Honda CR-V Brake Pads: Specs, Fitment & Wear Symptoms

On the CR-V, the EPB is genuinely sensitive to 12V battery health, and a weak battery can cause real EPB glitches.

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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front pads (aftermarket) Brembo P 28 068 / Bosch 0 986 494 379

Accuracy note: Covers the Honda CR-V (2012-2018) as listed in the UK aftermarket catalogues. Front brake pads are sold by caliper system (ATE / Teves, TRW / Lucas, Bosch, Akebono, Brembo etc.) and by pad size, and one model usually has two or three pad sizes depending on engine, brake size and trim — a wrong size will not fit the caliper. The references below are UK aftermarket catalogue listings for this generation, labelled by brand with their width x height x thickness in mm; genuine numbers are shown only where a listing quotes one. Measure the old pad or check the caliper system against your VIN before ordering, and fit a new wear sensor where the set is only 'prepared for' one.

Front brake pads (aftermarket)	Brembo P 28 068 (155 x 59 x 18 mm, acoustic wear warning with 2 indicators, Akebono); Brembo P 28 045 (151 x 57/60 x 19 mm, acoustic wear warning with 2 indicators, Bosch); Bosch 0 986 494 379 (151 x 57/60.3 x 19 mm, acoustic wear warning); Bosch 0 986 494 685 (154.9 x 58.7 x 18.5 mm, acoustic wear warning); TRW GDB3445 (151 x 56.9/60.3 x 19 mm, acoustic wear warning, Bosch restriction); ATE 13.0460-5753.2 (151.1 x 57/60.5 x 19.3/20 mm, acoustic wear warning); Ferodo FDB4620 (154.8 x 58.4/58.5 x 16.6 mm, acoustic wear warning, Akebono/Sumitomo)
Pad sizes & variants	Two front sizes are listed. The 151 x 57/60 x 19 mm pad (Brembo P 28 045, Bosch 0 986 494 379, TRW GDB3445, ATE 13.0460-5753.2, Ridex 402B0242) is for Bosch brakes, and the 155 x 58-59 x 17-18 mm pad (Brembo P 28 068, Bosch 0 986 494 685, Ferodo FDB4620, Delphi LP2710) is for Akebono brakes.
Genuine (OE) numbers quoted	None quoted in catalogue listings — order genuine pads against your VIN
Fitment notes	Every front set has an acoustic wear warning, so no separate sensor is needed; choose between the 151 mm and 155 mm pads by caliper make (Bosch or Akebono).

A Genuinely Important Connection Worth Knowing About the EPB — Honda CR-V Brake Pads

If your electronic parking brake is behaving erratically, 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. It's genuinely worth having the battery properly load-tested before assuming a fault with the brake system itself.

A genuinely important technical point worth knowing about rear pad wear: the EPB motor needs sufficient pad material remaining to properly grip and hold the car — when pads wear too thin, the motor tries to compensate, putting extra strain on the mechanism itself. Worth replacing rear pads promptly once genuinely due, rather than pushing them to the absolute minimum.

It's also worth knowing that rear pads on cars with EPB or stability control 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.

Honda CR-V Brake Pads: Brake Pads Are One of the Few Truly Universal Parts

Every version of the CR-V uses brake pads that wear down through normal use — the only real variable is how quickly, which depends on engine, trim, and (where fitted) whether the car has any form of regenerative braking to ease the load.

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Before you buy: pad size and compound vary by engine and trim. Always confirm against your VIN before ordering.

Honda CR-V Brake Pads: What They Do

Brake pads clamp against the discs to convert the car's momentum into heat, slowing it down. On any version of the CR-V with hybrid assistance or regenerative braking, this system handles a meaningful share of everyday slowing, which can genuinely extend pad life compared with a purely petrol or diesel equivalent.

Common Sizes

Genuine Honda front pad reference (2004-era, confirmed via owners' forum)	Sized to match the 282mm disc/caliper on this tier. Pad size genuinely scales with engine output and trim on this model, not just the disc diameter — always confirm the exact pad against your VIN rather than assuming from generation alone.
2010-2013, 2.2i DTEC, front pads	Genuinely a different, larger pad to match the 293mm disc/caliper on this higher tier — not interchangeable with the standard-tier pad on the same axle.
2010-2013, rear pads	Sized to match the 302mm disc/caliper on this tier. Pad size genuinely scales with engine output and trim on this model, not just the disc diameter — always confirm the exact pad against your VIN rather than assuming from generation alone.
Current generation, front pads	Genuinely a different, larger pad to match the 315mm disc/caliper on this higher tier — not interchangeable with the standard-tier pad on the same axle.

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Honda CR-V Brake Pads: Wear Symptoms, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice

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