Why RDA Brakes

RDA is one of the largest Brake pads, brake rotor, drum, and shoe ranges available. Covering more than ninety percent of New Zealand’s Car Parc, right from small cars through to SUV’s and Utes. RDA Brakes has you covered. RDA products are sourced internationally from the world’s leading manufacturers, all made to OE minimum standards or with the E11 & R90 European’s highest approval standard, all RDA Brake Pads are copper-free and asbestos free to protect our fragile waterways.

Voted consistently in the top three preferred Brake brands by Autoguru – a leading online auto booking & consumer reviews site in Australia. RDA has held their ranking again in 2024, and that is due not only to their outstanding quality, but also to the exceptional range of braking components available, right from small cars through to SUV’s and Utes. RDA products are sourced internationally from the world’s leading manufacturers, all made to OE equivalent standards.

This means made to the same quality as the Original Equipment which would have been when new Vehicle’s first left the factory. And they are manufactured to higher overseas environmental regulations, they are a copper and asbestos free brake pad which means no copper or asbestos dust leaching into our precious waterways. This is a topic close to many kiwi’s hearts and we hope in future it will be a regulated requirement. But for now, we will spread the message where we can, and hopefully consumers will support us for it! Read more about this on our Better for the Environment page.