Normal for rear brakes to wear faster than front onfwd ?

[fendertele]

Hey my car has done 42k, around the 28/29k the rears then front pads needed replaced also the rear rotor as the dealership missed that the rear brake pads were worn to the metal when I had asked for them to be inspected...

I just had my car in for a tyre change and was told to keep an eye on my rear brake pads.. I have been hearing some intermittent noise but put it down to dirt as I felt 12k for rear pads is a bit low ?

Now I'm thinking the rears will wear faster than fronts on some cars.

[eltawater]

Can be perfectly normal on some FWD cars such as the Mk 2 Seat Leon which used to eat rear tyres and brake pads.

[Welshbeef]

If you have
1. cruise control and use it the car hold speed back with the rear brakes
2. Stability control - EDC etc will be using the rears.
3. Maybe it was poor discs that accelerated wear.

[Dubmaster77]

My van has Hill start assist... I didnt realise at first as it has a traditional hand brake lever.. I thought the rear brakes were binding as the rear alloys are always covered on more brake dust than the fronts... I cant imagine the system is good for brake pad longevity...

[fendertele]

Yeah my car is a seat.. I only questioned this due to the life of the original pads.

I got the rear rotor replaced at same time as pads so can't be the worn rotor issue

My car has the hill start function but it's always been there and I very rarely use it as I use the clutch biting point

It has anti skid on by default yeah

No cruise control

Unless they never replaced the rotor after all?

I was pissed at them at the time for not catching the worn breaks as that was one of two reasons I had booked it in and they never bothered to check them.. so when they told me the rotors needed replacing I got them to half in out of goodwill for the rotors.. maybe I hacked them off and they left the worn ones on..

Thu it's a strange one those first set of pads lasted twice as long and went through the worst winter in a long time ice etc... We ain't even hit winter yet so the second pads have had a much easier time conditions wise

Edited by fendertele on Thursday 29th November 11:13

[Ares]

Rear brakes almost never wear faster, front does the most braking (most cars have far bigger brakes up front)...

....however, rear pads are almost always thinner, so they last less time.

[fendertele]

Also after replacing the pads and rotors the handbrake was very loose and I asked for them to sort it.. don't know if that has anything to do with it but thought I'd mention incase

[SlimRick]

My Jag gets through rear pads twice as quickly as the front. Apparently, the rear brakes are applied to prevent the nose diving during braking

[fendertele]

Yeah I'm cool with the order of how they wear just found it strange the first set did 25+ and these are showing signs of needing replaced at 12 when the first set had the worst conditions and lot more braking required

[Ares]

fendertele said:

Yeah I'm cool with the order of how they wear just found it strange the first set did 25+ and these are showing signs of needing replaced at 12 when the first set had the worst conditions and lot more braking required

Same pads?

If 2nd set were more 'budget' that OEM, they'll wear quicker.

My F-i-L swapped the front OEM ones on his BMW after 40,000miles for 'Euro Parts' specials ("third of the cost of those bloody rip off BMW ones, probably made in the same bloody factory...etc...etc...etc...")

He was then incandescent with rage when they were showing as worn after 18,000.

[alangla]

On the Fiesta ST, there can be a problem with the crap Lucas brakes Ford decided to fit suffering sticking caliper slides at the back. The result of this is that the outer pad can have plenty of material left, but the inner can be down to the metal, also the handbrake will be almost useless. That's in about 20k of normal driving.

[fendertele]

Would hope they are OEM had it done at the car dealership for seat ?

[David87]

Does your car have an electric handbrake? My wife's Volvo does and I believe that's why it has an appetite for rear pads!

[Al U]

My 2016 Civic has had it's rear pads done, the fronts are coming up soon.

[pills]

Was going to ask electric handbrake? My old VW and my current car both have gone through rear pads faster than I would have expected.

[xjay1337]

I've had 4 VAG cars and never have the rear pads worn more on any of them.
So I think you have something wrong. Seized caliper or something perhaps.

My BMW wore it's rear pads more than the fronts, but this is because it uses the rear brakes as part of the ESP system and also to act as a "fake" LSD.

[Limpet]

xjay1337 said:

My BMW wore it's rear pads more than the fronts, but this is because it uses the rear brakes as part of the ESP system and also to act as a "fake" LSD.

Yep, my M140i will need its rear pads changing before the fronts according to the iDrive. Rears will need doing at 37k, and fronts at 45k if the system is to be believed.

[fendertele]

Yeah this is what I'm wondering if the first set lasted 20+ and second set are needing changed soon at 12+ and I imagine are OEM if I got them replaced at a seat dealership.. something must have changed ?

[TheDrBrian]

Welshbeef said:

If you have
1. cruise control and use it the car hold speed back with the rear brakes

Wha??

[Olivergt]

TheDrBrian said:

Welshbeef said:

If you have
1. cruise control and use it the car hold speed back with the rear brakes

Wha??

Adaptive Cruise Control will use the brakes under certain circumstances, whether or not they only use the rear brakes, I don't know.