Brakes shot at 45k

[iDiesel]

It seems to be the standard for euro cars.
Japanese models don’t seem to have half as much dust

[brad]

45,000 km seems low for Brakes / Pads

Have another SUV and the Discs and Pads are original and it has done 80,000 km

It totally depends on driving style.
I have an Octavia and many people have stuffed brakes at 45k but I didn't do rears until 155k and the fronts are still original at 195k

[Ozsko]

It totally depends on driving style.
I have an Octavia and many people have stuffed brakes at 45k but I didn't do rears until 155k and the fronts are still original at 195k

Where you live makes a big difference as well, cars out of the metro area and in the bush where there are no corners and flat roads get extroardinary kilometres between brake pad and tyre changes. I did a lot of towing with my last car and at 125k when I sold it there was still an estimated 10K left in the pads. We live in a very hilly area so I was pleased with that.

[iDiesel]

Just replaced my front pads and rotors after the warning light came on.
Only done 33k.
And I thought I was driving like Miss Daisy!

Maybe that's what happens when you live in the Hills District!
Shame I didn't have time to organise the ceramic upgrade like others on here.

[brad]

Just replaced my front pads and rotors after the warning light came on.
Only done 33k.
And I thought I was driving like Miss Daisy!

Maybe that's what happens when you live in the Hills District!
Shame I didn't have time to organise the ceramic upgrade like others on here.

Ceramic pads aren't hard to buy and when the light comes on there is still a few mm of friction material left.

I would guess you drive in lots of stop/start traffic and (maybe) don't look a long way up the road. My ex drove very carefully but would go through brakes in 25k purely because of traffic conditions.

[FastMitch]

Just replaced my front pads and rotors after the warning light came on.
Only done 33k.
And I thought I was driving like Miss Daisy!

Really the Front Brake Discs are worn at 33,000 km ? That's atrocious !

Last SUV the original Tyre's, Pads and Discs lasted 80,000 when I sold the car

This will be the last VW I buy if my Brake Discs need changing at 33,000 km

[brad]

Really the Front Brake Discs are worn at 33,000 km ? That's atrocious !

Last SUV the original Tyre's, Pads and Discs lasted 80,000 when I sold the car

This will be the last VW I buy if my Brake Discs need changing at 33,000 km

It's all about the driver and where you drive.

I've got 195,000km on my fronts.

Rears were done at 155,000km and they probably could have gone another 10,000km.

[FastMitch]

It's all about the driver and where you drive.

I've got 195,000km on my fronts.

Rears were done at 155,000km and they probably could have gone another 10,000km.

Thanks, that sounds more like what I am expecting discs should last.

[Lucas_R]

This will be the last VW I buy if my Brake Discs need changing at 33,000 km

Its a euro car thing - not VW specific. Harsh brake pads and soft disks + lots of braking in city driving. If you change the pads to a less aggressive pad (eg ceramic) they will last much longer.

[FastMitch]

Its a euro car thing - not VW specific. Harsh brake pads and soft disks + lots of braking in city driving. If you change the pads to a less aggressive pad (eg ceramic) they will last much longer.

That sounds nuts. Pay $60k for a new car to change the brake pads as you get the car delivered because the company puts crap pads & discs.

If my VW Tiguan Brake Discs only last 33,000 km, seems like I will need to go back to the Koreans where this nonsense is not needed.


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[Lucas_R]

That sounds nuts. Pay $60k for a new car to change the brake pads as you get the car delivered because the company puts crap pads & discs.

If my VW Tiguan Brake Discs only last 33,000 km, seems like I will need to go back to the Koreans where this nonsense is not needed.

I can understand your frustration, but I believe it is to do with allowing the brakes to operate in very cold climates as well as having good braking performance for high speed (eg Autobahn) driving. We need neither of these features here in Australia, so you spend a few hundred dollars fitting more suitable brake pads and you get longer lasting and less dusty brakes.

As much as it seems crazy to change the brake pads on a new car, the upfront cost will work out cheaper for you in the long run as you will not be replacing pads and disks after a few years, let alone the money you will save on wheel cleaner sprays.

[brad]

That sounds nuts. Pay $60k for a new car to change the brake pads as you get the car delivered because the company puts crap pads & discs.

If my VW Tiguan Brake Discs only last 33,000 km, seems like I will need to go back to the Koreans where this nonsense is not needed.

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If $300 of pads and rotors is freaking you out then it's best you stay away as you won't like the other costs either.

The pads and rotors are a Euro thing. They are designed not to squeal and to bite in -30c temperatures and pull the car down from 200kph down to zero several times without waving the white flag. The price for that is lots of dust and regular pad/rotor changes.

[iDiesel]

I consider myself a pretty docile driver and certainly coast up to lights rather than braking hard at the last minute.
I learnt the hard way nearly 20 years ago in my first Pajero. Again front brakes @ around 40k
Big heavy 2.2t driving it like I was driving a Corolla.
I ended up selling it with 120k on the clock and still on that same set

[FastMitch]

If $300 of pads and rotors is freaking you out then it's best you stay away as you won't like the other costs either.

The pads and rotors are a Euro thing. They are designed not to squeal and to bite in -30c temperatures and pull the car down from 200kph down to zero several times without waving the white flag. The price for that is lots of dust and regular pad/rotor changes.

Not about the money, if you know and the car company knows, why does VW not put brake pads that are suitable for Australian conditions at the factory ?

Sounds like VW know the car is faulty when they are selling it in Oz.

[Guest001]

Not about the money, if you know and the car company knows, why does VW not put brake pads that are suitable for Australian conditions at the factory ?

Sounds like VW know the car is faulty when they are selling it in Oz.

Its not faulty It stops and some get far better K's by driving more gently.. Have you got the map installed yet