Mechanical and tribological properties of interacting surfaces are major issue for engineering applications. The aim of the paper is to analyse the surface behaviour in terms of friction and wear of brake pad system. In the present study, the electroless coating technique is used to improve the surface properties of plain brake pad. Carbon nanotubes are used as a coating material with base Ni-P to increase the properties like wear and chemical stability of surface. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) test is used to find the constituent of material as a friction producer, fillers material, binders and reinforcement. The wear and friction parameters are studied by pin-on-disc type of tribometer. It has been observed that the coated samples show better surface properties. Friction force and wear rates show lesser in CNT-Ni-P composite coated sample than without coated sample.