XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Skoda OCTAVIA MK4 (NX) 4WD (2019-2026)

The MK4 Octavia’s 4WD models split torque through a Haldex coupling and ride on a multilink rear axle, which means the back end does more braking work than the front-biased layout first suggests. This XYZ Racing rear brake kit for the Skoda Octavia MK4 (NX) 4WD (2019-2026) puts a matched pair of larger two-piece floating discs and fixed calipers where the standard sliding setup runs out of thermal headroom.

On a car this size, a long-wheelbase hatch or a Combi estate that loads up well past 1.5 tonnes, rear brake temperature is what decides whether your pedal stays consistent on a downhill B-road or a busy track session. The rear axle is the half of the braking system owners usually leave standard, and it is the half that goes soft first under repeated heavy stops.

What this brake kit does for your 2019-2026 Skoda Octavia MK4 (NX) 4WD

Fit the rear kit and the first thing you feel is a firmer, more linear pedal, because the larger rotor and fixed caliper resist the flex and fade that creep into the standard sliding-caliper arrangement. The two-piece floating discs shed rotating and unsprung mass at the rear axle, which sharpens turn-in and lets the multilink suspension settle faster over mid-corner bumps. With the Racing pad compound, bite arrives earlier and holds through a full track session; the Street compound trades a little outright bite for quieter, lower-dust daily manners, with Sport between the two for fast road. Crucially, brake balance shifts rearward in a controlled way, so the front axle is no longer doing nearly all the work and cooking itself on long descents.

About the rear big brake kit

XYZ Racing builds this as a bolt-on rear upgrade rather than a full custom job, pairing two-piece floating discs with fixed calipers sized for the Octavia’s rear hubs. The disc is the headline: its hollow-vane internal structure pulls heat out of the friction surface faster than a solid or basic vented rotor while removing mass that the wheel has to spin and the suspension has to control, and the floating mount lets the friction ring expand under heat without warping its alloy bell. Disc faces come drilled or slotted at the same price, chosen when you order. Three pad compounds cover the spread of use, Street for road drivers who want a straight upgrade, Sport for harder fast-road work, and Racing for track and time-attack duty. The caliper bodies are hollow-cast as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing upgrade for dedicated track cars that removes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Calipers are finished in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a custom Pantone match available, so the kit reads as deliberate behind an open wheel. It is specified to work with the car’s existing master cylinder rather than against it.

Fitment for the Skoda Octavia MK4 (NX) 4WD (2019-2026)

This kit is cut for the MK4 Octavia (NX-generation) in 4WD form, covering the 2019 to 2026 model years. It fits the rear axle of the Haldex all-wheel-drive cars specifically, the multilink-equipped chassis, rather than the front-drive variants. Confirm your car is the 4×4 version before ordering, since the rear hub and axle differ from the front-wheel-drive Octavia.

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Pick your pad compound and caliper colour, confirm your Octavia is the 4×4 model, and configure your rear kit from the options above.