Due to some personal disability problems I'm no longer the person who can pull a wheel to check on brake pad wear. (Although I usta do this easily on motorcycles years ago)...
So with my conservatively driven 2010 AT standard Fit I've now got an easy 62K miles on her and am wondering if I should get new brake pads installed at my local Honda dealer's current $109 sale? I haven't gotten any warning screeching sounds yet, but I'm thinking I don't need to wait for that, right?

Whatcha think, seem reasonable???
Chazzlee

 

Seem reasonable to me-- you could always bring the car to some other place that checks brakes for free just to see how much pad is left. I also have a 2010- with only 33 K miles - I brought it in for a tranny fluid & oil change and they said the brakes were fine- so I imagine at double the mileage they might need replacing.

 

yah, i had the dealer swap the front brakes and bleed it at 40k miles. i dont remember the price, but it was pretty cheap.

i usually do the maintenance on my cars, but it was a hectic time of year with all sorts
of stuff going on and decided to have the dealer do it. they called while they had the
car, and wanted to do other services so i told him NO, just stick to doing the pads and bleed. lol

 

For an automatic 60K sounds reasonable, some people have changed them earlier on here I think.

 

I usually take the use of "need" and "sale" in the same sentence from a dealership as a big red flag. I don't think the mileage is unreasonable but also quite certain you can get away without it for quite some time. I have like 80k on my stock pads, I know they are getting a bit weak but they still bite when needed. I know I'm due.

And no shame on having someone do that service for you. I'm a pretty competent garage mechanic but after making a dumb mistake once with brake work, I simply have all break work serviced..... Theres a big difference on making a mistake elsewhere and gracefully breaking down on the shoulder and having no stopping ability of a vehicle. Just my 2 cents. 100 bucks doesn't feel too bad.

 

No way to tell if you need brakes without checking them. I have 160 k miles on my factory brakes, front and back. It all depends on your usage.

 

Just had Honda replace my front brake pads at 50k miles on a 2012 automatic. I am not heavy on the brakes. I trust the Honda service department's pad measurements, by which the replacement recommendation was made.

 

It will depend entierly on how you drive the car. 63k is not unreasonable. My boss goes through a set every 15k on his car, but he two foot drives. (We cannot break him of that...). On my own fit, I am only a bit over halfway through the pads at 54000 miles.

For $109 though, at 63k it is $0.00173 per mile.

 

Like others have said, it depends on how you drive the car. Do you do a lot of city driving? I do mostly highway and have over 100k on my factory pads. I actually bought a pair of brake pads at 60k thinking it was "right around the corner" I checked them the other day and I would guess I got a good year left before I have to change them.

 

just had mine replaced at 65k few weeks ago, nearly worn to the rotors.

 

I have 30% wear on my pads and 20% wear on my drums. I am at 32,000 miles.
My old ranger truck went 95,000 on the rear drums and about 30,000 on the front pads.

 

60k brake service is reasonable

 

If you want to do it in one operation go get a set of pads and jack up the car. Pull the wheels one at a time. Look at the pads or simply remove the caliper, remove the pads and examine them. Reassemble with new pads if necessary. Then do the same on the other wheel. If you do not need them, then return them for credit or keep them until you do need them later. They are $22 and in stock at my local AutoZone

 

yup everyone is different. By 160k I was on my third or so set!

 

It all depends on how you use them. I always get over 100 K on all on my vehicles. I never tailgate, and I do not go charging up to stop lights and then step on the brakes. Even on my PU truck which I tow a lot of big stuff, I with got 120 K before I replaced the fronts. I have got a big 1200 pound safe to move tomorrow.

 

I am at 117 500 miles and have about 40% left on the original brake pads.

 

Seems about right. I'm at 60k and getting ready to do the front breaks for the first time. I need to pop open the rear drums as well to get an idea of their life, but i suspect they'll be good till around 100k.

 

What do you mean your front breaks? Your front broke already? Did you brake too hard to cause it to BREAK?

 

Very likely that they will still be in good shape.

 

I've gone through brakes in 2,000 miles .