Brake pads TRW or Tesla

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Rank #15 in ranking

102

4.1

Braking

4.1

Dust

3.7

Noise

3.7

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Rank #34 in ranking

3.6

Braking

3.6

Dust

3.0

Noise

2.2

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TRW › Brake pads

exceptional_cabbage 9 Jan 2026, 02:49

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

TRW › Brake pads

Royal_Cranberry_8419 5 Jan 2026, 08:23

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

Tesla › Brake pads

CyberGaut 27 Dec 2025, 03:55

Braking:
Noise:

Rating 5.0

Will not go back. Love to quick launch, quiet drive, no maintenance. Still on original disks and PADS at 180,000 km (120k miles)

Pros: quick launch, quiet drive

Mileage: 180000 km

Tesla › Brake pads

lamemonkeypox 5 Dec 2025, 10:55

Braking:

Rating 5.0

My Tesla has huge rear brakes I hardly ever use. The factory brake pads still look brand new after all these miles. Rear brakes are pointless if you have regen braking.

Pros: brake pads look brand new

Cons: rear brakes are pointless

TRW › Brake pads

dinvictus1 2 Dec 2025, 10:30

Noise:
Dust:

Rating 4.0

I use to buy trw ATEC, after use found out its leave alot of break dust. After doing some research, I found out the TREW ATEC made for metalic that why it have alot of dust. I change to TRW DTEC which made form ceramic it not dusty and more silent.

Pros: more silent, not dusty

Cons: alot of break dust

Tesla › Brake pads

dishwashersafe 17 Dec 2025, 14:55

Braking:
Dust:

Rating 3.0

Oh, I did have rust pop on one of the original brake pads so I had to replace that this spring - very little pad wear though!

Pros: very little wear

Cons: rust pop

Tesla › Brake pads

Rockchef 26 Nov 2025, 13:23

Rating 3.0

Just did brakes and rotors in my 2022 model 3 with 189,000 km\nFirst big bill $3000

Pros: first big bill

Cons: expensive

Mileage: 189000 km

Tesla › Brake pads

greentheonly 23 Nov 2025, 04:46

Braking:

Rating 3.0

The other thing to consider is if you(r dad) use the default stopping mode for brakes and never press brakes normally, the moment you actually need the brakes they might not be in the best shape because there's some accumulated residua on the disk and what not.

Cons: residua on disk

Tesla › Brake pads

AMGSiR 15 Dec 2025, 00:04

Braking:

Rating 2.0

To be fair Tesla brakes are not great. Combined with regen? Sure it’s adequate, but drive a German vehicle and see what brakes are about.

Pros: adequate with regen

Cons: brakes are not great

Tesla › Brake pads

neliz 24 Nov 2025, 06:32

Braking:

Rating 1.0

I had a colleague with brake failure on a model 3. The first thing he did after insurance paying for the crash, and hearing he'd be out of his car for at least 3 months was to order a real car, a Mazda.

Cons: brake failure

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Which brake pads to choose — TRW or Tesla?

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:

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Average rating.
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Which brake pads are better — Tesla or TRW?

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

TRW received a PR Score of 86 out of 100, and Tesla scored 65 points.
TRW ranked 15 in the overall ranking, and Tesla ranked 34.
The average rating is higher for TRW (4.1) than for Tesla (3.6).
Brake pads TRW have better feature ratings than Tesla:
- Braking - owners believe, that this property for TRW is better than Tesla.
- Dust - drivers claim, that this property for TRW is outperforms Tesla.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for TRW is preferred to Tesla.

Which brake pads are more popular — TRW or Tesla?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads TRW were overall more popular than Tesla.

By vote balance, brake pads TRW surpassed Tesla:

For TRW, the ratio of positive (121) to negative (19) votes is 102 votes.
For Tesla, the ratio of positive (70) to negative (37) votes is 33 votes.

By number of reviews, brake pads TRW surpassed Tesla:

For brake pads TRW there are 44 reviews: 35 positive, 8 neutral, 1 negative.
For brake pads Tesla there are 33 reviews: 18 positive, 8 neutral, 7 negative.

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — TRW or Tesla?

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

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