On our 2008 Patriot I got about 160 k km on the OEM brakes. I then got aftermarket pads and rotors from a trusted mechanic but they only lasted about 30 k km when the replacement rotors got warped and the brake pedal was pulsating. We traded our 2008 Patriot in after the 2nd replacement of pads and rotors. When the brakes wear out on our 2015 Patriot I'm gonna get factory parts. I still don't know what is better ceramic or steel.

 

160k is amazing, that's twice lifespan of what I'm getting from mine and I've intentionally gone easy them. Did you do any preventative maintenance? Or ever have someone recommend changing them earlier? Maybe living in an area that uses less road salt than Toronto does in the winter? What's the secret?

 

Replaced them @ 57k miles, after a lot of heavy use.
I probably could have used them for one more season.

http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1481857&postcount=7103

 

120,000 and still on original brakes!

 

Miles or km? Either way that's still what I was hoping to get out of mine, or at least past 100,000 km. Any maintenance or service performed on them along the way?

 

High 70,000 Kms and still going well.

 

My rear brakes went first at about 90,000 miles. Fronts went quite a bit longer -- maybe closer to 120,000 miles. That surprised me in two ways: 1) That the front brakes outlasted the rear brakes, and 2) that either set ever lasted so long. I've never had brakes on anything last that long.

What's even more amazing is I'm still on the replacement set. I'm now at 209,000 miles so those rears have gone almost 120,000 miles.

I'll admit my driving style is pretty easy. I like to get my mpg up there, so I anticipate my stops and use the transmission to hold down my speed on hills.

 

Our 2008 Patriot had over 250 k km when we traded it in on the 2015. A lot of that was highway driving.

 

It still had the original rotors/pads? That is amazing. Did you do any service or maintenance to keep them going that long?

 

Here is my math:

- My brake pads are currently at 3mm, and new pads are 12mm.
- So over 52 months I've used 9mm, which is 0.173mm per month.
- Using 0.173mm per month with 3mm remaining gives me 17 months.

- I've driven 80,000 km in those 52 months, which is 1538 km per month.
- 17 months at 1538 km per month is 26,146 km.
- So that's 106,146 km until my brakes are gone.

If the brakes feel normal, and there is no vibration or pulsing, and they are not making any noise, is it ok to keep driving until these warning signs start to show themselves?

 

Personally I think there are far too many variables to consider the maths when trying to calculate how much time / how many Kms you have until you need to replace your pads.

If the brakes feel normal, no pulsing or vibrations etc then yes, you should be right to drive on them. Only issue you have is risk warping the rotor, but usually you see the signs to replace them by then.

 

That is pretty good, it seems my Versa eats brakes, and they last maybe 30,000km - sometimes 40,000km. And it doesn't seem to matter what type of brake pad I use. The pads on my Patriot look good, and there is just shy of 40,000km on it.

 

Mileage or time is irrelevant. Brake pads wear by applying them, which is why there is such a wide variance in lifespan anecdotes on Forums. I'd say 80 000 Km in Toronto traffic is pretty damn good.

 

How long did your OEM brakes last?

 

Changed them out at 90 000 Km, still 1/3 pad left but I wanted better pad bite. I find the Patriot has very good compression braking, rarely need to touch the brakes in light traffic.

 

54,000 and still going strong. It looks like I still have a decent amount of time left on these originals.

 

I got 151,000 km on OEM brakes.

 

125,000 miles on OEM pads on my 2011 Sport FD1 with 5-speed manual transmission, I kept original rotors without turning them as they were not warped.

 

I thought ours were doing good, until I had to do a panic stop yesterday and I felt something "slide" in my pedal. Unless that is how ABS feels in the Patriot? In my Versa it is like a woodpecker is pecking at your foot.

I plan to get them checked out soonish!

 

That's how ABS works. Its engaging and disengaging the brakes very rapidly.

 

Just replaced the pads all around at 155,000 miles.... Rotors are still great... I do a lot of highway driving....

 

When most rotors cost brand new less than the labor for turning them its no wonder that turning has been eliminated from the auto industry.

 

So true, I can buy cheap rotors for my Versa for $20, or pay $40 for the higher quality - or I can get them turned for $22 each. I always go with the cheaper ones since in our area they are just going to rust out after awhile anyways.

 

Remember that in most every drivers case, the cheaper quality/priced ones are just fine for their daily driven application. If you are putting your brakes through rough conditions, the upgrade makes sense however in the end I cannot think of any reason any application is in need of turning rotors any more.