I was at the dealer last week for my 36,000 KM service and they said I need rear brake pads. They were worn down to .2mm. The front ones were .6mm. Usually I am used to the front pads wearing twice as fast as the front. The dealer said the G wears faster in the rear. Does this make sense?

Also, the pads wearing at 36,000 seems VERY fast to me. My Honda and Acura gets up to 60,000 KM before I have to replace pads. Since the fronts are okay, I might just replace the rears for now. Once both wear out, I will go after market rotors/pads.

 

Yes rears do run out faster cause those are used for slip control and also due to the even brake distribution system.

 

My 07 is at 94k miles and my rear breaks were at .4mm at my last oil change. I bought the car in 09 with 30k miles and have not replaced the pads since I bought it. So if yours are at .2 after 36k then you either break A LOT or something is wrong.

 

OK, I think we've got some issues with our numbers and units here guys.

First off, I highly doubt they were measuring fractions of a millimeter. I can see it being 2, 4, or 6 WHOLE millimeters, but not 0.2, 0.4, or 0.6 mm.

Next, there's also the issue of miles versus kilometers here, but that only serves to accentuate Bromsin's comment, since 36km = 22,369 MILES.

On my own car, I got about 58K out of the original brakes, but I drove the rears right down to the rivets since I was replacing both the pads and rotors anyway. The fronts had a bit of life still left in them though as I recall. However, I see the OP has an X model, which probably contributes to the added wear factor. That being said, I would agree that 2mm left after just 22k miles is pretty bad.

 

It's a fact that in todays world the rear brake pads wear out before the fronts. My first set of OE pads lasted 10K miles and my wheels were always covered with brake dust. My rear rotors wore out first too which says a lot about pressure being applied from the pads to the rotors. Since then I've used nothing but HAWK HPS pads, near zero dust and they've trippled the wear. I also switched to DBA slotted/drilled rotors, they work as good as the look....Gary

 

Yea sorry about that, have been working with decimals all day at work, just kinda slipped in there. I meant 2mm and 4mm.

 

Typo on my part, 2mm. Yes, 22k miles which is very low. Driving though is pretty much 100% city so that doesn't help. However, compared to the same type of driving in my previous Acura TL, I was able to get 40k plus miles on the brakes.

Good to hear Hawk pads have much better wear. I am going to install factory pads myself for now and then flip to after market rotors/pads once both front and rear wear out in the next 22k miles.

 

I have 44k on mine so far... All highway miles though. The slip, vdc, and brake light is beginning to come on during hard acceleration so it's time for a brake job. Been eyeing the pad thickness visually so far, and have a few more miles left before it really needs replacing. To be honest 36k isn't so bad..... What kinda miles do u pull? Highway or town?

 

Red, you do know you can top off your brake fluid and get the light shows to go away, rIght? As far as I can tell, Infiniti calibrated those lights to come on WAY TOO conservatively to be used as any measure of true remaining brake pad life. I got at least another 10K miles (if not 15to 20K) after I refilled the reservoir. It is true though that you may have to sip a bit out with a turkey baster when replacing the pads eventually, but IMHO, the effort is well worth the extra value you get out of running the existing brakes to the fullest. As long as you are savy enough to observe your pad thickness, I say use them up!

 

Yeah I know.... But making the light go off by filling the reservoir only makes me ignore the problem... It's better to visually inspect it until I get it done.

I know too many guys who just fill it to make the light go away.... And in the process eat away their rotors. A little vigilance goes a long way to saving some loot lol

 

EXACTLY! so refill the reservior and keep an eye on your pads.

How many miles do you drive per year anyway? You might get a whole additional year of use before you have to cough up for a new set.

 

Pretty much all city driving so I am sure that doesn't help.