97sentragxe

What's the typical pad life on our cars? I've got a '97 with 72000 miles and still got plenty of pad left. I know its got a lot to do with how often you use them, and I do most of my driving on the highway, but I was just curious.

Centurion

I've gone through 3 sets of fronts, and they are good for 50,000.
My rears look brand new.

02 ALMERA

You're probably about ready for a change! I've had anywhere from 60K on my original set with minor braking and mostly engine braking to 27000 when being a bit aggressive

bahearn

I changed front pads a 50k miles, they still had a another 25k left on them. They had been through at least a dozen autocrosses.

Rear pads are original. They've seen about 3 dozen autocrosses and 5 track days. At 80k miles, they are barely half-worn.

Break-in makes as much difference as use. I didn't bed in the pads after installing NX brakes, two weeks later I burned up that brand new set of front pads at ONE track day.

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'98 Suzuki Bandit 1200S w/ $tuff
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97sentragxe

It's looking like the average, then is 50,000 miles. I can't figure out how I"ve got 72,000 on the original pads, and they are barely hlf worn, and the rears look like they've never been touched. It's true, most of my driving is on highway, but I would think they would still be getting thin after 72000 miles. Oh well, no complaints from me.