Brake pads OEM Mazda or Hawk Performance

PartReview Score

Rank #29 in ranking

3.4

Braking

3.3

Dust

2.7

Noise

2.3

Owners' choice:

Mazda 2

PR Score

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Average rating

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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

Owners' choice:

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OEM Mazda

Hawk Performance

OEM Mazda › Brake pads

ScareKid 31 Jan 2026, 08:28

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Reviewing the Carfax, it was a rental car for about 50k and then it was a personal car for the next 53k. Both seem to have kept up with maintenance decently as far as oil and filter changes go, but not much else. I didn't see any rust on the bottom, it drives smooth, suspension still seems good, and the dealership replaced the brakes (and put nitrogen in tires so the car goes 1000000x faster).

Pros: drives smooth, suspension good

Vehicle: Mazda

Mileage: 165752 km

OEM Mazda › Brake pads

BBHCHS 30 Jan 2026, 19:35

Rating 5.0

I do my own work at times and replaced brakes and rotors on my car for less than $200 in parts in about three hours of work. if I’d worked smarter it would’ve been two.

Pros: less than $200 parts

Cons: three hours of work

Vehicle: Mazda

OEM Mazda › Brake pads

set-monkey 29 Jan 2026, 23:41

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I love my 2017 Yaris IA, really a Mazda 2 made in Mexico, now at 180k miles and still purring like a kitten. No part failures, just front brake pads

Pros: purring like a kitten

Cons: front brake pads

Vehicle: Mazda 2

Mileage: 289682 km

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

NibNet69 19 Jan 2026, 22:13

Braking:

Rating 4.0

I've heard good stuff about the Hawk ones but I use Hawk HPS myself

Pros: good stuff

Vehicle: Mazda

OEM Mazda › Brake pads

set-monkey 17 Jan 2026, 17:19

Braking:

Rating 4.0

OEM ceramic brake pads can last 60k to 90k miles.. But they're not that expensive if you change them yourself. Very easy on Mazda, best changed at about 50k miles of normal driving, before they wear too much more, to keep quality OEM rotors for longer.

Pros: easy to change

Cons: cheap replacements won't last

Vehicle: Mazda 2

Mileage: 80467 km

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

Hopeful_Exchange4043 16 Jan 2026, 03:48

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 5.0

Stoptech stainless steel brake lines and slotted Rotors, Hawk ceramic pads.

Vehicle: Subaru

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

Zed-O-Six 28 Jan 2026, 15:16

Braking:

Rating 3.5

Consider Carbotech pads. I ran XP12/XP10 combo. They worked well on my C5. I tried the Hawk DTC70/60 combo and didn't like how fast they could eat a rotor. The stopping force on them is incredible.

Pros: incredible stopping force

Cons: eat rotors fast

Vehicle: Chevrolet Corvette C5

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

LiamLikeNeeson89 22 Jan 2026, 19:43

Braking:
Noise:

Rating 3.0

Just put Zimmerman rotors and the Hawk Street pads on my non- PP gti. These pads unfortunately shift up and down and make a loud “clank” when braking on transition from 1st to reverse. They still bite great

Pros: bite great

Cons: loud clank, pads shift

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

Noobasdfjkl 28 Jan 2026, 19:15

Braking:

Rating 1.0

I had DTC70s for about 2 months and tossed them without even using them up. Terrible pad. Never used a Hawk pad I liked.

Cons: terrible pad

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

GhostriderFlyBy 28 Jan 2026, 06:57

Braking:

Rating 1.0

You absolutely do not want DTC70s on street. They will devour your rotors and vice versa.

Cons: devour rotors, not for street

Vehicle: Mazda

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Which brake pads to choose — OEM Mazda or Hawk Performance?

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Comparison of brake pads OEM Mazda and Hawk Performance

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Average rating.
Number of reviews.
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Car owners’ choice.

Which brake pads are better — Hawk Performance or OEM Mazda?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Hawk Performance were overall better than OEM Mazda.

OEM Mazda received a PR Score of 64 out of 100, and Hawk Performance scored 81 point.
OEM Mazda ranked 29 in the overall ranking, and Hawk Performance ranked 4.
The average rating is higher for Hawk Performance (4) than for OEM Mazda (3.4).
Brake pads Hawk Performance have better feature ratings than OEM Mazda:
- Braking - owners believe, that this property for Hawk Performance is better than OEM Mazda.
- Dust - drivers claim, that this property for Hawk Performance is outperforms OEM Mazda.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for Hawk Performance is preferred to OEM Mazda.

Which brake pads are more popular — OEM Mazda or Hawk Performance?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Hawk Performance were overall more popular than OEM Mazda.

By vote balance, brake pads Hawk Performance surpassed OEM Mazda:

For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (124) to negative (67) votes is 57 votes.
For Hawk Performance, the ratio of positive (1010) to negative (230) votes is 780 votes.

By number of reviews, brake pads Hawk Performance surpassed OEM Mazda:

For brake pads OEM Mazda there are 59 reviews: 32 positive, 14 neutral, 13 negative.
For brake pads Hawk Performance there are 396 reviews: 302 positive, 52 neutral, 42 negative.

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — OEM Mazda or Hawk Performance?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads Hawk Performance led more car-specific ratings than OEM Mazda:

Hawk Performance are chosen by owners of cars such as: Mitsubishi Lancer, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Toyota Supra, Volkswagen Scirocco, and others.

OEM Mazda are chosen by owners of cars such as: Mazda 2, and others.

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