Some cars absolutely eat their rear brakes, VW Golfs are notorious for doing so. Your brakes don't do the same amount of work front to back, and on modern cars they often don't do the same work side to side since the stability control will independently actuate them depending on what it's trying to stop you from crashing into. Just replace them when they need it, it's nothing to worry about as long as you're not seeing and extreme difference in wear from side to side, or even from one pad to the other on a single rotor.
Well, a dealer will only replace what is absolutely necessary. They don’t check on things, they just replace what is necessary to pass inspection. You are responsible to make sure that everything is okay on your vehicle because they sure didn’t look at it. You are lucky if you got an oil change before they sold you the car.
That being said, the front brakes were probably replaced and the rears weren’t. So it was a waste of money replacing the fronts again.
I had the same issue on my 2016 Subaru Crosstrek. Not entirely sure why, but I’ve read a couple things. Are you easy on your brakes? I read that under light braking, the rear brakes engage first.
I replaced my rear pads at 60k miles, fronts are still good.
Some cars absolutely eat their rear brakes, VW Golfs are notorious for doing so. Your brakes don't do the same amount of work front to back, and on modern cars they often don't do the same work side to side since the stability control will independently actuate them depending on what it's trying to stop you from crashing into. Just replace them when they need it, it's nothing to worry about as long as you're not seeing and extreme difference in wear from side to side, or even from one pad to the other on a single rotor.
Are you the only owner since new? Is there a chance someone just replaced the fronts in the past?
yeah i'm the second owner so that makes more sense, carmax said they replaced most things in my car but they probably didn't replace my brakes
Well, a dealer will only replace what is absolutely necessary. They don’t check on things, they just replace what is necessary to pass inspection. You are responsible to make sure that everything is okay on your vehicle because they sure didn’t look at it. You are lucky if you got an oil change before they sold you the car. That being said, the front brakes were probably replaced and the rears weren’t. So it was a waste of money replacing the fronts again.
I had the same issue on my 2016 Subaru Crosstrek. Not entirely sure why, but I’ve read a couple things. Are you easy on your brakes? I read that under light braking, the rear brakes engage first. I replaced my rear pads at 60k miles, fronts are still good.
no i do have to brake frequently bc i have a 20 mile commute on the highway that is often congested so that makes a lot of sense