110k km and no brake replacement

19ExpMaxPlatYYC said:

Well, made it 114k km before a rear right pad expired and ruined the disk. One front and one rear may have been able to be turned but that's a bit of a pain when you're out of town and need the vehicle on the road.

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I hope that extra 4,000km was worth the pain.

Driving style is key to brake life. I had over 150K miles on my 2017 expy I traded in for my 2023. Mostly interstate miles but also many offroad miles in rough mountainous travel doing geologic work. I try to use engine compression for braking going downhill and slowing down in traffic. Still had over 40% brake life when it was traded in.

NevadaGeo said:

Driving style is key to brake life. I had over 150K miles on my 2017 expy I traded in for my 2023. Mostly interstate miles but also many offroad miles in rough mountainous travel doing geologic work. I try to use engine compression for braking going downhill and slowing down in traffic. Still had over 40% brake life when it was traded in.

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The right front was probably still at 65-70%, but the front left was a mess...

Brakes....pads.... rotors.... what dem iz ?

Seriously though, my 011 Expy has about 120K miles on it & when I got it inspected last week, my mechanic said it would need brakes & maybe rotors too.... IN ABOUT 6 months...

But as a side note, I drive it exactly like I drive my Shelby GT 350 (or a good woman) fast, hard, & all day/night long....hehehe

19ExpMaxPlatYYC said:

I'm at 110k km and haven't replaced pads or rotors on my '19. Based on what I'm reading on this forum it's clearly time for the job. Yes...it still stops!

I'm baffled as to why some are wearing so quickly or mine lasting this long.

I see people doing pads only, some vehicles claim to be pads and rotors due to rotor wear. Do we know the service thickness for the rotors? Thickness when new?

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Not sure what the conversion from km to mi is but the brakes on my 2020 didn't require a change until almost 118k.

Just replaced my rears at 50k miles. Almost gone, small amount of friction material. The discs show slightly higher than normal corrosion and irregular wear on the inner sides. Replaced discs and pads for $250 (Powerstop). I have a slight vibration while braking from the front, but the pads there appear to have a lot of life left. I'll be replacing them, both pads and rotors, before long.

Honestly, if there's even a hint of any issue with the rotors, I don't know why you wouldn't just replace them at the same time.

If brakes are monitored for wear and time to replace at about 3 mil left no pulsating or scored, why not just have the rotors turned. Save yourself some money. Just my opinion.