Reviews of OEM Volvo brake pads

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Based on 30 reviews and 101 vote

101 vote

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3.5

Noise:

1.0

Dust:

2.6

Braking:

2.7

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OEM Volvo

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OEM Volvo › Brake pads

Ok-Relative-9426 24 Jan 2026, 14:38

Rating 3.0

Braking:

I had the same problem with my 2024 XC90 and only driven it 3k miles in one year. The dealer replaced the brakes under warranty and the new pads are better. Honestly I think the brakes on such a heavy SUV underperform. Don’t believe the dealer, they said the same to me. Then I held my ground and said that this is a safety issue and not normal!

Pros: new pads are better

Cons: brakes underperform

Vehicle: Volvo XC90

Mileage: 4828 km

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

Vast_Butterfly_5043 23 Jan 2026, 22:06

Rating 1.0

Braking:
Noise:

Just had new brakes put on my Volvo XC90 a few weeks ago (400 miles ago). They make a loud low pitch squeak when braking lightly. It’s terrible. These were installed by my Volvo dealer. Dealer says that’s just how it is. But I can’t imagine someone buying a new car with new brakes and having to deal with the same thing. Response from the dealer was “that’s just how it is”. Same response I got when I raised concerns about the cabin noise and weak AC.

Cons: loud low pitch squeak, terrible performance

Vehicle: Volvo XC90

Mileage: 644 km

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

danieleateggs 11 Jan 2026, 20:16

Rating 5.0

Braking:

can consider a parf volvo with 2-3 years left, i bought a nearly 9 years old 2016 volvo s60 t5, drove 45k km in 10 months, drove to krabi thailand, total spent $2000+ on maintenance for the 45k km i used (mostly wear and tear stuff, things like brake pads, tyres, wipers that jap cars also have to change). honestly damn good car for the price i paid (10.8k depre). 241hp stock, pretty reliable for a conti, and super quiet and comfortable.

Pros: super quiet and comfortable

Cons: wear and tear stuff

Vehicle: Volvo S60

Mileage: 45000 km

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

Bergamottenbommel 7 Jan 2026, 17:20

Rating 4.0

Braking:

In the last 10 years and 55.000 km the R behaved very well, only regular maintenance (brakes, tyres, wheel bearings, timing belt)

Pros: behaved very well

Vehicle: Volvo

Mileage: 55000 km

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

purrcthrowa 20 Dec 2025, 13:29

Rating 3.0

Braking:
Noise:

I had an 850R. It was great. However, two issues: the brakes were shit when they are hot (scarily so: I had a real squeaky bum moment when I tried to brake for a roundabout when I had be driving in an, er, *spirited* fashion*.* I mentioned this to a traffic cop and he said they always upgraded the brakes on 850s). However, unless you drive like a lunatic, I wouldn't have thought this was a major issue.

Pros: great, surprisingly small

Cons: brakes were shit

Vehicle: Volvo 850

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

Past_Friendship2071 13 Dec 2025, 16:28

Rating 3.0

Braking:

At the moment i drive a 2014 volvo v60 it brakes for me when going under 30 mph and something comes in front of me and I brake (too) late has lots of dings and dongs imho as I used to mainly drive pre 2006 and pre 2000 cars.

Cons: lots of dings and dongs

Vehicle: Volvo V60

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

dollfaceashley 12 Dec 2025, 16:40

Rating 3.0

Braking:

Since we know Volvo has undersized the brake pistons for their SPA vehicles, leading to issues with pulsation. Instead of upsizing the brakes, they have released several pad revisions, have the latest pads slowed the occurance of brake pulsations?

Cons: brake pulsations

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

InstantSarcasm321 19 Nov 2025, 15:48

Rating 4.0

Braking:

XC90 T8, total 135k km on the clock and have done 85k km ourselves:

- previous owner did the brake pads at about 40k km

- we have now done front and rear brake pads recently (so after about 90k km use), both front and rear still had about 3mm to go.

Pros: 3mm left after 90k km

Vehicle: Volvo XC90

Mileage: 135000 km

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

SATSewerTube 16 Nov 2025, 02:55

Rating 4.5

Braking:
Dust:

I’ve got a ‘21 XC60 T5 Inscription now with about 33k miles and absolutely love it. I’ve had a couple problems with the front, passenger side interior handle but they’ve been covered under the CPO ten year warranty. Wish it had full screen and wireless CarPlay but there are ways around it and replace the OEM brakes with better ones when it’s time as the Volvo ones suck as they wear quickly and unevenly. VERY happy with it.

Pros: love it, happy with it

Cons: interior handle problems, OEM brakes wear quickly

Vehicle: Volvo XC60

Mileage: 33000 km

OEM Volvo › Brake pads

iamrobmorales 9 Apr 2025, 17:18

Rating 2.5

2021 Volvo xc40, $900 for front brake pads, rotors, cleaning and labor.

Cons: expensive

Vehicle: Volvo

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What we know about OEM Volvo brake pads

The brand is registered in Sweden.

In March 2026, PartReview users have a mixed opinion of OEM Volvo brake pads.

PR Score — 63 out of 100, based on 30 reviews and 101 vote. 14 positive reviews, 11 neutral reviews, 5 negative reviews. Average rating — 3.5 (out of 5). Vote balance: 64 up, 37 down.

In the ranking of the best brake pads this part is at position 38, behind Bendix and OEM FORD , but ahead of DBA and OEM Subaru.

Users also evaluated the qualities of OEM Volvo brake pads:

Braking - firm, confident deceleration when pressing the pedal - rated ambivalently. 2.7 points out of 5.
Noise - squeal or screech while braking - rated negatively. 1 point out of 5.
Dust - wheels get dirty quickly with dark brake dust - rated ambivalently. 2.6 points out of 5.

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OEM Volvo ranked #1 in brake pads ratings for: Volvo S60, Volvo XC60 .

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