RS4 B7 Disc Life Poll

[Dom81]

I'm on less than 25k (from new) but they'll certainly exceed that. Your numbers are way outside normal wear & tear..

[MikeFish]

Changed my fronts at about 45k I think.

[SoaRS4]

i'm about to change mine this spring and I'll have about 37K at that time. These are the OEM's that came with the car (first brake change!).
I need to change all 4, so I'm thinking they wore more from the EDC (heavy, slippery winters) than my driving. I down shift a lot too.

I bought the LW 380mm upgrade from JHM - can't wait to try them.
I'm in Canada BTW.

[SoaRS4]

80K on the original set. Car on 111K and second set looking ok

Is this miles or kilometers... ? lol

[ASH555]

Interesting, how many of you guys are heavy braker's over down shifters or both?

[sar]

Interesting, how of you are heavy braker's over down shifters??

i have to do both to stop!

[ASH555]

Interesting, how of you are heavy braker's over down shifters??

i have to do both to stop!

[Iain_S4]

80K on the original set. Car on 111K and second set looking ok

Is this miles or kilometers... ? lol

Its miles. I do 250 miles a week commuting that is typically easy on the brakes as I tend to use engine braking a lot. I went through 3 sets of brake pads for the original front discs.

I just went through the paperwork and my fronts were actually replaced at 33k but this set is still going at 93k - I can't find any record of the backs being done, surely they can't last that long? Obv ots now time to replace them all

I almost got 100K out of the rears. I was trying but in the end they were pretty shot and I had to replace them just short of that

[Graeme4130]

I got about 20k out of a front set on my old B7

FWIW, B8 uses rear brakes to assist with stability/traction control, so my rears are now looking ready for a change soon on 16k

[lengster1]

16k from your rears.....yikes that ain't much! How are the fronts holding out?

[Surrey Sam]

16k from your rears.....yikes that ain't much! How are the fronts holding out?

Replaced due to squealing issues IIRC.

[stu]

I bought my car with what I think were the factory discs. They lasted over 40k. The second, third and maybe fourth set lasted no more than 4k each. I had them replaced under warranty each time. After much mud throwing by the dealership and Audi UK I finally got a fix in the form of ceramic discs which are fantastic. It wasn't easy though.

[Graeme4130]

16k from your rears.....yikes that ain't much! How are the fronts holding out?

Replaced due to squealing issues IIRC.

Yeah, front discs, calipers, pads and carriers all replaced under warranty due to squealing
From what I remember, fronts had worn way less than rears are now

[ArthurPE]

Mine had 85k and were only 70% worn
Maybe less

[iluvmercs]

20-25k mileage range for me, but then I'm not then I do track the car and have been known to drive in a spirited manner.

That's based on 60k miles in 5 years and only last year having a new set of discs. Admittedly, that disc change wasn't necessary as they probably could have gone for skimming.
Pad build causing brake judder is still a PITA though, even with aftermarket discs and pads.

Darren