Brake pads OEM Nissan or Project Mu
Consider Project Mu Club Racers. They’re not the most aggressive pads but hold up decently well on track depending on your pace and are surprisingly streetable.
Maintenance has been 4x brake pads, 2x rotors, 4/5 sets of tires. Air filters yearly, oil changes every 7k miles.
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
Pretty happy with my PMU 999s. They’re a step down from csgs but so much cheaper even with tariffs on imports.
IMO the best are Project MU-HC+. in my Megane RS I could treat the HC+ as a track pad and go all-out for a full session, they'd just wear pretty fast at high temps
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.
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
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.
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.
Had to get all brake pads done 22k miles in. Brake still makes a sound when released could be bushings but not a major enough issue yet to replace.
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Which brake pads to choose — OEM Nissan or Project Mu?
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.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which brake pads are better — Project Mu or OEM Nissan?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Project Mu were overall better than OEM Nissan.
- OEM Nissan received a PR Score of 59 out of 100, and Project Mu scored 94 points.
- OEM Nissan ranked 42 in the overall ranking, and Project Mu ranked 21.
- The average rating is higher for Project Mu (4.2) than for OEM Nissan (3.3).
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Brake pads Project Mu have better feature ratings than OEM Nissan:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for Project Mu is better than OEM Nissan.
- Dust - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Nissan is outperforms Project Mu.
- Braking - reviews suggest, that this property for Project Mu is preferred to OEM Nissan.
Which brake pads are more popular — OEM Nissan or Project Mu?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Project Mu were overall more popular than OEM Nissan.
By vote balance, brake pads Project Mu surpassed OEM Nissan:
- For OEM Nissan, the ratio of positive (37) to negative (25) votes is 12 votes.
- For Project Mu, the ratio of positive (64) to negative (4) votes is 60 votes.
By number of reviews, brake pads Project Mu surpassed OEM Nissan:
- For brake pads OEM Nissan there are 19 reviews: 9 positive, 5 neutral, 5 negative.
- For brake pads Project Mu there are 22 reviews: 20 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative.
Which brake pads do car owners prefer — OEM Nissan or Project Mu?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads Project Mu led more car-specific ratings than OEM Nissan:
Project Mu are chosen by owners of cars such as: Renault Megane, and others.
Brake pads OEM Nissan have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.
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