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Brake pads Textar or TRW
If you want comfort, use an OE supplier (TRW, Textar, pagid), if you want more performance at the cost of some added noise/dust, Ferodo/hawk/EBC
Pros: comfort with OE supplier
Cons: noise/dust with performance brands
When I bought one of my cars used I immediately noticee the brakes felt horrible. As in they didnt feel like they wanted to stop. Its almost like when your slowing down and coming up on the car infront you expect your car to slow down faster than it is right now. So you oush down harder and harder and you get maybe 10% more braking. Yeah. Swapped those pads out for some street performance pads. Night and day difference. The brakes actually work now. Good initial bite and good modulation.
Pros: Good initial bite
Cons: brakes felt horrible
I did them myself for $600, Textar pads and Zimmerman rotors.
Vehicle:
BMW
I use to buy trw ATEC, after use found out its leave alot of break dust. After doing some research, I found out the TREW ATEC made for metalic that why it have alot of dust. I change to TRW DTEC which made form ceramic it not dusty and more silent.
Pros: more silent, not dusty
Cons: alot of break dust
Brembo Slotted Brakes (286mm F) TRW Pads
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Textar
The textar pads are great for normal and slightly aggressive driving. The initial bite is great compared to ceramic pads, although they do dust a lot. To me the trade off is worth it for great pedal feel.
Pros: great initial bite, great pedal feel
Cons: dust a lot
Vehicle:
Audi S3
Textar makes good pads but they get brake dust everywhere. They are currently the stock ones on my 23 m40i.
Pros: good pads
Cons: get brake dust everywhere
Vehicle:
BMW X3
Around 12k miles, the anti-rattle decal on the left front Textar pads melted and which made them rattle in the caliper over bumps. FCP Euro exchanged them for Pagid pads and no problem since. Rear Textar pads have been fine.
Pros: rear pads fine
Cons: anti-rattle decal melted, rattling
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 19312 km
Well, I just put Textar pads on and am looking to swap them because they\u2019re super dusty and squeal with light pressure, so I too would love some recommendations.
Cons: super dusty, squeal
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Which brake pads to choose — Textar or TRW?
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 — TRW or Textar?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads TRW were overall better than Textar.
- Textar received a PR Score of 74 out of 100, and TRW scored 86 points.
- Textar ranked 22 in the overall ranking, and TRW ranked 15.
- The average rating based on reviews is the same for Textar (3.8) and TRW (4.1).
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Brake pads TRW have better feature ratings than Textar:
- Dust - owners believe, that this property for TRW is better than Textar.
- Braking - drivers claim, that this property for Textar is outperforms TRW.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for TRW is preferred to Textar.
Which brake pads are more popular — Textar or TRW?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads TRW were overall more popular than TRW.
By vote balance, brake pads TRW surpassed Textar:
- For Textar, the ratio of positive (104) to negative (35) votes is 69 votes.
- For TRW, the ratio of positive (121) to negative (19) votes is 102 votes.
By number of reviews, the manufacturers are equal:
- For brake pads Textar there are 44 reviews: 30 positive, 7 neutral, 7 negative.
- For brake pads TRW there are 44 reviews: 35 positive, 8 neutral, 1 negative.
Which brake pads do car owners prefer — Textar or TRW?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads Textar and TRW have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
Other comparisons of brake pads
If this comparison didn’t fully answer your question, there are many others on PartReview.
For example, comparisons of brake pads Textar with: EBC, POWER STOP, Akebono, Hawk Performance, Brembo, Ferodo, OEM Volkswagen, Bosch, STOPTECH, Carbotech.
Also available: comparisons of brake pads TRW with: EBC, POWER STOP, Akebono, Hawk Performance, Brembo, Ferodo, OEM Volkswagen, Bosch, STOPTECH, Carbotech.
You can also see who is better among other brake pads manufacturers: EBC or POWER STOP, EBC or Akebono, EBC or Hawk Performance, Brembo or EBC, Akebono or POWER STOP.