Brake pads STOPTECH or OEM Volkswagen

I have done the all the brakes on our 19 Atlas myself. Like previously stated fronts are straight forward and easy.

No, no scan tool is needed at all for the fronts. They are basically the same as any other brake job. I actually found them easier than my other vehicles

I’ve been happy with my StopTech Sport pads.

I've had a bunch of stoptech sports on backroads and they have been good to go every single pair. Dust like crazy but they have good stopping power and hold on to their bite even when they start getting hot. You won't be setting any world records with them but for double duty they have served well.

I run StopTech Sport pads and they’ve been fine. Pretty quiet but also pretty dusty (comparable to stock pads). No full track days in hot weather yet though, just autocross and cooking them on backroads.

I’m on 108000kms in my 2017 GLI and it runs like the day I bought it. I do the maintenance on time when needed and it is trouble free. So far all I’ve had to do is the brakes.

From what I heard they changed the pads on the 2020 because people complained the 2019 pads were noisy.

i had my brake pads and rotors replaced all round a month or two ago. mechanics quoted me $1000 but had it done by a family friend for around $700.

The OEM brakes are a little meh as I’ve got the same noise issue as a lot of other Atlas owners have experienced.

The only thing wrong with them are they are too soft, organic pads. Switch to a metallic pad.