Changed these yesterday. ..2011 Octavia 37000 miles.

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Rear discs inside edge.

Edited 26 August, 201510 yr by FLAPPERJACK7

Crumbs! They don't look too happy.

 

I'll double check mine soon, but I wonder if the issue is because the inside pad doesn't move as much as the outside pad.

This is my OEM disc after 15k

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Edited 26 August, 201510 yr by 67igor1

2013 Yeti 1.6 cr 29000 miles. Rear inside face.

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It's one thing for sure. ..

OEM brake parts are rubbish... Change them when you will see they are starting wearing out...

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As Igor said, it's not an exact science - a lot depends on where you drive, how you drive, and how often you have to work the brakes.

If your daily commute is long and full of stop-start traffic, that will have an accelerated impact on your brakes, same if you drive like you stole it and have to hard brake a lot. If you are a low mileage driver that doesn't encounter much traffic, then brakes should last a good amount of time, but are then open to issues of brake disc corrosion (they rust up quickly when they get wet and left standing for a while) and brake pad degradation (again, pads left standing in the elements will eventually start to degrade of their own accord). Temperature also has an impact.

From my las two cars (both bigger, heavier front-wheel drive cars with heavier engines), in which I was doing over 22,000 miles a year - 70 miles a day commuting to and from work, easy run in the morning, stop start for 15 miles of the journey home (M25) - my discs were lasting in excess of 60,000 miles before needing replacement, and my pads in the region of 40,000 to 60,000 miles.

That said, unadventurous regular use in the UK on M, A and B roads normally should not result in major disc and/or pad wear or failure after 15,000 miles. Either some of us are suffering from a bad batch, or simply the quality of VW OE braking parts are not what they used to be.

Are you actually having any braking issues? If not, don't worry about it.

If you are having noticeable issues, get your brakes checked (not by a Halfords or Kwik Fit). It might just be you need a clean-up, as excess deposits of brake dust can bung up the callipers, affecting performance a bit.

I see you are in Redditch, I can recommend my favourite mechanics over in Rugby - they know Skodas, are very cheap, and won't try and sell you an unnecessary brake replacement if it is not needed.

 

 

I cant say I've had any braking issues to be honest? I noticed this thread and also noticed Im around the same amount of miles!

 

I drive roughly 40 miles a day to work everyday not too much braking and I don't go crazy on the weekends or anything haha! I would expect them to last at least another 15k

Edited 26 August, 201510 yr by Matt17121991

Just on weekly basis... check discs... I hope you will have them for least 40k miles...

New one front disc has 22 mm. It has to be changed when thickness will be 19 mm

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Edited 26 August, 201510 yr by 67igor1

Very concerning this thread.

My Superb went to just over 100k on original pads and discs all round. That's on a heavier car in 3.5 years, constant daily usage, often given some hammer.

I've never had any issues with brakes.

Time has changed... :|

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I cant say I've had any braking issues to be honest? I noticed this thread and also noticed Im around the same amount of miles!

 

I drive roughly 40 miles a day to work everyday not too much braking and I don't go crazy on the weekends or anything haha! I would expect them to last at least another 15k

Unless you are having issues such as extended braking distances, juddering, grinding noises or other 'weirdness' when braking, I would not worry for now.

However, always worth keeping an eye on alongside your weekly fluids checks.

Worth noting that Skoda dealers do not even remove the wheels on first 10k service (and not sure they do it on the 2nd 20k one either), so they carry out no meaningful brake checks other than what can be seen through the spokes, if they even look that far.

If anyone is interested, I've been looking at costs for new discs and pads (using OE-spec non-VW parts).

This is based on my 1.2TSI, so might be different for the diesel models:

Brake discs (Front) £50

Brake discs (Read) £44

Pads (Front) £30

Pads (Rear) £15

Discs specced are Bosch, Pads are Ferrodo (Pagid are also the same price, and also meet the OE quality spec needed to maintain manufacturer warranty conditions)

Read this Technical Bulletin issued by Skoda on the matter.

 

The PDF password is skoda8084649 and I will soon delete the attachment because I'm not really sure if it's OK to post it here. But I think it is useful for this thread.

Read this Technical Bulletin issued by Skoda on the matter.

 

The PDF password is skoda8084649 and I will soon delete the attachment because I'm not really sure if it's OK to post it here. But I think it is useful for this thread.

 

Seems this password protected won't open   :S

 

 

Apologies couple more attempts and it opened, thanks interesting document.

 

 

 

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Interesting bulletin thanks.

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For Skoda to issue a bulletin then they must be aware of the problem.

 

I'd be ringing Skoda and the dealer and asking them to comment.

Think the answer is in the bulletin. The bulletin make's it hard for the dealer to even try a warranty claim. 23 year's working for Audi and Volkswagen and Skoda I can only remember one case of a customer having disc's under warranty. Always worth a try though.... just don't hold your breath.

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Good news, seems the cost of replacing the brakes is to be covered by Skoda following another call today.

 

Not sure if this is under warranty or further goodwill but the refund is much appreciated from SUK  

 

 

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That's good news and quite a result considering its Skoda.

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Well done Plumber. You had a good result. Well done Skoda for doing right.

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Well with the recent wet weather and gritters being out and about I've noticed the discs are deteriorating again, particularly the rear, with scoring also becoming evident.

 

Now having to stand on the brakes whenever its safe to do so to try keep them clean.

 

With the scoring I reverted to the strange idea of jet washing the rear callipers and was amazed how much grit and dirt wash out, which subsequently and notably reduced the scoring. However less than two weeks later I've had to do the same again; seems the rear callipers are an easy dirt trap  :(

 

 

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Glad i saw this thread ill keep my eyes on the discs. Are these issues common on only Skodas or is it common across Seats and VW as well?

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The disks on mine have survived the car being parked up outside and not used for 4 winter months with no damage other than a serious coat of surface rust.

Edited 24 January, 201610 yr by camelspyyder

The disks on mine have survived the car being parked up outside and not used for 4 winter months with no damage other than a serious coat of surface rust.

 

Sounds like our Volvo which only gets used two or three days a week but I'm at a loss as to why two sets of discs appear so prone to corrosion on the Spaceback, which is used almost daily. With a previous Yeti I had issues with rear callipers sticking but this is the first car I've had with persistent brake corrosion issues.

 

 

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The Rapid notchback I test drove had brake judder, the salesman said it was common because the cars are washed on the forecourt very frequently but they don't get the opportunity to drive them to dry the brakes, and the discs suffer. He said they would replace them if I bought it.

 

My own Spaceback has very rusty looking discs. I think the problems are because its a light car and I try to drive without really using the brakes much, they certainly don't get a work out. For the cost of parts I'm tempted just to replace them, but I guess I should really just make more of an effort to use the brakes a bit more I suppose.

It does concern me that several of us are having similar brake issues.

As per my previous post, I ended up having a full pads and disc replacement (not gen VW parts, but Bosch OE spec so warranty-friendly). Difference is night and day, better braking, less brake dust deposited over everything and the discs do not scab up anywhere near as much as the OE discs did when left standing in the wet).

With me now only driving a fraction of the miles I used to, the OE brakes don't get the use and so were deteriorating a lot.