I also suggest you to buy ATE or TRW pads, because cheap stuff might squeak.
Pros: avoid squeaking
Cons: cheap stuff might squeak
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Best Brake pads for Volkswagen Passat
Ebc Green Stuff Pads and Rotors
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 301000 km
ATE Ceramic sunt bune. Praf aproape deloc.
Pros: Praf aproape deloc
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B7
Yes, decent enough. Just changed discs and pads on my Passat and no issues.
Pros: no issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Heard wide range regarding compound of the ZFs, which are the replacement for rear pads that wore out in 30K on our 2021 Passat. Prevailing info was the originals were organics and the replacements (ZF) are ceramics. Put them on, if they still dust a lot they are probably still organic. The ZFs replaced on the Passat don't dust much, if any, so are probably ceramic.
Pros: don't dust much
Cons: originals were organics
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 30000 km
I've used Powerstop in the past and like them. Good stopping power, low dust, good price.
Pros: good stopping power, low dust, good price
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic... I didn't like them at first, until I bedded them in one early morning and ended up warming up to them.
Pros: warmed up to them
Cons: didn't like at first
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Akebono euro ceramic are good, but I didn't like the lack of a linear feel to them
Pros: good
Cons: lack of linear feel
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
I do not like the brake feel on this car. Extremely touchy. Not at all like my 2014 GTI. Good to know some different pads might address this. Might look into that.
Pros: different pads might address
Cons: brake feel touchy
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Also, the steering wheel had a good amount of vibration when applying the brakes. Told the dealer about it, and they came back to me and told me absolutely nothing was wrong and my brakes were perfect.
Cons: vibration when braking
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
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In March 2026, the ranking of brake pads for Volkswagen Passat on PartReview included 16 manufacturers. It is based on 46 reviews and 143 votes.
Which brake pads to choose for Volkswagen Passat?
Last month, PartReview users preferred ATE. 8% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.
In second place: brake pads Akebono — 8%.
Third place: OEM Volkswagen 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:
- ATE ranked 11, PR Score — 87. Based on 56 reviews and 176 votes.
- Akebono ranked 3, PR Score — 87. Based on 436 reviews and 1351 vote.
- OEM Volkswagen — rank 25, PR Score — 63. Based on 154 reviews and 489 votes.
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