Brake pads TRW or OEM BMW

TRW Brake pads

If you want comfort, use an OE supplier (TRW, Textar, pagid), if you want more performance at the cost of some added noise/dust, Ferodo/hawk/EBC

Pros: comfort with OE supplier
Cons: noise/dust with performance brands
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TRW Brake pads

When I bought one of my cars used I immediately noticee the brakes felt horrible. As in they didnt feel like they wanted to stop. Its almost like when your slowing down and coming up on the car infront you expect your car to slow down faster than it is right now. So you oush down harder and harder and you get maybe 10% more braking.  Yeah. Swapped those pads out for some street performance pads. Night and day difference. The brakes actually work now. Good initial bite and good modulation.

Pros: Good initial bite
Cons: brakes felt horrible
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OEM BMW Brake pads
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  • Braking:
Rating 5.0

I have put 10k miles on it since then. The car has given me no issues whatsoever other than changing the brake pads and sensors.

Pros: no issues
Vehicle: BMW
Mileage: 16093 km
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OEM BMW Brake pads

Best things I did for my g80 was 1) Mishimoto skid plate to protect my oil cooler 2)Ceramic brake pads because the red dust that will engulf the lower half of your car after a 1/2 mile drive is insane.

Pros: less dust
Cons: red dust
Vehicle: BMW
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OEM BMW Brake pads

I've been driving it with a Stage 2 tune for 4 years and put another 50,000km on it and I've had 0 repairs. Maintenance is more expensive of course, bigger tires, bigger brakes, more oil, it all adds up but the B58 is super reliable.

Pros: B58 super reliable
Cons: expensive maintenance
Vehicle: BMW
Mileage: 50000 km
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OEM BMW Brake pads

I have a 2016 435i with several mods (Pureturbos Stage 2 hybrid turbocharger, MHD Pure OTS 93 octane tune, XHP stage 3 transmission tune, CTS catless downpipe, BMS cold air intake, BC racing BR coilovers) at 138000 miles that i purchased september 2024. Within the first year of ownership i had to repair/replace brake-pads&rotors, radiator piping, a/c compressor, spark plug and coils, driver-side rear be damper, abs sensor, driver-side headlight day-time running lights and Engine undershield.

Pros: daily driver
Cons: many repairs needed
Vehicle: BMW
Mileage: 222089 km
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OEM BMW Brake pads

And even the normal things they need are a little pricier than on normal cars; you might need ($300) brake pads and ($1,000) brake rotors in 50,000 or 60,000 miles instead of just ($250) brake pads.

Pros: normal things needed
Cons: little pricier than normal
Vehicle: BMW
Mileage: 50000 km
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OEM BMW Brake pads

The brakes are nb, I got my car custom ordered (0 miles) and needed to change my brakes @22k miles, my quote was 3k, ended up having my buddy for it for me with 3rd party for like 1.1k

Pros: 3rd party cheaper
Cons: brakes not good
Vehicle: BMW
Mileage: 22000 km
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OEM BMW Brake pads

E65 730D, squeaky brakes and suspension, engine mounts shot, interior semi clean apart from the ashtray

Pros: interior semi clean
Cons: squeaky brakes, suspension
Vehicle: BMW
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Which brake pads to choose — TRW or OEM BMW?

If choosing brake pads across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare brake pads across these categories:

Comparison of brake pads TRW and OEM BMW
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which brake pads are better — OEM BMW or TRW?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads TRW were overall better than OEM BMW.

  1. TRW received a PR Score of 86 out of 100, and OEM BMW scored 67 points.
  2. TRW ranked 15 in the overall ranking, and OEM BMW ranked 23.
  3. The average rating is higher for TRW (4.1) than for OEM BMW (3.5).
  4. Brake pads TRW have better feature ratings than OEM BMW:
    • Braking - owners believe, that this property for TRW is better than OEM BMW.
    • Dust - drivers claim, that this property for TRW is outperforms OEM BMW.
    • Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for TRW is preferred to OEM BMW.

Which brake pads are more popular — TRW or OEM BMW?

Brake pads TRW and OEM BMW were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, brake pads TRW surpassed OEM BMW:

  • For TRW, the ratio of positive (121) to negative (19) votes is 102 votes.
  • For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (155) to negative (74) votes is 81 vote.

By number of reviews, brake pads OEM BMW surpassed TRW:

  • For brake pads TRW there are 44 reviews: 35 positive, 8 neutral, 1 negative.
  • For brake pads OEM BMW there are 72 reviews: 43 positive, 13 neutral, 16 negative.

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — TRW or OEM BMW?

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

Other comparisons of brake pads

If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.

For example, comparisons of brake pads TRW with: EBC, POWER STOP, Akebono, Hawk Performance, Brembo, Ferodo, OEM Volkswagen, Bosch, STOPTECH, Carbotech.

Also available: comparisons of brake pads OEM BMW with: EBC, POWER STOP, Akebono, Hawk Performance, Brembo, Ferodo, OEM Volkswagen, Bosch, STOPTECH, Carbotech.

You can also see who is better among other brake pads manufacturers: EBC or POWER STOP, EBC or Akebono, EBC or Hawk Performance, Brembo or EBC, Akebono or POWER STOP.

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