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Brake pads OEM Mazda or OEM Audi
I inherited a 2011 cx7 from my parents who purchased this car new. They have always kept care of their vehicles. This is a non turbo model. Other than normal maintenance items they had replaced the AC compressor. Since I took it over in 2020, I replaced drive side front wheel bearing and passenger front caliper, brake pads all the way around plus normal maintenance items. 320,000km runs perfectly.
Pros: reliable, runs perfectly
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 320000 km
Paid £420 + £180 fitting for mine front and back on a 2019 Audi A4 by going via Euro Car Parts when the Audi garage quoted £1200!!
Pros: cheaper via Euro Car Parts
Cons: expensive at Audi garage
Vehicle:
Audi A4
2016.5 CX-5 with 89,000 miles. So far I've had to replace the belt tensioner, accessories belt, water pump belt and breaks (technically I only needed pads and front rotors but I chose to just do them all in one shot since it made a negligible price difference since I was already doing the back pads.
Pros: cheap replacements
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 89000 km
Brakes - about to get them changed for the first time.
Pros: long lasting
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 70000 km
Got a 2014 DSG and find around town it’s 22-26 mpg but 35 on long motorway runs.
Pros: manageable brakes
Cons: insurance isn’t great
Vehicle:
Audi S3
Audi 4 piston front brakes - 26lbs lighter
Pros: 26lbs weight reduction
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Changed the pads front and rear was super easy and straight forward.Then after taking the car out of 'electric brake service mode' and starting the car I get the a yellow check engine light and code C05AB, clearing it made no difference. Only thing I could find online was "The electronically controlled brake unit detects that the pressure feed valve (primary side) is stuck ON (OPEN)."
Pros: easy installation, straightforward
Cons: check engine light, code C05AB
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
i remember hearing a guy complain about his cx5 eating through brakes, but the cx5 is the same car as my mazda3, and my mazda3 has seen 70,000km for its rear brake pad/ 90,000km for the fronts, and I drive a mix of city/highway.
Pros: 70,000km rear brake pad
Cons: cx5 eating through brakes
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
Mileage: 70000 km
Mazda brakes are notoriously shit. They’re garbage. Buy a set of PowerStop brakes and be done with it. They’re far superior to the Mazda brakes. Go on any forum and you’ll see countless people having the same issue as you. New brakes between 15-20,000 miles. Me included. I’ve owned 2 6s from new. Both needed brakes around 20,000 miles. Both times I put on PowerStops and never had another issue.
Pros: PowerStop superior, no more issues
Cons: Mazda brakes garbage
Vehicle:
Mazda 6
Mileage: 20000 km
easy 40 minute job to replace brakes on my 14 Mazda 3 took about two hours. It all pops off super easy going great. Go to put them on, well shit they don't fit. Try the other side for some reason thinking I'm just having a stupid moment. Doesn't work either.
Pros: easy to remove
Cons: brakes don't fit
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
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