Xantia typical pad mileage

matdavis · Post by **matdavis** » 22 Jun 2005, 15:26

Hello everyone,
I'm sure that this has been discussed before but a search revealed no direct topic hit.
So, what sort of mileage do people get out of a set of brake pads ?
I seem to be eating them up.
Thanks,
Mat.

alan s · Post by **alan s** » 22 Jun 2005, 15:32

I have a 2.0i VSX manual that I've owned for about a year. I changed my pads recently at around 215,000 klms and I'm pretty sure they were original.
Alan S

fastandfurryous · Post by **fastandfurryous** » 22 Jun 2005, 16:16

215k km (135k miles) on one set of brake pads? That has GOT to be a record!
I've had some cars that eat brake pads, using up a set in 10k miles, but then I've had other cars (the 405 most noticeably) that takes a good 40-50k miles to use a set. I've never had more than abotu 50k from a set of pads.
My father used to drive ridiculous distances for his job, most of which were on the motorway, and so he barely used his brakes at all. Most of his company cars were vauxhall's, and they used to do about the same (40-50k miles) on a set. I've never heard of more than that on any car (until now that is!)

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 22 Jun 2005, 16:16

My '94 TD has done about 47k miles on the current set, the '97 has only done 27k miles so far, neither set of pads looks particularly worn either so there is plenty of life left in them.

alan s · Post by **alan s** » 22 Jun 2005, 17:15

I think at times the driver has a lot to do with it.
I had a Mazda E2200 that I used for both work and private use and it still had the original shoes after 500K klms. The CX I had were pretty good until it became the wife's car and then proceeded to take out a set of pads in 18,000 klms.
The Xantia I quoted was used by the previous original owner to commute about 125klms each way on the highway every day and I use it for overall driving of about 50/50 around town and country work but having said that, I am exceptionally easy on the brakes and having been both a competitive driver and a Driving Instructor, I tend to back off well before I have to start really standing on the pedal.
I also think bedding the pads properly when new and regular servicing to keep them free of dust also helps.
Alan S

Ross_K · Post by **Ross_K** » 22 Jun 2005, 18:19

My front pads are 60% worn at 53,000 miles. They'll do for a while yet...

matdavis · Post by **matdavis** » 24 Jun 2005, 00:53

Thanks for the replies. Looks like there's a fair bit of variation.
I'm getting about 15000 miles per set. But i'm the opposite of alans -
I tend to drive too fast and stamp on the brakes at the last minute - which is nice.

Post by **martyhopkirk** » 24 Jun 2005, 00:56

2.0 HDi - 44000 miles mildly tuned and used for a fair wedge of towing work
4 bloody hours it took me today to change the front pads and discs because they were scored.
4 Hours!!!!
So mine were past best at 44K

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » 24 Jun 2005, 23:20

I've had my 2.1 Estate from new. I replaced front pads at 30K because one pad was more worn than the other - on both sides. At 63K I did both pads and discs on the front. Rears didn't need doing till 87K when I did pads and discs. Guess it's about time to look at the front again.