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Brake pads TRW or OEM Subaru

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OEM Subaru › Brake pads
Pmint-schnapps-4511
  • Braking:
Rating 4.0

I have a 2017 Forester XT with 131,000 miles - have only done routine maintenance and have had to replace brakes front and rear as well as both control arms and struts, all expected with this many miles on it. I plan to keep it for as long as I can. Love it!

Pros: love it, expected wear
Cons: replaced brakes, replaced control arms, replaced struts
Mileage: 131000 km
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OEM Subaru › Brake pads
Servile-PastaLover
  • Braking:
Rating 5.0

I do the minor maintenance myself: oil/filter, air filters, wiper blades.

I save enough $$ on the DIY portion, so I don't mind using my dealer for the other stuff: front & rear dif fluids, CVT fluid, brake fluid, brake pads, etc.

Pros: great work, trust dealer
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TRW › Brake pads
exceptional_cabbage
  • Noise:
  • Dust:
Rating 4.0

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
Royal_Cranberry_8419
  • Braking:
Rating 5.0

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 Subaru › Brake pads
Better_Tax_7325
  • Braking:
Rating 3.0

the rear brakes did go bad at 35,000 but Subaru said that was an issue with defective brake pads from the factory and they paid for the replacements and they have been fine ever since.

Pros: paid for replacements
Cons: defective brake pads
Mileage: 35000 km
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Which brake pads to choose — TRW or OEM Subaru?

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 Subaru
  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 Subaru or TRW?

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

  1. TRW received a PR Score of 86 out of 100, and OEM Subaru scored 59 points.
  2. TRW ranked 15 in the overall ranking, and OEM Subaru ranked 40.
  3. The average rating is higher for TRW (4.1) than for OEM Subaru (3.2).
  4. Brake pads TRW have better feature ratings than OEM Subaru:
    • Braking - owners believe, that this property for TRW is better than OEM Subaru.
    • Dust - drivers claim, that this property for TRW is outperforms OEM Subaru.
    • Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for TRW is preferred to OEM Subaru.

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

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

By vote balance, brake pads TRW surpassed OEM Subaru:

  • For TRW, the ratio of positive (121) to negative (19) votes is 102 votes.
  • For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (149) to negative (101) votes is 48 votes.

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

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

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads OEM Subaru led more car-specific ratings than TRW:

OEM Subaru are chosen by owners of cars such as: Subaru Forester, and others.

Brake pads TRW have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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 Subaru 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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