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Maintenance has been 4x brake pads, 2x rotors, 4/5 sets of tires. Air filters yearly, oil changes every 7k miles.
Pros: regular maintenance, high mileage
Vehicle:
Infiniti
I bought front and rear brake pads/ rotors (rock auto, centric brand, akebono brakes) for $300. It took me total about 3 hours since I had to bleed the brakes, change pads, rotors, and remove off jack stands.
Pros: cheap brake pads/rotors
Cons: 3 hours installation
OEM pads and rotors for brakes
OEM gave me 140k miles with stock setup, but only about 60k with Titan swap, wider stance, more weight
Pros: long lasting stock setup
Cons: less mileage after swap
Vehicle:
Nissan
Mileage: 140000 km
I personally like Centric Posi-quiet ceramic pads or powerstop ceramics. Low dust, brake plenty fine for daily use and spirited driving.
Pros: low dust, brake fine
Centric tactical police pads and wagner wave rotors. Best combo I've ever used. Used them on the race track \ud83d\udc4d
Pros: best combo ever
I’ve got an 06 350z, driven it for a year put only 5k miles but, had no problems. I also own an 05 g35 with the same DE engine and it’s got 135k and never had any major problems, and I’ve put over 110k of those miles on that car. No major repairs..1 air bag recall, I redid the clutch at 125k, had to rewire the trunk to work, and I replaced a window motor. Nothing else but, oil changes, brake jobs and battery changes. Both cars are fun to drive, and being as old as they are they cost me very little to maintain, insure, and pay minimal amount for property tax. For some perspective. Next week i’m doing the front and rear brakes on the Z. It’s gonna cost about $65-70 for parts.
Pros: no major problems, low maintenance cost
Cons: clutch replacement, trunk wiring, window motor
Vehicle:
Nissan
Mileage: 5000 km
Funny but I gave the Centric brand ceramic pads a shot and did not see any difference with Akebono. Same bute, no dust, no esting rotors. Been about 5 weeks now and abiut 1000 miles. No issues
Pros: same bite, no dust
Cons: no difference with Akebono
Mileage: 1000 km
Had one 2023 with 31k miles and so far so good , yet the one about the brakes exhaust early is true , maybe you need to change them once every year
Cons: brakes wear early
Vehicle:
Nissan Pathfinder
I have the 2023 Rockcreek edition, and at 60,500 KM and regular maintenance, no problems to report. Had to do one wheel alignment so far, and change the brakes both front and back at around 48,000 KM which was the only problem. They need bigger brakes. But I also pull twice a year a trailer for vacations which is almost 4000 lbs. so i guess it might be normal.
But overall I’m happy with it.
Cons: brakes need replacement early
Vehicle:
Nissan Pathfinder
Mileage: 48000 km
If im being completetly honest. A nissan gtr nismo. I had a track day for my highschool graduation, the breaks on it didnt feel the best.
Cons: brakes didn't feel best
Vehicle:
Nissan
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Which brake pads to choose — OEM Nissan or Centric?
If choosing brake pads across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare brake pads across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
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Which brake pads are better — Centric or OEM Nissan?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Centric were overall better than OEM Nissan.
- OEM Nissan received a PR Score of 59 out of 100, and Centric scored 90 points.
- OEM Nissan ranked 42 in the overall ranking, and Centric ranked 13.
- The average rating is higher for Centric (4.4) than for OEM Nissan (3.3).
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Brake pads Centric have better feature ratings than OEM Nissan:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for Centric is better than OEM Nissan.
- Dust - drivers claim, that this property for Centric is outperforms OEM Nissan.
- Braking - reviews suggest, that this property for Centric is preferred to OEM Nissan.
Which brake pads are more popular — OEM Nissan or Centric?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Centric were overall more popular than OEM Nissan.
By vote balance, brake pads Centric surpassed OEM Nissan:
- For OEM Nissan, the ratio of positive (37) to negative (25) votes is 12 votes.
- For Centric, the ratio of positive (145) to negative (16) votes is 129 votes.
By number of reviews, brake pads Centric surpassed OEM Nissan:
- For brake pads OEM Nissan there are 19 reviews: 9 positive, 5 neutral, 5 negative.
- For brake pads Centric there are 51 review: 43 positive, 8 neutral, 0 negative.
Which brake pads do car owners prefer — OEM Nissan or Centric?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads OEM Nissan and Centric have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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