How long must you have a car before you change the brake pads?

Question

I purchased my car brand new about a year and a half ago so I doubt it needs new brake pads now but how long before they'll need changing?

Answer 1

It isn't about time but about mileage and the conditions that you drive. Like stop and go driving will wear the brakes faster than a lot of freeway driving. Normally, about 40K miles or a little sooner is an average figure. good luck.

Answer 2

Probably not now, what's happening that you think the brake pads need to be changed? See if you are covered under warranty! The warranty should cover this. If not, the dealership is shady. Brake pads take anywhere from 3 to 7 years to wear, depending on the amount of driving and stop and go traffic you are dealing with.

Answer 3

The pads dont need to be ground. New rotors, when cut have small ridges going in a circle all the way around the rotor. This can cut small grooves into the brake pads causing them to wear unevenly. So most places take a air grinder with say, a medium grit sandpaper and grind it going up and down while its on a brake rotor/drum lathe. Its called putting a "non-directional finish" on the rotor. And will give better grip to the pads and evenly wear them. So You did mis-understand what he said, New rotors are usually a dark gray but when either "turned" grinded, or cut as some call it, it Is a lot brighter in color, usually silver. maybe slightly darker. It all depends.

Answer 4

It depends on if someone brakes a lot or not...We have had our vehicle for almost two and half years and were told the brakes passed inspection but keep and eye on the wear down...They are going to need changed soon...Also depends on how many drivers per vehicle; stop and go traffic; hard accelerations and stoppings

Answer 5

Well, it depends upon mileage and the style of driving - and a little bit upon the car type of course (quality of the brakes & pads). Anything between 10.000 miles (very sporty driving) to 30.000 miles is possible.

Answer 6

it's not how long you have the car it's how much you drive it normal ware on brakes you can go for 10.000 or more miles but hard stopping riding the brakes can shorten the life of your brakes simple solution is to have them checked by a professional

Answer 7

depends on your driving habits. my aunt and grandmother have the exact typeof van and my aunt has changed her brakes about 3 times since 2000 while my grandmother has had to change them once( i did it fyi). dont worry though, when its time to change them they'll let u know. all modern brake systems have sensors that start to screech when they are worn.

Answer 8

It's not a function of time. It depends on the mileage and your personal driving habits. The only way to know is to pull the wheels and inspect them.