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Brake life - VRS 340mm discs & pads


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After 27K miles my VRS TSI has lit up the check brake wear indicator. Upon inspection it appears that my front pads are down to ~4mm, but all discs and rear pads are fine.

 

Just wondering how long everyone else with VRS 340mm brakes gets out of their discs and pads?

 

 

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My vRS has done over 80k km and is still on the first set of pads & discs.

Havent really checked the pads but the discs still look like new with only a tiny lip.

However, 75% of my driving is on the motorway....

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Must just be me and all of the Nurburgring events then. Just kidding, almost all of my miles are around town in start stop-stop traffic so I guess the brakes get used more than everage. My previous 3-Series only lasted 30k before needing new front pads, so seems normal for my driving type.  I also carry a lot of weight in the car (big kids). Discs and rear pads are in good shape and front pads are cheap, so no real issue.

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Unfortunately my 2016 vrs tdi 4x4(not sure if same disc size) has just brought the low pad light on after 16.5k miles.

 

Sounds bad but have just returned from a nurburgring track day.

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There's no right answer. Unless everybody has the same driving routes, speeds, braking points etc, the wear rates will vary wildly. 20000 in urban semi-urban will be much worse than mainly motorway miles. 

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17 hours ago, Redboy said:

There's no right answer. Unless everybody has the same driving routes, speeds, braking points etc, the wear rates will vary wildly. 20000 in urban semi-urban will be much worse than mainly motorway miles. 

Also,if it’s dsg, the pads will wear faster than a manual.

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