Ended up getting these and installing them over the weekend (Abkebono ASP1210A pads and Raybestos rotors). The pads are super quiet and seem to bite well. Gf reports, "Holy my brakes BRAKE!" haha. Install was easy, the pads fit perfectly and had the correct clips. The rotors seem fine quality seems about right for the price,

Pros: quiet, good bite, easy install

Vehicle: Toyota Corolla

Part number: ASP1210A

Akebono › Brake pads

circa86 31 Aug 2024, 08:33

Rating 5.0

Braking:

Akebono is just as respected and does as much OEM brakes as a company like Brembo. I wouldn’t hesitate to use them at all. Akebono is the brake supplier for companies like McLaren and many others.

Pros: respected, OEM supplier

Akebono › Brake pads

Sharpymarkr 29 Aug 2024, 02:39

Rating 5.0

Braking:
Dust:

Akebono pads. Less dust than the factory pads and still have great stopping power.

Pros: less dust, great stopping power

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Akebono › Brake pads

Sharpymarkr 20 Aug 2024, 15:12

Rating 5.0

I've bought brake parts on Amazon for probably a decade. Just got Akebono pads for my Type R on their a couple months ago.

Vehicle: Honda Civic

Akebono › Brake pads

VirginiaIsFoLovers 13 Aug 2024, 07:28

Rating 5.0

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

For the front and rear I got Akebono ProACTs and Brembo rotors for the rear and both are wayyy better than stock in all ways. Quieter, they haven't warped, very low dust after break in compared to OEM, and they have lasted me at least 2x as long.

Pros: quiet, long lasting, low dust

Vehicle: Mazda 3

Akebono › Brake pads

jeepgod 4 Aug 2024, 14:23

Rating 4.0

Braking:

Akebono pads are awesome. I used to be big on centric rotors but they have change and the quality is not there anymore.

Pros: awesome pads

Cons: centric rotors changed quality

Akebono › Brake pads

SaveMelMac13 17 Jul 2024, 19:03

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I Used akebono in the front and wagoners on the rear. No issues so far.

Pros: no issues so far

Akebono › Brake pads

F_thirty13 16 Jul 2024, 03:23

Rating 4.5

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

I did a ton of research recently before doing my brakes and almost pulled the trigger on Hawk 5.0. Great overall reviews, but also people stating they make noise at slow speed, like parking lot maneuvering. Also they are great for street/track but for me who is 80% street and the rest canyon I got the feedback they are a bit aggressive for a mostly daily driver. I started looking into and ended up choosing Akebono, they honestly feel just like OEM, zero complaints, and way less dust of course.

Pros: OEM feel, low dust

Cons: noise at low speed

Akebono › Brake pads

SleePyHeaD03 13 Dec 2023, 21:50

Rating 3.0

Braking:

I was told that these pads and rotors won’t have that intial brake bite like BMW pads do but goddamn. I had to change my entire braking habit just because it really wasn’t biting like I thought it would.

Pros: less cleaning needed

Cons: poor initial brake bite

Vehicle: BMW

Akebono › Brake pads

kendogg 22 Dec 2020, 13:53

Rating 1.0

Braking:

Depends on what you mean by 'best'. I own a repair shop, and have had the opposite experience with Akebono. IMO, they're junk. They don't stop worth a damn.

Cons: poor stopping power, junk