How often should I get my brakes replaced?

I have an 08 Dodge caravan, It had very low mileage and 3 months ago I got the brakes down. Im suspicious though, it seems awfully new to need new brakes. I don't drive very far and very seldom on a lot of hills.How often should I get my brakes replaced?these days you really don't have to drive hard or fast ,the brakes just wear out on them from normal use,if you can get 15 to 20 thousand from a set of brakes now days your doing real good,every time you touch that brake pedal the brake wears down a little more on it,and over the years it adds up,and one other thing,some of the newer vehicles have been reported to have premature brake wear on them,i have seen some need replacing with less than 12 thousand miles on them,this set will probably last as long if not longer than the first set did,good luck with it.How often should I get my brakes replaced?Thank you dodge man, what you said makes a lot of since.

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How often should I get my brakes replaced?Well my rule of thumb if you're light on the brakes , meaning you use the gas paddle mostly to slow down etc and you've mid grade or quality brake parts is every 3 to 5 years they'd require some sort of replacement parts.



Again it all depends on how hard of a driver ppl are on their brakes but I check and over haul my brakes at least once a year and on the average I end up replacing them about every 3 to 5 years.So to me unless the brakes were done wrong or certain parts weren't changed when the brakes were last worked on I find 3 months a little too soon , unless again you had previous brake problems or the work wasn't done right.









Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way what all parts were changed and how much did you end up paying for the last brake work you had done? Also I'd want a second and even a 3rd opinion and estimate , plus have them fully explain and show you the parts etc that are faulty , plus it might help you to ask for the old parts whenever you get work done.How often should I get my brakes replaced?Depends on how and where you drive. Could vary from 20-80,000 miles.How often should I get my brakes replaced?It really depends on how and where you drive. Do a lot of highway driving, you can get a lot of mileage out the brakes. Do mostly city driving and the mileage intervals go down dramatically.



Also, if you're in the habit of riding the brakes or you have something wrong with the brake mechanisms themselves, the brakes will wear down even faster.How often should I get my brakes replaced?when they start making noise