Life of Yaris brake discs?

[MikeSh]

5 hours ago, Toymo10 said:

The fact that it never happens on nearside implies a disc/pad/caliper issue perhaps.

Is the car usually left with the offside more exposed to the weather? Given the time of year, and possibly your location (salt?), it might just be the elements attacking that side more.

[Stevie J]

My car has 34K miles on it and had the pads replaced about 1500 miles ago when I noticed the pads looked a bit thin, I had them done on a service and it was said to me that they recommended the discs be changed as well, but as it only had about 32K miles on it at that time, I said just do the pads for now, as I would have expected the discs to last longer than just 32K miles.

Last week I did look at the brakes as I was inflating all the tyres before the cold weather sets in and the TPMS light starts coming on, and I did notice there was a fair sized lip around the edges of the discs on the front, not hugely worn, but worn nevertheless, so I was quite surprised about it for such a low mileage.

It will no doubt be checked and either failed or advised on the MOT next month.

What does concern me more is the fact the biting point on the clutch is now right at the top of the pedal, and it would seem that at just 34K miles, it is on the verge of needing a clutch replacement. It still bites and can do a standing start from an uphill incline, but it is tiring on the leg to have to keep raising the clutch pedal so high before getting engagement, and if gets any worse I wont be able to do a hill start. I have had works vans in the past I got when brand new, drove them through over 120K miles, and they were still on the same original clutch. For this Yaris to be needing a new clutch so soon is very disappointing. I have never ever had to replace a clutch on a car with such a low mileage. I gather Aygo's are the same and have very short lives on their clutches too, with failures often occuring by 40K miles.

To be hearing wheel bearings failing at less than 30K miles on Mk3 Yaris's is also pretty concerning, but I think a lot of that could be down to the poor state of the roads, with pot hole damage rife.

As my car is one of the earliest to be fitted with TPMS sensors, I am also expecting these to start failing soon with expired batteries, and these are not cheap to replace either.

I do feel that this Yaris may well be my last one, as I am not very happy with the clutch - it makes driving it an absolute pain, and a looming large bill for repair - at less than 35K miles.