Brake pads Akebono or Hawk Performance

PartReview Score

Rank #3 in ranking

1023

367

436

4.2

Braking

4.1

Dust

4.4

Noise

3.8

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Car

PartReview Score

Rank #4 in ranking

780

302

396

4.0

Braking

4.1

Dust

3.0

Noise

2.6

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Akebono

Hawk Performance

Akebono › Brake pads

SlayerSEclipse 12 Feb 2023, 22:17

Braking:

Rating 4.0

I use Akebonos. Good stopping power without too much bite.

Pros: good stopping power

Cons: too much bite

Vehicle: Infiniti G

Akebono › Brake pads

goodvibes 7 Jan 2023, 17:29

Braking:

Rating 5.0

Akebono Euro pads

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Akebono › Brake pads

_p4nzer 2 Jan 2023, 00:21

Braking:

Rating 4.0

I own a BM Mazda 3 and I changed them one year and half ago and they work as expected (at the dealership, it was expensive).

Pros: work as expected

Cons: expensive

Akebono › Brake pads

goodvibes 30 Dec 2022, 11:47

Braking:

Rating 4.0

2032 fit fine in mine as well. I noticed the remote lock button was not working from more than a few car lengths when cold and decided it was time before I ran into other issues.

Pros: 2032 fit fine

Cons: remote lock not working

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Akebono › Brake pads

gitbse 8 Dec 2022, 20:38

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I just did brakes on my 2017 330. I got Brembo rotors, and Akebono pads. They're excellent brakes, akebono pads are highly recommended, and Brmebo holds its own.

Pros: excellent brakes, highly recommended

Vehicle: BMW

Akebono › Brake pads

VasDrafts 25 Nov 2022, 14:59

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

I just changed them out for zimmerman blanks and akebono pads. I will likely do the same for the front to decrease some of the dust as well. Slightly less initial bite on the pads, but still good brake feel.

Pros: good brake feel

Cons: less initial bite

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Mileage: 19000 km

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

311387 25 Nov 2022, 04:37

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I use Hawk HPS 5.0 all around nice upgrade over oem.

Pros: nice upgrade

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Akebono › Brake pads

cntrdctn86 15 Nov 2022, 18:37

Rating 5.0

I used to get Akebono pads for my SLK32 from RockAuto.com . Their prices were reasonable and shipping within the US was reasonable.

Pros: reasonable prices

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

cmiovino 15 Apr 2021, 12:56

Braking:

Rating 2.5

I've also had the Hawk HPS, another popular pad, but this has less bite and actually takes some leg work to really get them working IMO. I didn't like the feel.

Cons: less bite, poor feel

Akebono › Brake pads

kendogg 22 Dec 2020, 13:53

Braking:

Rating 1.0

Depends on what you mean by 'best'. I own a repair shop, and have had the opposite experience with Akebono. IMO, they're junk. They don't stop worth a damn.

Cons: poor stopping power, junk