Brake pads Project Mu or Tesla
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.
Will not go back. Love to quick launch, quiet drive, no maintenance. Still on original disks and PADS at 180,000 km (120k miles)
My Tesla has huge rear brakes I hardly ever use. The factory brake pads still look brand new after all these miles. Rear brakes are pointless if you have regen braking.
Pretty happy with my PMU 999s. They’re a step down from csgs but so much cheaper even with tariffs on imports.
model-3S have been remarkably reliable, many past 200,000 miles have little issues, some still on the original brake pads.
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
Oh, I did have rust pop on one of the original brake pads so I had to replace that this spring - very little pad wear though!
Just did brakes and rotors in my 2022 model 3 with 189,000 km\nFirst big bill $3000
To be fair Tesla brakes are not great. Combined with regen? Sure it’s adequate, but drive a German vehicle and see what brakes are about.
I had a colleague with brake failure on a model 3. The first thing he did after insurance paying for the crash, and hearing he'd be out of his car for at least 3 months was to order a real car, a Mazda.
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Which brake pads to choose — Project Mu or Tesla?
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 — Tesla or Project Mu?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads Project Mu were overall better than Tesla.
- Project Mu received a PR Score of 94 out of 100, and Tesla scored 65 points.
- Project Mu ranked 21 in the overall ranking, and Tesla ranked 34.
- The average rating is higher for Project Mu (4.2) than for Tesla (3.6).
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Brake pads Project Mu have better feature ratings than Tesla:
- Braking - owners believe, that this property for Project Mu is better than Tesla.
- Dust - drivers claim, that this property for Project Mu is outperforms Tesla.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for Project Mu is preferred to Tesla.
Which brake pads are more popular — Project Mu or Tesla?
Brake pads Project Mu and Tesla were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, brake pads Project Mu surpassed Tesla:
- For Project Mu, the ratio of positive (64) to negative (4) votes is 60 votes.
- For Tesla, the ratio of positive (70) to negative (37) votes is 33 votes.
By number of reviews, brake pads Tesla surpassed Project Mu:
- For brake pads Project Mu there are 22 reviews: 20 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative.
- For brake pads Tesla there are 33 reviews: 18 positive, 8 neutral, 7 negative.
Which brake pads do car owners prefer — Project Mu or Tesla?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads Project Mu led more car-specific ratings than Tesla:
Project Mu are chosen by owners of cars such as: Renault Megane, and others.
Brake pads Tesla 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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