Does anyone know how long the rear brake pads should last? Just took my car in for my 2nd year service @ 16k miles and was suggested by the dealer that the rear brake pads are running low. Had a RX350 and X3 prior to the XC90, drove them the same and never had to change the pads within the first 3 years.
Typical life of rear brake pads...
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Does anyone know how long the rear brake pads should last? Just took my car in for my 2nd year service @ 16k miles and was suggested by the dealer that the rear brake pads are running low. Had a RX350 and X3 prior to the XC90, drove them the same and never had to change the pads within the first 3 years.
That's a bit soon...
My V60 wagon is almost 4 years old with 55000miles on it and last service a few weeks ago, they said the rear pads need to be changed, 16K seems a bit low.
I asked the tech why within 4 years, and he explained that the rear pads a bit smaller and that volvos are heavy.... but who knows... I mean I do have adaptive braking/cruise control on the wagon as well.
My V60 wagon is almost 4 years old with 55000miles on it and last service a few weeks ago, they said the rear pads need to be changed, 16K seems a bit low.
I asked the tech why within 4 years, and he explained that the rear pads a bit smaller and that volvos are heavy.... but who knows... I mean I do have adaptive braking/cruise control on the wagon as well.
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My 2016 had this issue at 18K. Was covered under the exclusionary policy I purchased.
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I came across this recently. At my 20k service, my rear brakes were dangerously low. (The fronts had already been replaced for a different problem.)
They told me that I should check/replace them every 15k. The reasoning I was given was that these are “luxury brake pads”. Meaning that they are softer so that they don’t make as much noise. I also learned that they don’t have the brake wear indicator because they don’t want to gouge the rotors.
I don’t know if that was a line of BS or not.
Makes me glad I got the wear and tear coverage with the factory scheduled maintenance. I’ll be letting Volvo replace the brake pads as often as they want. I’ll probably sell the car at 7 years when I have to start paying for maintenance again.
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They told me that I should check/replace them every 15k. The reasoning I was given was that these are “luxury brake pads”. Meaning that they are softer so that they don’t make as much noise. I also learned that they don’t have the brake wear indicator because they don’t want to gouge the rotors.
I don’t know if that was a line of BS or not.
Makes me glad I got the wear and tear coverage with the factory scheduled maintenance. I’ll be letting Volvo replace the brake pads as often as they want. I’ll probably sell the car at 7 years when I have to start paying for maintenance again.
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Yeah, my front pads and rotors were replaced due to the squeaking issue during my first service. Unfortunately, I purchased the extended warranty, not the prepaid maintenance plans so they quoted me around 330 to replace the rear brake pads....
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The experience at my shop (Volvo dealer in USA) is SPA XC90's will need rear brake pads in the 20k - 30k mileage range. Don't know why.
Normally, we recommend brake pad replacement at 3mm or less but the SPA XC90 appetite for rear pads (and 10k mile service interval) have us recommending rear pads at 5mm.
Normally, we recommend brake pad replacement at 3mm or less but the SPA XC90 appetite for rear pads (and 10k mile service interval) have us recommending rear pads at 5mm.
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I was told that the wear and tear program only covers a single set of rotors and pads (or 2 sets with the 7 year program). Are there multiple programs?
Don't make as much noise??!! Somebody forgot to tell that to mine, which are squealing like pigs!
I've seen a few need replacement between 30k and 40k. Depends on driving though. City drivers will go through brakes faster than highway drivers. Its usually the inner pads that wear out first.
Recommending them at 5mm is a bit extreme I would say.
Recommending them at 5mm is a bit extreme I would say.
My contract doesn't state that, but then it also does't state what is covered. So perhaps I don't have the full text of the contract. I hope they cover it through the full 7 year term. I'll have to look around for the full terms of the contract.
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My XC90 needed rear pads at the 20k mile service and front pads at the 30k mile service. both seem very early to me but especially the rear. If this is going to be the norm, I hope Volvo increases the size of the pads somehow to extend the life of them because this is very disappointing. The XC90 does brake very evenly (from front to rear) unlike cars of the past, so I can understand the extra braking on the rear. But if that's the case, Volvo should increase the size of the rear braking system to compensate for the extra load.
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Same here, rear pads needed replacement at 19,500 miles. Way too soon vs all the other cars that I had/have. But braking is even and effective so no complaints there. You have to change them anyways someday ... why not help Volvo a little bit sooner 
I'm expecting to change the front pads at 30k. If that is all that I have to pay for a 36 months lease would be nice..aka tires !
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I'm expecting to change the front pads at 30k. If that is all that I have to pay for a 36 months lease would be nice..aka tires !
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I'm curious to know as well considering RBS generally reduces brake pad wear. Separately, I've already had all of my brake pads replaced with under 7500 miles due to squealing. But I attribute this to defects rather than expected life.
As a point of comparison, my Chrysler Aspen Hybrid which I traded in for the XC90 never needed its brake pads replaced. They had over 80,000 miles.
23k and went metal to metal on rear brake pads/rotors
Grinding noise could only mean brake pad was seriously worn, but seemed so early, I was in self denial. Cursory inspection revealed uneven rotor wear on inside of rotor and a thin piece of pad. Researched what was going on. Adaptive cruise uses the electronic parking brake to slow down, automatic parking at stops uses the electronic parking brake, fast front dive stops has the computer kick in the electronic parking brake slightly early to level out the car. I drive 100 miles a day on a commute with 26k in one year. I drive the Washington DC metro area and the frequency of near misses and detected quick stops is a multi occurring event daily. I always use the adaptive cruise control and the automatic parking brake. I am replacing the rotors and pads myself. After three services and delivery experiences with my dealer which left me disappointed in the quality of work, I was not going to let them mess with my brakes. The brake hardware is impressive, my first Volvo. So, I will have to inspect and regularly change out rear pads more often. By the way dealer wanted $749 to do rotors and pads in rear. No service manuals of course, so it has been tough going. If anyone has experience with torque specs on brake caliper bracket bolts, let me know. I am doing 170 ft/lbs plus 60 degree turn. I had to ask Popeye to come take them off.
Grinding noise could only mean brake pad was seriously worn, but seemed so early, I was in self denial. Cursory inspection revealed uneven rotor wear on inside of rotor and a thin piece of pad. Researched what was going on. Adaptive cruise uses the electronic parking brake to slow down, automatic parking at stops uses the electronic parking brake, fast front dive stops has the computer kick in the electronic parking brake slightly early to level out the car. I drive 100 miles a day on a commute with 26k in one year. I drive the Washington DC metro area and the frequency of near misses and detected quick stops is a multi occurring event daily. I always use the adaptive cruise control and the automatic parking brake. I am replacing the rotors and pads myself. After three services and delivery experiences with my dealer which left me disappointed in the quality of work, I was not going to let them mess with my brakes. The brake hardware is impressive, my first Volvo. So, I will have to inspect and regularly change out rear pads more often. By the way dealer wanted $749 to do rotors and pads in rear. No service manuals of course, so it has been tough going. If anyone has experience with torque specs on brake caliper bracket bolts, let me know. I am doing 170 ft/lbs plus 60 degree turn. I had to ask Popeye to come take them off.
I generally like to do brakes myself as well. Aside from torque specs, are you finding the process of changing them to be different than most others? Is the parking brake not a separate drum mechanism? And why on Earth would they use the parking brake for ACC instead of the main brakes?
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