Brake pads DIXCEL or OEM Mercedes

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Rank #30 in ranking

4.0

Braking

4.1

Dust

3.7

Noise

2.9

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PartReview Score

Rank #43 in ranking

3.3

Braking

4.3

Dust

4.5

Noise

1.1

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DIXCEL

OEM Mercedes

DIXCEL › Brake pads

andrei_jdmshed 28 Jan 2026, 07:21

Braking:
Noise:

Rating 4.0

If they’re readily available? Dixcel is for us the perfect blend of track/street usage. Dixcel S, or Dixcel Z if you can live with the little squeak.

Pros: good track/street blend

Cons: slight squeak

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

Heaven7 14 Dec 2025, 11:29

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Yeah the W204 C63’s performance is still very relevant to this day. It was able to hang with the CT4V and beat the Golf R. The handling may not be as good as the M3’s but the straight line performance and brakes are awesome.

Pros: straight line performance, awesome brakes

Cons: handling not as good

DIXCEL › Brake pads

Team-Redundancy-Team 22 Oct 2025, 00:25

Dust:

Rating 5.0

Dixcel M-Type are the least dusty street pad I've ever used. A little pricey and straight from Japan, but they aren't kidding when they advertise "ultra low dust". Have about 1500 miles on them so far and they're great on the street and for the occasional togue/mountain days.

Pros: ultra low dust, great street

Cons: a little pricey

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Mileage: 2414 km

DIXCEL › Brake pads

GasManMatt123 14 Oct 2025, 19:34

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

Dump the OEM pads. I went Dixcel in my M3 and the thing stops better and there’s so much less dust. Traded off is squeal at higher brake temps.

Pros: stops better, less dust

Cons: squeal at higher temps

Vehicle: BMW

DIXCEL › Brake pads

Themostepicguru 10 Aug 2025, 07:26

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

I have always ran DIXCEL Z on all my cars. Extremely quiet once you bed them in and has a temp range of 0-850°C with a friction coefficient of 0.67. They're just a bit dusty.

Pros: quiet, wide temp range

Cons: a bit dusty

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

VegarHenriksen 29 Nov 2025, 17:11

Rating 3.0

If you skipped maintenance on an E-Class it would be the exact same story. Bushungs, stabilization links, brake pads, rotors, etc.

DIXCEL › Brake pads

matadorformissles 27 Jul 2021, 12:36

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 2.5

had a track day over the weekend and saw that a hard, black substance that seems a little rubbery had formed on the brakes. The brake pads are Dixcel ES brake pads. I had not bedded them in and instead street drove with it for a couple months as the website suggested. Brake grease was placed on the pad surface contacting caliper. The track has lots of left turns and I braked from 170+ kmh to 80kmh on the first corner. I'm pretty new so i may have braked deep as I was turning. The substance formed heavily on right front wheel, less on left front and none on rear. Brakes were smoking lightly when i came into the pits. Braking feel didn't change throughout the day as I continued lapping. Car still tracked straight. I tried not to brake too hard and didn't observe any other substance buildup.

Cons: brake smoking, substance buildup

DIXCEL › Brake pads

TSI50 15 Jan 2026, 18:00

Braking:

Rating 2.0

Tune is pointless for NA in terms of power figures you'll feel the difference a bit but power wise you won't make enough to justify the cost, upgrade the brakes tbh, you get good options from dixcel.

Pros: feel the difference a bit

Cons: power wise not enough

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

JohnnyPegorino 7 Nov 2025, 13:39

Noise:

Rating 2.0

My mechanic replaces them with OE Mercedes everytime my car needs new brakes. I ask him to use aftermarket and he keeps saying aftermarket pads squeak a lot. And guess what, my OE MB pads squeak like hell when I hit the brakes while reversing lol

Cons: squeak when reversing

OEM Mercedes › Brake pads

Wolfica95 27 Dec 2024, 19:59

Noise:

Rating 1.0

MB advisor here, GLC brakes are horrible with noise.

Cons: noisy brakes

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Which brake pads to choose — DIXCEL or OEM Mercedes?

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Comparison of brake pads DIXCEL and OEM Mercedes

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Which brake pads are better — OEM Mercedes or DIXCEL?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads DIXCEL were overall better than OEM Mercedes.

DIXCEL received a PR Score of 87 out of 100, and OEM Mercedes scored 59 points.
DIXCEL ranked 30 in the overall ranking, and OEM Mercedes ranked 43.
The average rating is higher for DIXCEL (4) than for OEM Mercedes (3.3).
Brake pads DIXCEL have better feature ratings than OEM Mercedes:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for DIXCEL is better than OEM Mercedes.
- Braking - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Mercedes is outperforms DIXCEL.
- Dust - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Mercedes is preferred to DIXCEL.

Which brake pads are more popular — DIXCEL or OEM Mercedes?

Brake pads DIXCEL and OEM Mercedes were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, brake pads DIXCEL surpassed OEM Mercedes:

For DIXCEL, the ratio of positive (35) to negative (5) votes is 30 votes.
For OEM Mercedes, the ratio of positive (28) to negative (19) votes is 9 votes.

By number of reviews, brake pads OEM Mercedes surpassed DIXCEL:

For brake pads DIXCEL there are 13 reviews: 11 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negative.
For brake pads OEM Mercedes there are 15 reviews: 8 positive, 2 neutral, 5 negative.

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — DIXCEL or OEM Mercedes?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads DIXCEL and OEM Mercedes have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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