BOSCH BC1114 QuietCast Premium Ceramic Disc Brake Pad Set - Rear

I purchased these brake pads when the rear OEM pads on our 2020 Crosstrek were below 30% but the rotors still looked to be in good shape. Apparently Subarus are known to wear rear pads more quickly than the fronts. These pads dust very little, even when new. They are as quiet and effective as the OEM pads were and sold for a fair price.

Perfecto

It fits and is quiet. Worked as described

Pads were easy to install and performs well but like other reviews they had only one squealer. I did not need the hardware so I can't evaluate the fit for them. They are ceramic because a magnet barely tugs on the face because the backing plate is close. On the new pads, a magnet does not tug at all. The bad thing is the pad opposite the wear indicator wore down more (see attached photo) so by the time it starts to squeal the other pad will be down to the metal. This was on a 2016 Subaru Impreza original pads but don't think I will keep it long enough to find out how they last.

I have to tell you that I thought I had gotten a bum product when one of them would not slide in, but I just didn't have it lined up correctly. Only cost me a bit of frustration and a bruise on my hand(my fault of course). These brake pads were perfect and like I said only issue was installer error. Saved myself over 200 bucks from having the shop do this simple job.

When you want a good quality break… Look no further Bosch is the best hands-down dust reduction value for money shopping power quite operation. No missing parts.

As the family mechanic, I have installed many a brake pad in my day and from experience know what brands to avoid and which ones to purchase. Bosch previously had been a quality brand in my book, but after this past time I will take a hard pass on their brake pads from now on. The first complaint I have is that they have gone on the cheap and removed one of the wear indicators leaving you with just one per set. The sets of these I have used on my Subaru in the past have come with two, but I assume some bean counter alerted them to how much they could save by scrapping one of them. That's a nominal issue that I could have lived with however. What I could not live with was the extremely poorly manufactured shims that used on these pads. They were not attached well at all and even with a little massaging would not stay in long enough to be installed in the caliper. After wrestling with them for awhile, I went to a local auto parts store and finished the job with superior pads that cost the same as these. These will be heading back to Amazon. Perhaps I got a bad sey and yours will be better, but on future jobs I will save myself the time and get a better brand instead of these.

Arrive timely as described

Just received these and installed them in 30 minutes. Up to this point, I have been ordering pads from another brand and they worked well but wore out very fast and also squealed (they guaranteed they would not). After they refused to replace them I looked for another brand for my Subaru. My front ones went last summer and I ordered Bosch. Having had a VW before (a sporty GTX sports sedan), I always trusted the brand and thought I could not go wrong with it again. I was VERY impressed with them. Last week the rear ones hit the wear indicators and I ordered the Bosch ones in a heartbeat. 24 hours later they arrive (gotta love Prime). No noise at all, love that they include the brake paste and shims. I did not use the shims but nice to see Bosch includes everything you need. I'm just very pleased with them and will be buying them for all my vehicles in the future.

Stood up far better than the original pads. No squealing, just stopping.

Great brake pads for 2011 Subaru WRX

perfect fit and very quiet

The package contained 3 outside pads and one inside pad instead of 2 of each kind. One of the pads is defective and has some material chipped from the surface making the surface uneven. I'm Returning the product for a full refund