No issues at the moment just planning for future maintenance.

How long do VRS pads and disks last for approx?

Mine is on 42k at the moment. Thinking about cam belt in the summer and thinking that disks, pads and service at the same time would cripple me.

Obviously varies with driving style and tbh I drive the car pretty gently most of the time on A roads, not a lot of urban use not hard on the brakes.

Previous car needed disks at 40k (but it was a Renault).

Quite a difficult question to answer really; as you say, depends almost entirely on driving style. The disc fitted, along with pad compound is also important to longevity.

But I'd say at that mileage you'd be getting reasonably close. You could drop the wheel off and inspect the discs, that would give you an idea of that side of things, based on how much lip there is on the outside. Or ask a decent garage to inspect them for you (need to be respected as some will of course tell you they need changing if you go in and ask )

A change needn't be hugely expensive, but appreciate you don't want everything coming along at the same time. Decent discs can be had for £80ish, not sure on the current price on OEM pads but GSF/Euro should be competitive. And also check with a dealer too. Then a decent mechanic would have them changed in no time.

HTH,

Steve

Disc/pad life depends entirely on mode of use and driving style. The disc and pad condition is easy to check (you may be able to check without removing the wheel, depending on style of wheel fitted).

Discs and pads are actually pretty cheap these days and easy and quick to change on the Octavia. Buy a decent brand like Mintex or Pagid (from Eurocarparts or similar).

Thinking about cam belt in the summer and thinking that disks, pads and service at the same time would cripple me.

Know the feeling! Mine was in last year for MOT, cambelt service plus a few other bits and I got the dreaded phone call "We recommend..." So new disks and pads went on. The total bill was too close to £1k for comfort but the improvement in braking really surprised me!

To answer the question - that was an Elegance not a VRS but it was 4 years old and 48K miles

Thanks for replies.

Thinking that now might be a good time to learn to change brake consumables myself. Doesn't look too difficult as long as there is no coding required.

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Thanks for replies.

Thinking that now might be a good time to learn to change brake consumables myself. Doesn't look too difficult as long as there is no coding required.

LOL! No, there is no coding. At least try to learn how to assess condition of discs and pads so that garages do not rip you off for premature disc and pad change.

The mark-up on 'friction products' is amongst the highest of any components and so brake work is highly profitable. Service managers are also taught that it is easy to 'upsell' brake work because most customers have a low resistance to a recommendation for brake work.

I can't see how you would need disks at 42k miles unless they have been damaged (metal to metal). I have 368,000kms on my 2.0tdi and it is on its original rear disks and has only had 1 set of fronts.

I have 160,000km's on original disks, changed the pads all round at 120k

I'm on 68k miles on my vRS and still on the original pads and discs, front and back. I inspected them yesterday and still plenty of life left. However 80% of my driving is on the motorway and A roads, so they have had a pretty easy life.

I can't see how you would need disks at 42k miles unless they have been damaged (metal to metal). I have 368,000kms on my 2.0tdi and it is on its original rear disks and has only had 1 set of fronts.

I did think that 40k seems a bit low for disks but on a previous Clio the disks actually wore out before the pads at about 40k. I'd thought the modern pads had made 100k disks a thing of the past.

Normally I drive the car pretty gently to save fuel and that includes avoiding excessive braking. Visually the pads look like they've got lots of life in them. There is a little lip on the disks but not much.

I used to do more on cars before I bought them with warranty and I think tbh disks and pads shouldn't be beyond me. I'm giong to get a micrometer anyway they don't seem too dear.

Anyone know what the wear limit is for the VRS TFSI?

I used to do more on cars before I bought them with warranty and I think tbh disks and pads shouldn't be beyond me. I'm giong to get a micrometer anyway they don't seem too dear.

Anyone know what the wear limit is for the VRS TFSI?

There should be a couple of little 'flats' machined on the edge of the disc which indicate the limit of wear. I believe the thickness at this point is about 22mm. Personally I replace discs before they reach this point, because by that time they are usually looking a bit grooved and ridged. By the time the wear lip reaches 2mm they are pretty much shot IMHO.

My pad warning light came on this morning - I've got just under 30k miles so far but I drive it pretty hard.

I had a quick look and the discs seem fine so i think it'll just need the pads at this stage.

HTH.

Thanks for replies.

Thinking that now might be a good time to learn to change brake consumables myself. Doesn't look too difficult as long as there is no coding required.

Only time changing discs and brakes requires an alteration to the coding is if you change the discs to something different like a 345mm R32/S3/Cupra setup.