Brake pads R1 Concepts or DBA

PartReview Score

Rank #24 in ranking

4.0

Braking

4.0

Dust

2.9

Noise

1.9

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PartReview Score

Rank #39 in ranking

3.7

Braking

4.3

Dust

3.3

Noise

1.0

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R1 Concepts

DBA

R1 Concepts › Brake pads

BurningVoodoo 29 Dec 2025, 18:34

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I might get scolded by the purest, but I went with these R1 Concepts on my 2019 X5.\n\nI too was shocked when the dealer quoted over 2k for brakes, so I started looking at options. I\u2019ve had them for about two years, they have performed excellent and they look amazing.

Pros: performed excellent, look amazing

Vehicle: BMW X5

R1 Concepts › Brake pads

Comfortable_Poet5129 26 Nov 2025, 02:41

Braking:

Rating 5.0

Try R1 concepts , it got my respect as it almost helped me escape a few accidents in the last 3 months

Pros: helped escape accidents

R1 Concepts › Brake pads

mansis1of1 18 Oct 2025, 05:59

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

Surprisingly, R1 Concepts Track Pads. They have been really great on the track (3800lb/310hp? car).

I left them on my daily since I am too lazy to change out the pads and they have been on for about 6 months and a few track days. They are great for the street and track but dusty as hell. They only make noise when it’s cold outside other wise they are fine.

Pros: great for street and track

Cons: dusty as hell, noise when cold

R1 Concepts › Brake pads

CYB0RD 29 Aug 2025, 18:06

Braking:

Rating 5.0

i went with R1 concept as well as brakes pads. Night and day difference.

Pros: night and day difference, significant improvement

Vehicle: Toyota

R1 Concepts › Brake pads

jimmypena23 29 Jul 2025, 20:53

Braking:

Rating 4.0

I ran R1 concepts for my tc2 for over four years. An improvement over stock’s brake fading prone design. Not badly priced too

Pros: improvement over stock

Cons: brake fading prone

DBA › Brake pads

Intelligent_Tip_8457 7 May 2025, 09:16

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I have these exact pads. HUGE improvement.

Pros: huge improvement

R1 Concepts › Brake pads

Reality-Stinks66 20 Jan 2026, 12:21

Noise:

Rating 3.0

I would suggest going to [www.buybrakes.com](http://www.buybrakes.com) and get the R1 Concepts pads for the front and rear. The ones Rockauto has growl a little bit.

Pros: good quality

Cons: growl a little bit

Vehicle: Hyundai Genesis

R1 Concepts › Brake pads

phatdoughnut83 18 Nov 2025, 00:10

Braking:

Rating 3.0

I slapped in some r1 concepts pads and rotors on both of my Subarus after the oem ones kept warping.

Cons: oem ones kept warping

Vehicle: Subaru

DBA › Brake pads

beltonz 19 Oct 2025, 10:55

Noise:

Rating 2.0

DBA pads love to squeal too.

Cons: squealing noise

DBA › Brake pads

Homewrecker04 16 Oct 2025, 03:13

Dust:

Rating 2.0

Used to use the DBA XP pads but they were far too dusty.

Cons: far too dusty

Part number: XP

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Which brake pads to choose — R1 Concepts or DBA?

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Comparison of brake pads R1 Concepts and DBA

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

Which brake pads are better — DBA or R1 Concepts?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads R1 Concepts were overall better than DBA.

R1 Concepts received a PR Score of 76 out of 100, and DBA scored 66 points.
R1 Concepts ranked 24 in the overall ranking, and DBA ranked 39.
The average rating is higher for R1 Concepts (4) than for DBA (3.7).
Brake pads R1 Concepts have better feature ratings than DBA:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for R1 Concepts is better than DBA.
- Braking - drivers claim, that this property for DBA is outperforms R1 Concepts.
- Dust - reviews suggest, that this property for DBA is preferred to R1 Concepts.

Which brake pads are more popular — R1 Concepts or DBA?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads R1 Concepts were overall more popular than DBA.

By vote balance, brake pads R1 Concepts surpassed DBA:

For R1 Concepts, the ratio of positive (90) to negative (27) votes is 63 votes.
For DBA, the ratio of positive (24) to negative (12) votes is 12 votes.

By number of reviews, brake pads R1 Concepts surpassed DBA:

For brake pads R1 Concepts there are 37 reviews: 26 positive, 6 neutral, 5 negative.
For brake pads DBA there are 12 reviews: 8 positive, 0 neutral, 4 negative.

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — R1 Concepts or DBA?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads R1 Concepts and DBA have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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