileage: 20000 km
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Carjunkeee
  • Braking:
Rating 3.0

I’m seeing some very small cracks on the cross-drilled holes. At what point does this become concerning? These are the front rotors on a new G82 M4 comp after about 6 track days using Pagid R29 Yellow pads which I’ve used before with no issues. My preference is to keep the stock rotors rather than switching to non cross drilled rotors

Pros: no issues with previous pads
Cons: small cracks on rotors
Vehicle: BMW M4
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For example on my 4 series if you took it to a dealership to have the front disks and pads done you are looking at over £900.

Cons: dealerships get very expensive
Vehicle: BMW
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Which brake discs to choose — Centric or OEM BMW?

If choosing brake discs across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare brake discs across these categories:

Comparison of brake discs Centric and OEM BMW
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which brake discs are better — OEM BMW or Centric?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs Centric were overall better than OEM BMW.

  1. Centric received a PR Score of 92 out of 100, and OEM BMW scored 54 points.
  2. Centric ranked 3 in the overall ranking, and OEM BMW ranked 21.
  3. The average rating is higher for Centric (4.3) than for OEM BMW (3.1).
  4. Brake discs Centric have better feature ratings than OEM BMW:
    • Vibration - owners believe, that this property for Centric is better than OEM BMW.
    • Braking - drivers claim, that this property for Centric is outperforms OEM BMW.
    • Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for Centric is preferred to OEM BMW.

Which brake discs are more popular — Centric or OEM BMW?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs Centric were overall more popular than OEM BMW.

By vote balance, brake discs Centric surpassed OEM BMW:

  • For Centric, the ratio of positive (229) to negative (19) votes is 210 votes.
  • For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (37) to negative (31) votes is 6 votes.

By number of reviews, brake discs Centric surpassed OEM BMW:

Which brake discs do car owners prefer — Centric or OEM BMW?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake discs Centric led more car-specific ratings than OEM BMW:

Centric are chosen by owners of cars such as: Honda Accord, Honda S2000, and others.

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

Other comparisons of brake discs

If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.

For example, comparisons of brake discs Centric with: Zimmermann, POWER STOP, Brembo, STOPTECH, OEM Volkswagen, EBC, Raybestos, R1 Concepts, ATE, Bosch.

Also available: comparisons of brake discs OEM BMW with: Zimmermann, POWER STOP, Brembo, STOPTECH, OEM Volkswagen, EBC, Raybestos, R1 Concepts, ATE, Bosch.

You can also see who is better among other brake discs manufacturers: Zimmermann or POWER STOP, Brembo or Zimmermann, Brembo or POWER STOP, Zimmermann or Centric, Zimmermann or STOPTECH.

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