Brake pads OEM Subaru or Centric

as far as stock brakes go, they’re pretty damn good

I had to do a hard stop last week in my all stock 23 wrx and was surprised how fast it stopped.

The wrx pedal feel is actually decent, alright top end bite and it only shows it’s a smaller set of brakes when you’re further down the travel. Are the stock brakes adequate for the car and weight? YES. they do a good job imo to mimic the brake feel of cars with bigger calipers while also being smaller due to the cars price et .

The brakes on my '23 Limited are as good as or better than any car I've driven recently.

these brakes do the job well.

None of their brakes were as good as my VB or my 17 Outback.

Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic Pads + Centric Premium Rotors

• Pros: Affordable, reliable, low dust

• Cons: Not a performance upgrade, but solid for daily driving

The MK7 R community seems to like Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic Though I had a love-hate relationship on them. Centric claims no bedding was necessary... so, I listened to them and found the lack of braking dangerous. Then, one late night, on an empty highway, I bedded them in with about 10, 70-5 mph medium to hard slow downs, got the rotors heated up and brake pads smelling... then drove on the highway for about half hour, then turned around and went home and let the brakes completely cool. Then I loved the brakes.

None of those vehicles had as garbage brakes or any problem stopping way before getting near hitting another car in an emergency braking situation ever.

The base model brakes on the 2022 WRX are the least confidence inspiring brakes I’ve ever encountered.