Brake pads Akebono or TRW

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Rank #3 in ranking

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367

436

4.2

Braking

4.1

Dust

4.4

Noise

3.8

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PartReview Score

Rank #15 in ranking

102

4.1

Braking

4.1

Dust

3.7

Noise

3.7

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Akebono

TRW

Akebono › Brake pads

Fukayu 4 Aug 2023, 11:51

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 5.0

Akebono is by far my favorite with minimal dust and excellent lifespan. I have used Bosch and Mazda OEM over the life of my car.

Pros: minimal dust, excellent lifespan

Akebono › Brake pads

pimpbot666 20 Jul 2023, 09:55

Dust:

Rating 5.0

IMO, Akebono Ceramics are the shiz. I had some on my Audi A4. Way better than stock, very little dust to clean off, and you can just get them off Amazon for less than OEM.

Pros: better than stock, little dust

Vehicle: Audi A4

Akebono › Brake pads

tofu2012 19 Jul 2023, 20:00

Rating 5.0

Akebono is the original equipment manufacturer of brake pads for Honda.

Pros: OEM quality, reliable

TRW › Brake pads

colaroga 27 Jun 2023, 19:24

Braking:

Rating 4.0

My Golf has TRW and Zimmerman which are like OEM+ maybe

Pros: OEM+

Vehicle: Volkswagen Gol

Akebono › Brake pads

SinghGuy 25 Jun 2023, 16:45

Braking:

Rating 4.5

I use Akebono brake pads. Little expensive but it's the best

Pros: best brake pads

Cons: expensive

TRW › Brake pads

phulton 29 May 2023, 16:16

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 4.5

I’ll be switching to TRW Ultra pads when the time comes. All reviews say they are similar in performance to OEM without the dust.

Pros: similar to OEM, low dust

Akebono › Brake pads

Butcher 28 May 2023, 13:43

Braking:

Rating 5.0

My wife's Cabriolet has Akebono pads, front and rear. Pedal is firm, stops fine.

Pros: pedal is firm, stops fine

Vehicle: Volkswagen

TRW › Brake pads

vla_0 24 May 2023, 09:22

Dust:

Rating 4.0

I use TRW brake pads (just checked, articles are GDB3592 for front, GDB2172 for back). They make quite a lot of brake dust during spirited driving, but that’s not a big deal for me (IMO more brake dust = less wear on brake discs).

Pros: less disc wear

Cons: lots of brake dust

Vehicle: Mazda 3

Part number: GDB3592, GDB2172

Akebono › Brake pads

BeBackBus 16 May 2023, 22:43

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Recommend to get akebonos

Akebono › Brake pads

KMDC63 10 Feb 2023, 23:19

Rating 3.0

From what I remember, On my c63, just the pads were $460, but the install was only $150. I brought them Akebono pads, and they said … oh these are the wrong ones. Funny my mechanic put them on just fine.

Pros: easy install, affordable pads

Cons: dealer incompatibility

Vehicle: Mercedes