Honda Civic Brake Pads: Specs, Fitment & Wear Symptoms
A genuinely important connection: the EPB is highly sensitive to 12V battery health, and a weak battery can cause genuine EPB glitches — plus why worn rear pads can strain the EPB motor itself.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front pads (aftermarket) Bosch 0 986 494 785 / TRW GDB3600
| Front brake pads (aftermarket) | ATE 13.0460-7284.2 (156/155.1 x 57.2/63.6 x 17.3 mm, acoustic wear warning, ATE/Teves/Continental); Bosch 0 986 494 785 (155.8/154.8 x 57.2/63.5 x 17.05 mm, acoustic wear warning); TRW GDB3600 (156.2 x 57.3/63.6 x 17.3 mm, acoustic wear warning, ATE restriction, accessory PFK302); Ferodo FDB4868 (156.1/155.2 x 55.6 x 17.3 mm, 2 wear indicators, ATE/Teves/Continental); Delphi LP2144 (155.4/155.1 x 55.3/62.7 x 18 mm, acoustic wear warning, Continental/ATE/Teves); Ridex 402B0152 (131.7 x 56 x 17.8 mm, acoustic wear warning) |
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| Pad sizes & variants | The usual front size is about 155 x 57/63 x 17 mm (ATE, Bosch, TRW, Ferodo, Delphi). A 132 x 77 x 15 mm pad (Brembo P 54 039, P 54 039X; Ridex 402B0476) and a 132 x 56 x 17.8 mm pad (Ridex 402B0152) are also listed, so the pad shape depends on the brakes fitted to the particular model. |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in catalogue listings — order genuine pads against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | The 155 mm pads are for ATE/Teves/Continental brakes and the axle is only explicitly stated for the ATE 13.0460-7284.2 and the two Ridex sets, so confirm the axle and disc size before ordering. |
A Hybrid System That Genuinely Shares the Load — Honda Civic Brake Pads
The Civic's self-charging hybrid system uses regenerative braking to recover energy under everyday deceleration, which means the pads themselves often see noticeably less use than on a purely petrol equivalent — worth knowing before assuming a fixed replacement interval.
A Genuinely Important Connection Worth Knowing About the EPB — Honda Civic Brake Pads
If your electronic parking brake is behaving erratically — refusing to engage or disengage, or throwing intermittent warning messages — this is genuinely worth knowing: the EPB system is highly sensitive to 12V battery health specifically, and a weak or marginal battery is a surprisingly common, genuine cause of EPB glitches that can appear well before the battery fails completely enough to cause a no-start. If you're chasing an EPB fault, it's genuinely worth having the battery properly load-tested before assuming a fault with the brake system itself, particularly if the symptoms are intermittent rather than constant.
It's also worth knowing that rear pads on cars with EPB or stability control (VSA) systems commonly wear faster than the fronts, since these systems can use the rear brakes more actively during everyday driving than a conventional car would — worth checking rear pad wear specifically through the wheel spokes periodically, since it's easy to assume fronts wear first based on older car experience when the opposite is often true here.
Honda Civic Brake Pads: Watch: Replacing It
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Honda Civic Brake Pads: What They Do
Brake pads clamp against the discs to convert the car's momentum into heat, slowing it down. The Civic's hybrid system handles a meaningful share of everyday slowing through regenerative braking, which can extend pad life compared with a purely petrol-powered equivalent in typical driving.
Common Sizes
| e:HEV hybrid (front) | Standard size — confirm via VIN |
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| Type R performance version | Larger, high-performance brake package |
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Honda Civic Brake Pads: Wear Symptoms, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Brake Pads Guide for warning signs to watch for, confirming fitment against your VIN, and R90-certified aftermarket brands worth trusting.
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