Brake pads STOPTECH or DIXCEL

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Rank #9 in ranking

246

107

4.1

Braking

4.1

Dust

2.7

Noise

4.0

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Rank #30 in ranking

4.0

Braking

4.1

Dust

3.7

Noise

2.9

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STOPTECH

DIXCEL

DIXCEL › Brake pads

andrei_jdmshed 28 Jan 2026, 07:21

Braking:
Noise:

Rating 4.0

If they’re readily available? Dixcel is for us the perfect blend of track/street usage. Dixcel S, or Dixcel Z if you can live with the little squeak.

Pros: good track/street blend

Cons: slight squeak

STOPTECH › Brake pads

Dirty_Butler 8 Jan 2026, 07:55

Braking:

Rating 4.0

I put stoptech pads and rotors on the back of mine, got the set for $32.38 on clearance from tirerack.com. For the fronts I run Hawk HPS 5.0 pads

STOPTECH › Brake pads

kaihong 22 Nov 2025, 13:50

Braking:

Rating 4.0

Stoptech 309 and Endless MX72/CCRG pads. They were great for my beginner's pace on the track. Obviously once I started pushing it more, you'll find the limits of the pad.

Pros: great for beginner's pace

Cons: limits when pushing more

DIXCEL › Brake pads

Team-Redundancy-Team 22 Oct 2025, 00:25

Dust:

Rating 5.0

Dixcel M-Type are the least dusty street pad I've ever used. A little pricey and straight from Japan, but they aren't kidding when they advertise "ultra low dust". Have about 1500 miles on them so far and they're great on the street and for the occasional togue/mountain days.

Pros: ultra low dust, great street

Cons: a little pricey

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Mileage: 2414 km

STOPTECH › Brake pads

Chris_PDX 17 Oct 2025, 22:58

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I run StopTech Sport pads on my street M3 for the days I want to give demo laps to my students on days I'm instructing and don't want to do deal with the track car. They work totally fine for both.

Pros: work totally fine

Vehicle: BMW

STOPTECH › Brake pads

Chris_PDX 16 Oct 2025, 16:00

Rating 4.0

I'm partial to StopTech Sports

Pros: preferred choice

DIXCEL › Brake pads

GasManMatt123 14 Oct 2025, 19:34

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

Dump the OEM pads. I went Dixcel in my M3 and the thing stops better and there’s so much less dust. Traded off is squeal at higher brake temps.

Pros: stops better, less dust

Cons: squeal at higher temps

Vehicle: BMW

STOPTECH › Brake pads

Acceptable_Sympathy1 8 Oct 2025, 16:51

Braking:

Rating 5.0

Stoptech sports are the best dual use pad I’ve used…they’re great for fast street driving and they last.

Pros: great for fast driving, they last

STOPTECH › Brake pads

johntology 8 Dec 2025, 01:08

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 3.0

Stoptech street performance. Probably worse than stock but still plenty for street/autocross and a lot less dusty

Pros: less dusty, plenty for street

Cons: worse than stock

Vehicle: Ford Focus

DIXCEL › Brake pads

TSI50 15 Jan 2026, 18:00

Braking:

Rating 2.0

Tune is pointless for NA in terms of power figures you'll feel the difference a bit but power wise you won't make enough to justify the cost, upgrade the brakes tbh, you get good options from dixcel.

Pros: feel the difference a bit

Cons: power wise not enough

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Which brake pads to choose — STOPTECH or DIXCEL?

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Comparison of brake pads STOPTECH and DIXCEL

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Which brake pads are better — DIXCEL or STOPTECH?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads STOPTECH were overall better than DIXCEL.

STOPTECH received a PR Score of 87 out of 100, and DIXCEL scored 87 points.
STOPTECH ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and DIXCEL ranked 30.
The average rating is higher for STOPTECH (4.1) than for DIXCEL (4).
Brake pads STOPTECH have better feature ratings than DIXCEL:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for STOPTECH is better than DIXCEL.
- Dust - drivers claim, that this property for DIXCEL is outperforms STOPTECH.
- Braking - reviews suggest, that by this property STOPTECH does not differ from DIXCEL.

Which brake pads are more popular — STOPTECH or DIXCEL?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads STOPTECH were overall more popular than DIXCEL.

By vote balance, brake pads STOPTECH surpassed DIXCEL:

For STOPTECH, the ratio of positive (289) to negative (43) votes is 246 votes.
For DIXCEL, the ratio of positive (35) to negative (5) votes is 30 votes.

By number of reviews, brake pads STOPTECH surpassed DIXCEL:

For brake pads STOPTECH there are 107 reviews: 89 positive, 11 neutral, 7 negative.
For brake pads DIXCEL there are 13 reviews: 11 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negative.

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — STOPTECH or DIXCEL?

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

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