Best Brake pads for Subaru Forester

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Rank	Manufacturers	Ratings	Avg. rating	Votes	Reviews	Positive	Neutral
1.	OEM Subaru	30%	4.8	12	4	4	0
2.	Akebono	15%	4.5	6	2	2	0
3.	POWER STOP	15%	4.8	6	2	2	0
4.	Raybestos	15%	4.3	6	2	2	0
5.	Brembo	7%	4.0	3	2	1	1
6.	Hawk Performance	7%	4.5	3	1	1	0

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OEM Subaru › Brake pads

Pmint-schnapps-4511 27 Jan 2026, 02:33

Rating 4.0

Braking:

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

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Mileage: 131000 km

POWER STOP › Brake pads

gathermewool 1 Dec 2025, 18:40

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I’ve had good luck with Power Stop brakes

Pros: good luck

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Raybestos › Brake pads

domesystem 14 Oct 2025, 16:08

Rating 4.0

Braking:

Raybestos Element 3 in the Forester (surprisingly good pads and cheap AF)

Pros: surprisingly good, cheap

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Raybestos › Brake pads

Plenty-Pudding-1484 9 Jun 2025, 19:02

Rating 4.5

Braking:
Dust:

I found Raybestos Element 3 pads and rotors were great on my 2011. The pads have a higher friction rating than the OE pads but still low dust and great feel and braking. Terrific value. The rotors are nice as well.

Pros: higher friction, low dust, great feel

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

Subject2Change 9 Jun 2025, 18:01

Rating 4.5

Braking:

I like my Hawk HP Street 5.0 pads and both were purchased from TireRack and helped increase my stopping power.

Pros: increased stopping power

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

POWER STOP › Brake pads

rocknrollstalin 6 Mar 2025, 14:25

Rating 4.5

Braking:

I just put this Power Stop CRK6762 set on my 2018 and it’s been great so far

Pros: great so far

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Part number: CRK6762

OEM Subaru › Brake pads

maverickar15 26 Feb 2025, 04:07

Rating 5.0

My wife has 2014 XT since new and we are at 93k miles all stock brakes including rotors and pads. The only thing changed was brake fluid as part of regular maintenance interval.

Pros: long lasting

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Mileage: 93000 km

Brembo › Brake pads

Maleficent_Delay9902 21 Nov 2024, 17:30

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I have Brembos on the front of my 09. Working great for me.

Pros: working great

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Akebono › Brake pads

MarkusFookerz 15 Jul 2024, 15:38

Rating 5.0

Braking:

Akebono Ultra-Premium Ceramic Brake Pads, very well known in the racing community to be the best of the best OE Replacement pads that run on your stock calipers. The only better pads than these require a full Brembo caliper conversion. Buy Japanese. More expensive, doesn't mean better. For reference: I drive a 2007 Subaru Forester, Akebono is the Original Manufacturer for the OEM "Subaru" Brake Pads from the factory.

Pros: best OE replacement, great performance

Cons: expensive

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Brembo › Brake pads

studio_eq 21 Nov 2024, 05:49

Rating 3.0

Braking:

The oem brakes on my 2012 were lackluster and kept seizing pins or calipers so I fixed the problem for good

Pros: fixed brake problem

Cons: lackluster brakes, seizing calipers

Vehicle: Subaru Forester

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Top manufacturers of brake pads for Subaru Forester

This part for Subaru Forester is made around the world. We have reviews for brake pads manufacturers from countries such as: Japan, USA, Italy .

In March 2026, the ranking of brake pads for Subaru Forester on PartReview included 6 manufacturers. It is based on 13 reviews and 40 votes.

Which brake pads to choose for Subaru Forester?

Last month, PartReview users preferred OEM Subaru. 30% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.

In second place: brake pads Akebono — 15%.

Third place: POWER STOP with 15% of the votes.

In the overall ranking of brake pads, which aggregates opinions of owners of different car makes and models, these brands hold the following positions:

OEM Subaru ranked 40, PR Score — 59. Based on 79 reviews and 250 votes.
Akebono ranked 3, PR Score — 87. Based on 436 reviews and 1351 vote.
POWER STOP — rank 1, PR Score — 89. Based on 444 reviews and 1361 vote.

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