Brake life when regen used mostly

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Technigogo, Jan 30, 2014.

  1. Technigogo

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    I'm curious how much brake life Prius owners are getting that use hypermiling techniques such as regen for most braking activities. I would think a loooooooong time since the mechanical brakes hardly get used!
     
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    I don't bother hypermiling, I have a long term average of 4.6L/100KMs. I still have original brake pads at 114, 000 miles. They look about 2/3 worn.
     
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    I drove my car like I stole it and my brake pads lasted 30,000 miles and the discs 60,000.
     
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    most people average 100,000 miles or so, but there have been some with completely shot pads and rotors at 30 or 40,000 miles. may be due to harsh winters and road salt.
     
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    Our 2 2010's needed pads at 60,000 miles even tho they were driven to maximize regen and minimize brake pads, Its not any better then a non regen system for brake pads in my opinion. I expected much better.
     
    #5 tedjohnson, Jan 30, 2014
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    Traded my 2010 in with 70k miles, original brakes still in good condition.
     
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