Brake pads POWER STOP or OEM Volkswagen

I've used 5 or 6 power stop kits so far with 0 issues.

Never had a problem with power stop, running them on 3 cars right now

They're great, I'd pick them every time.

RockAuto has Powerstop pads and rotors for a good price and they're a good product. Swapped to Powerstop pads (still on stock rotor, they're in great shape still at 30k miles) and it was a huge performance improvement over the Jurid ones

A set of euro ceramic pads is about $50, it's just not worth the drama for something so inexpensive right/wrong on VWs part. The DIY is v. simple but even if you pay a shop, it's an hour of labor to get on with your life.

I had Powerstop brakes on my 2018 Audi A5 Sportback. I thought they worked great, never had any issues.

Yup, I was very persistent and the dealership covered the cost for new brake pads, and the labor. The rotors were in good shape. Bottom line, i paid nothing. Of course, others experiences may vary. The fact still remains, this was a Volkswagen issue, not a dealership issue, but those two entities are viewed as one, especially when i spent $90,000 with them in a year. I was authorized to spend $282,000 on company vehicles, but once the brakes started acting up, making noise, and the dealer acting like dummies, refusing to take action, I purchased 4 vehicles through a different brand for our sales team company vehicles. Too bad too, I had it all worked out as to how much I would pay for 4 Atlas's, the specs, etc. Because the dealer refused to acknowledge the issue and put it back on me, I didn't want to give them any more of my money. They ended up making it right for me, but not until I took my future business elsewhere.

I too use PowerStops in my 2015 Mazda 3 s GT and 2017 CX-9 GT. Second set in my Mazda 3. They are superior to the OEM and cost ~$200 + tax for both axels including pads, rotors, all hardware and lubricant. Surfacing the old rotors is not worth it.

Not the OP but I want to change the fronts to anything lower in dust, these things are a mess.

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.