DubVBenz

Old thread, but I've been running the same pair of ceramic brake pads on my W211 diesel for over 100K miles. The way the engine brakes when you let off the gas is a large reason I think.

Edward993

As others have already said, brake pad/rotor wear is largely a function of driver use, but also a function of design. I have had no problem getting high mileage on our Volvo and Suburban (and my aircooled 911 driven daily and driven hard); lots of miles on one set of pads on all these. But other cars eat pads stupidly: had an old Odyssey that needed fronts at around 25k miles which is freakish! An acquaintance with a Tundra, and other with a Land Cruiser ploughed through fronts ...absolutely ridiculous IMO, yet unavoidable!

So on our 2014 e350, I'll echo the others: 118k miles in SoCal, so that's a lot of city driving but several long road trips as well. Original brake pads/rotors on our 2014 which we bought with 21k miles and still plenty left, though the obnoxious pedal pulsing on heavy braking has reared its head so when it's time, I'll be replacing rotors and going to Akebonos which have been great on our other cars. Good design is a big factor in longevity as some cars are clearly "under braked" from the get go.

Edward

DubVBenz

I just realized I replied to this same thread 2 years and barely 11K miles ago for my E400. Still on the OEM pads on that car (63K miles), but looking forward to the akebono ceramics when they do go. My W211 with ~145ish and on it's second set of pads (akebono ceramics at around 50k) may be now experiencing warped rotors. On heavy braking it seems to be pulsing a bit, but that car only gets driven about 20-30 times a year, so they might just be rusty.