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Brake discs OEM Honda or Duralast
You normally would never need to resurface the rear rotors on this car, we only resurface the front unless there's something really abnormal.
Pros: only resurface front
Cons: something really abnormal
During my last service, I mentioned there was possible rocks or something rubbing in between the pads + rotors on one of the corners. They diagnosed and machining the rotors fixed it.
Pros: machining fixed rubbing
Cons: rocks rubbing
Mileage: 65000 km
You are being taken for a ride. 7 mm is the run out for Honda/Acura. I own a 2001 accord, and a 2004 crv, and have never had to replace the rotors, or calipers.
Vehicle:
Honda Accord
honda or toyota. civic, accord, camry, corolla, avalon.
parts and service are cheap. not much goes wrong. i had a 08 civic lx from 50k miles to 150k miles. only thing i had done were brake discs and ac replacement.
Pros: parts and service cheap
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 150000 km
I like the duralast gold brake rotors. They have a really nice coating to help prevent corrosion, if you’re in the north east I really recommend them. They do need to be bedded once installed to get rid of the coating on the braking surface of the rotor. You pretty much just get the car up to 20mph and hit the brakes a little aggressive, you do this a few times each time increasing your speed. It comes with clear instructions how to do it.
Pros: nice coating, prevents corrosion
Cons: needs bedding
I had them on my Z32 a few times, not bad, I wouldnt do track days with them, (well I did once they warped). But outside of that, for daily they are fine.
Pros: fine for daily use
Cons: warped on track
Vehicle:
Nissan
The EBC Yellowstuff pads didn't last as long as the OE pads. The Alfa EBC rotors still are shipping with Gen1 "ThermicBlack" coating on them, which isn't as good as the Geomet/Geospec coating that EBC claims to now be using on new production parts. The EBC Gen1 coating rusts and looks like a pretty nasty rotor in just two years. I went with the EBC rotors in 2021 because I didn't want Chinese parts either, and the EBC items are made in the UK (and pads may be made in the USA).So when I did the rear brakes again this year (rear EBC YS pads shot in 23k miles), I went back to the OE Alfa rear pads. I ordered the EBC rotors, but when they showed up with the Gen1 coating that sucks, I returned them. And I ended up having to buy Dynamic Friction Geospec/Geomet coated rotors, which are made in China. The Dynamic Friction rotors were well packaged (much better than the EBCs). So far, they're completely fine after maybe 100 miles.
Pros: good packaging, fine performance
Cons: short lifespan, poor coating
Mileage: 23000 km
That's likely the lowest possible grade of rotors I've seen in a while. Lathe marks are too rough, and the casting is bad.
Cons: lowest grade, rough lathe marks, bad casting
Never had any issues except warped rotors on one
Cons: warped
Vehicle:
Honda Odyssey
as of now it's still got the OEM ones on the rear (and I failed to notice that they'd begun to warp due to already having swapped the front brakes back in August).
Cons: rotors warped
Vehicle:
Honda Pilot
Mileage: 136000 km
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Which brake discs to choose — OEM Honda or Duralast?
If choosing brake discs across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare brake discs across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
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Which brake discs are better — Duralast or OEM Honda?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs Duralast were overall better than OEM Honda.
- OEM Honda received a PR Score of 65 out of 100, and Duralast scored 77 points.
- OEM Honda ranked 19 in the overall ranking, and Duralast ranked 17.
- The average rating is higher for Duralast (3.6) than for OEM Honda (3.3).
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Brake discs Duralast have better feature ratings than OEM Honda:
- Braking - owners believe, that this property for Duralast is better than OEM Honda.
- Noise - drivers claim, that this property for Duralast is outperforms OEM Honda.
- Vibration - reviews suggest, that this property for Duralast is preferred to OEM Honda.
Which brake discs are more popular — OEM Honda or Duralast?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake discs Duralast were overall more popular than OEM Honda.
By vote balance, brake discs Duralast surpassed OEM Honda:
- For OEM Honda, the ratio of positive (26) to negative (14) votes is 12 votes.
- For Duralast, the ratio of positive (34) to negative (10) votes is 24 votes.
By number of reviews, brake discs Duralast surpassed OEM Honda:
- For brake discs OEM Honda there are 13 reviews: 8 positive, 1 neutral, 4 negative.
- For brake discs Duralast there are 14 reviews: 10 positive, 2 neutral, 2 negative.
Which brake discs do car owners prefer — OEM Honda or Duralast?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake discs OEM Honda and Duralast have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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