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Brake pads Carbotech or TRW

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Carbotech
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TRW › Brake pads
exceptional_cabbage
  • Noise:
  • Dust:
Rating 4.0

If you want comfort, use an OE supplier (TRW, Textar, pagid), if you want more performance at the cost of some added noise/dust, Ferodo/hawk/EBC

Pros: comfort with OE supplier
Cons: noise/dust with performance brands
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TRW › Brake pads
Royal_Cranberry_8419
  • Braking:
Rating 5.0

When I bought one of my cars used I immediately noticee the brakes felt horrible. As in they didnt feel like they wanted to stop. Its almost like when your slowing down and coming up on the car infront you expect your car to slow down faster than it is right now. So you oush down harder and harder and you get maybe 10% more braking.  Yeah. Swapped those pads out for some street performance pads. Night and day difference. The brakes actually work now. Good initial bite and good modulation.

Pros: Good initial bite
Cons: brakes felt horrible
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TRW › Brake pads
dinvictus1
  • Noise:
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Rating 4.0

I use to buy trw ATEC, after use found out its leave alot of break dust. After doing some research, I found out the TREW ATEC made for metalic that why it have alot of dust. I change to TRW DTEC which made form ceramic it not dusty and more silent.

Pros: more silent, not dusty
Cons: alot of break dust
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Carbotech › Brake pads
TopTransportation695
  • Braking:
  • Dust:
Rating 5.0

I had an issue with severe brake dust from the OEM pads on my Z06 Corvette. I replaced the pads with Carbotech 1521s and the dust was eliminated. Made a huge difference with keeping the wheels clean and the pads preformed better.

Pros: dust was eliminated, pads preformed better
Cons: severe brake dust
Part number: 1521S
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Carbotech › Brake pads
otaner142
  • Braking:
  • Noise:
Rating 3.5

im running XP10s... so far this set up is amazing, the braking is strong initial bite with little fade. Just take in consideration that this Carbotech pads are modular which means you will have a slight longer pedal travel than normal. And yes they are super noisy, when i drive it on the street i try to be careful with my braking and not feather the brakes, that will make then literally screech and grind the rotors, instead i try to brake a bit harder than usual to get a good bite and then let go of the brake once i stoped (put the car in neutral most of the time or creep forward little by little to releave some heat).

Pros: amazing set up, strong initial bite, little fade
Cons: slight longer pedal travel, super noisy on street, screech and grind rotors
Vehicle: Audi S3
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Carbotech › Brake pads
CZ_Warlord
  • Braking:
Rating 3.0

I use carbotech xp8s. Dtc 60 or 70s would also be a good choice. Be warned through track pads driven on the street will accelerate rotor wear. I hated the Ferodo ds2500s when cold.

Cons: accelerates rotor wear
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Which brake pads to choose — Carbotech or TRW?

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

We compare brake pads across these categories:

Comparison of brake pads Carbotech and TRW
  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 pads are better — TRW or Carbotech?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Carbotech were overall better than TRW.

  1. Carbotech received a PR Score of 91 out of 100, and TRW scored 86 points.
  2. Carbotech ranked 8 in the overall ranking, and TRW ranked 15.
  3. The average rating is higher for Carbotech (4.2) than for TRW (4.1).
  4. Brake pads Carbotech have better feature ratings than TRW:
    • Braking - owners believe, that this property for Carbotech is better than TRW.
    • Dust - drivers claim, that this property for TRW is outperforms Carbotech.
    • Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for TRW is preferred to Carbotech.

Which brake pads are more popular — Carbotech or TRW?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Carbotech were overall more popular than TRW.

By vote balance, brake pads Carbotech surpassed TRW:

  • For Carbotech, the ratio of positive (274) to negative (25) votes is 249 votes.
  • For TRW, the ratio of positive (121) to negative (19) votes is 102 votes.

By number of reviews, brake pads Carbotech surpassed TRW:

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — Carbotech or TRW?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads Carbotech led more car-specific ratings than TRW:

Carbotech are chosen by owners of cars such as: BMW M2, Chevrolet Corvette, Honda S2000, and others.

Brake pads TRW 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 pads

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

For example, comparisons of brake pads Carbotech with: EBC, POWER STOP, Akebono, Hawk Performance, Brembo, Ferodo, OEM Volkswagen, Bosch, STOPTECH, Mintex.

Also available: comparisons of brake pads TRW with: EBC, POWER STOP, Akebono, Hawk Performance, Brembo, Ferodo, OEM Volkswagen, Bosch, STOPTECH, Mintex.

You can also see who is better among other brake pads manufacturers: EBC or POWER STOP, EBC or Akebono, EBC or Hawk Performance, Brembo or EBC, Akebono or POWER STOP.

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