They're a good brand. Used them on my '09 corolla and they did the job perfectly.
Pros: did the job perfectly
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
Best Brake pads for Toyota Corolla
Running EBC Yellow's at the moment.
Pros: running EBC Yellow's
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
The z23 pads handle heat better but they’re not that aggressive in terms of needing to warmup. Its still very much a street pad. For me pedal pressure feels stiffer but slightly spongier than stock if that makes sense. Not a bad thing just something to get used to, and you get used to it quickly. I’d recommend them.
Pros: handles heat better, suitable for street, recommended
Cons: stiffer, spongier pedal feel
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
First those rotors are torched. Get some new rotors. They ain't that expensive for the Corolla. Then get yourself some new pads, Akebono Pro Act. Grab some Powerstop ceramic break grease. Some Ac/Delco silicone brake lube. These 2 products are top notch. Forget permatex, mission, 3m, superlube all that bullshit. If your calipers aren't toasted \"ripped piston boots, rusted pistons or seized/ rusty caliper pins. Then get new calipers. The noise you're experiencing could be from not using anything on the back of the pads where the piston touches and the caliper touches. Ripped piston boots give the old screechy screech as well. Take that caliper bracket off the wheel and wire wheel it free of all dirt/rust paying particular attention to where the pad clips sit, you want those areas to be perfectly clean and square. Razzle it down with some brake clean then apply the powerstop grease to the pad clip seats then set the clips and install the bracket back onto the wheel. Next use some of that powerstop grease and paint the ears on the new pads so they slide nice and easy in the pad clips. You don't need much. Please don't use copper anti seize on the pad ears. Just the powerstop stuff. Next clean off those caliper pins, boots and bores. Make sure the face of the piston is free of rust and dirt. Get those bores and boots super clean. Then add the ac/delco silicone to the pins careful not to blob any on the tip face of the pin, that is important. The ac delco is a bit different than all silicone paste/ grease. Be careful with it and don't apply too much. Get a little delco in the boot baffles and squish it around to distribute it inside the boot. Then just put it all back together. Bleed the lines in the correct order and done. I promise your brakes won't make a peep for a long long time. Service them at every oil change to make sure everything is lubey loobed.
Pros: top notch grease, quiet brakes
Cons: torched rotors, potential caliper issues
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
I changed over to Bendix and it has literally lasted more than twice as long. In fact they’re still on my Corolla after 60,000kms.
Pros: long lasting
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
Mileage: 60000 km
I'm now at 120k miles. Still have over 4mm on both the front and rear pads, and the rotors look fine. So that's at least 50k miles I'll get out of a set of OEM brakes, but I expect more like 75k. 6 speed hatchback if it makes any difference.
I can't imagine a situation where I replace them with anything other than OEM Toyota parts. They've lasted an impressive amount of time, rarely squeak, and don't make any dust.
Pros: long lasting, no squeaking, little dust
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
Mileage: 120000 km
I just changed out my rotors and brakes, both fronts and rears. I went with the Akebono ProAct pads, Centric GCX front rotors, and Dynamic Friction Geospec rear rotors. The OEM front pads are Advics (GG friction rating), and the rears list NBK (FF friction rating). The Rotors are all Advics.
The ProActs are slightly better, but nothing significant. I had plenty of life in the fronts, but my rotors were slightly warped, and the outer rears were pretty worn. 50k miles, pretty much on the money.
Pros: slightly better than OEM
Cons: rotors warped, rear pads worn
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
Mileage: 50000 km
I went with Akebono ProAct pads, Centric fully coated front rotors, and Dynamic Friction fully coated for the rears. I don't have any complaints.
Pros: high quality, no complaints
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
These brand new EBC front pads got a bit cooked on my GR Corolla after a 2-day event at Watkins Glen. She still stopped without any drama at the bus stop, but it's concerning I ran through them this quickly.
Pros: stopped reliably
Cons: wore quickly
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
Part number: RP1
I replaced the brakes, (pads and rotors) about a month ago. For some reason it has started making this noise and the one side in the front is really really hot after lots of breaking. I think I bought Detroit Axle parts or some parts that were like super super f****** cheap for a set of pads and rotors it was $70 on Amazon, the Piston seems about normal. Is it just that these parts suck cock?
Cons: noise when breaking, side really hot
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
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In March 2026, the ranking of brake pads for Toyota Corolla on PartReview included 7 manufacturers. It is based on 23 reviews and 71 vote.
Which brake pads to choose for Toyota Corolla?
Last month, PartReview users preferred Akebono. 29% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.
In second place: brake pads OEM Toyota — 29%.
Third place: POWER STOP with 8% 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:
- Akebono ranked 3, PR Score — 87. Based on 436 reviews and 1351 vote.
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