Brake pads WAGNER or OEM BMW

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Rank #16 in ranking

4.2

Braking

4.1

Dust

4.7

Noise

4.4

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Rank #23 in ranking

3.5

Braking

3.6

Dust

1.8

Noise

1.1

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OEM BMW › Brake pads

IWillDoItTomorrow_ 20 Jan 2026, 17:43

Braking:

Rating 5.0

And the throttle response is super smooth, and great brakes.

Pros: super smooth throttle, great brakes

Vehicle: BMW

OEM BMW › Brake pads

Javi_G16 29 Dec 2025, 06:21

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

OEM BMW › Brake pads

troyk1m 24 Dec 2025, 03:29

Dust:

Rating 5.0

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

OEM BMW › Brake pads

lateambience 7 Dec 2025, 18:47

Braking:

Rating 5.0

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

WAGNER › Brake pads

schlidel 5 Dec 2025, 17:03

Braking:

Rating 5.0

I just checked my maintenance notes and for my car I bought brake pads for $18.98 for the front set. They were Wagner OEX closeout and they are still going fine at 30,000 miles.

Pros: still going fine

Mileage: 48280 km

OEM BMW › Brake pads

Fair-Mixture 21 Nov 2025, 14:45

Braking:

Rating 4.0

If you find a used BMW that has been well taken care of, especially one with an inline 6 cylinder, you should have very few issues for 5 years of ownership. A few examples in my family… 2003 X5 4.4i just regular maintenance including new brakes for 5 years of ownership and 60k some miles.

Pros: regular maintenance

Cons: new brakes

Vehicle: BMW X5

Mileage: 96560 km

WAGNER › Brake pads

Dry_Nail5901 31 Dec 2025, 01:58

Braking:

Rating 3.0

Oem is expensive and are dealer items, and quality aftermarket brakes are readily available. Look for raybestos or Wagner brands for domestic vehicles, ebc for European vehicles. And there is no need for oem wear parts

Pros: quality aftermarket available

Cons: oem is expensive

OEM BMW › Brake pads

alanjude12 22 Nov 2025, 07:14

Braking:

Rating 2.5

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

OEM BMW › Brake pads

a_chimken_nuget 22 Jan 2026, 05:47

Braking:

Rating 2.0

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

WAGNER › Brake pads

ExampleFine449 15 Jan 2026, 00:40

Braking:

Rating 1.0

I had this after replacing mine with shit Wagner pads.

It never improved - had to change them out.

Pros: ebc or powerstop

Cons: shit Wagner pads

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Which brake pads to choose — WAGNER or OEM BMW?

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Comparison of brake pads WAGNER and OEM BMW

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Which brake pads are better — OEM BMW or WAGNER?

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

WAGNER received a PR Score of 87 out of 100, and OEM BMW scored 67 points.
WAGNER ranked 16 in the overall ranking, and OEM BMW ranked 23.
The average rating is higher for WAGNER (4.2) than for OEM BMW (3.5).
Brake pads WAGNER have better feature ratings than OEM BMW:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for WAGNER is better than OEM BMW.
- Dust - drivers claim, that this property for WAGNER is outperforms OEM BMW.
- Braking - reviews suggest, that this property for WAGNER is preferred to OEM BMW.

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

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads OEM BMW were overall more popular than OEM BMW.

The brands are equal by vote balance:

For WAGNER, the ratio of positive (95) to negative (14) votes is 81 vote.
For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (155) to negative (74) votes is 81 vote.

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

For brake pads WAGNER there are 35 reviews: 29 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.
For brake pads OEM BMW there are 72 reviews: 43 positive, 13 neutral, 16 negative.

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

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

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