Brake pads ENDLESS or OEM Volkswagen

I have had mine activate the brakes on me, I was at a light behind a car that wasn't moving once it changed to green. I started to just engage first gear and creep up a bit to let them know the light changed and apparently got too close so my car slams the brakes and makes me feel like it's my first time driving a manual.

Did the same as above. Put GLI brakes on my GLS 1.8t. More than enough stopping power. Cheapest way to get good braking.

Just turned 30K on my 18 SE 4 MO, oil changes at dealership every 10K and just replaced the rear brake pads myself. That's it - has been a reliable, comfortable car with a great size to mpg ratio.

For pads I went with OE quality ones as they were under half the price of VW and a decent brand.

114k still on factory brakes all around!

Brakes are good

Also, brakes are really good. They dust like hell, but stop the car well and feel good doing it. Confidence inspiring.

My brakes are also "grabbier" and harder to modulate than my '16 GTI (312mm), which had great brake feel.

Here is a shot of the front brakes. They're quite worn, below the legal acceptable thickness for a Phaeton and showing hairline cracks on the inside, the pads are also fairly shot.

Whenever I talk to people they don't say too much about reliability, but what they do say is how they hate the maintenance costs with VWs. $100+ oil changes, paying for maintenance items off warranty at dealer (brakes), etc.