OEM brake mileage.

[LandCruiser]

Mine was a Colorado truck for most of its life and the pads were shot after 50-55k both times.

 

[TexasTJ]

I'm just over 60k miles on our 2017 now. Recently they started squealing so I was getting ready to replace them. Pulled off the front tires and both sides had quite a bit of life left, so I held off. Drove it a little more and the squealing stopped, so I guess it was just a rock/dirt causing the squeal.

 

[GG5thGen]

rotors warped , rusted blisters on surface buy new...
I never had the rotors warp .. reason is I use the silicone brake grease on the cal pins and also I make sure that the pads do not stick/bind ..

replacing brake pads I open the bleed screw and use a C clamp to push the piston in so that ALL that nasty brake fluid is dumped out of the system.. professionals most do not do this type process..

when replacing the pads keep the brake pedal down so that the master cylinder will not get air air in the system..

It seems like some service centers routinely turn the rotors when they do a brake job. I can't see where removing metal from the rotors could be a good thing. I used to do my own brakes back in the sixties when I was in high school and they were drum brakes and easy to do. Nowadays, I rely on the dealer to do those things. I drive like the old guy I am so my brakes tend to last a long time.

 

[YelloLab]

I feel turning a rotor is a waste of money.

 

[El Dusty]

I can't see where removing metal from the rotors could be a good thing.

Re-surfacing to remove rust and getting them true are two good reasons. As long as the removal work doesn't exceed the min rotor thickness (stamped on your rotor) it will work with the braking system as intended.

I feel turning a rotor is a waste of money.

If you have ever driven a vehicle with warped rotors its pretty terrifying and it is a waste to buy new rotors every brake job. $10-20 turn fee per rotor vs. $50-80 per new rotor is the difference.

 

[catrains]

It seems like some service centers routinely turn the rotors when they do a brake job. I can't see where removing metal from the rotors could be a good thing. I used to do my own brakes back in the sixties when I was in high school and they were drum brakes and easy to do. Nowadays, I rely on the dealer to do those things. I drive like the old guy I am so my brakes tend to last a long time.

back in the old days my first vehicle had 4 drum brakes.. the drums needed a cut on the outer edge because it was a B+tch to remove with no cut.. then the park brake PITA....rotors I have had no much problems ... but I do put anti seize on the hub surface so the rotor does not lock in place ... some people beat the hell on the rotor to remove it .. locked up with rust..