Driving a 2017 Kia Sportage I bought new. It’s currently at 72000km. It’s the first car I ever owned. The brakes seem fine, but at 70k, I’m surprised I haven’t had to replace them yet. What signs should I look out for to know when it’s time?
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I’d say your experience is typical for twenty-teens-era korean car that’s driven easy. I’ve driven a few Hyundai’s >100kmi on original factory brake pads and discs. Still had >5mm on the fronts at 100km when I changed tires on my last one and rears were still “new” and operated perfectly.
In most cases, when the pads are worn the built-in “squealer” will wake the dead with its shriek … like fingernails on a chalkboard.
I’m a coaster, always have been. I get well over 100,000 km on a set of front brakes, and on my Toyota Matrix, ran the original rear drums to over 450,000 km.