2017~2025: Original CX-5 Brakes are lasting a LONG time…

2019 Volvo S60. Notorious for short brake life.
Pads lasted to 65K. Front rotors replaced: 65K. Rear rotors still on the car 72K.
It's unusual...but possible.
 
On my wife's 2018 CX-5 it had 48,000miles on it, and I had to replace the rear brake pads. The rotors were not in need of replacement.
 
I think it all depends on driving style and brake pad material. My 2020 Nissan Titan with 72K miles on it, I decided to replace the pads for preventive maintenance. Purchased new factory pads, but when I pulled the old pads there was barely a difference in thickness. Truck was driven 106 miles per day minimum just to and from work. That didn't count going to gym or lunch. 2 1/2 yrs of mostly interstate driving and 3 out of state trips.
 
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Reading all of that makes me wonder if something is really wrong with my car.
At 15k miles it had all its pads worn out.

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For CX-5 model year 2022.5 Turbo Signature model, Canada.
The brakes I understand need to be put into Service Mode, but the procedure from what I have seen on utube is different from older model years.
A special scanner tool may be required to pull back caliper pistons, otherwise the gears in brakes motor will break. It appears that existing scan tools used for pre 2002.5 models do NOT retract the 2022.5 brakes.
If anyone has done a brake job on newer 2022.5 or newer cx-5 let me know.
My cx5 only has 27,000km so not due yet.
The model changed mid year for cx-5 in 2022.5. Mine is a October 2022 manufacture date.
 
Just my experience here with my 2017 Mazda 6.
I live in Canada with the salty winters.
The environment has a lot to do with how long the brakes last and not just your driving habits. The rear brakes on my car were rusty as hell after the first year, and Mazda said I needed to replace them....at my cost of course. They wouldn't help at all, and I had less than 5,000 miles on it.
I drove on them for another couple of years as I was so pissed off, and eventually did all four wheels with after market rotors and pads. All within the first 25,000 miles or so. I don't have the car anymore, so I'm having trouble remembering what brands I used (I bought different brands for rotors and pads). Bosch for sure was one of them. Anyway, the new stuff was infinitely better than OEM. When I sold the car, there was no rust on the replacement rotors.

FYI, I replaced the OEM pads on my Kia Stinger as well, but more for performance reasons. The Kia OEM pads are garbage as well. I replaced them with EBC Red Stuff. HUGE difference. Try those if you are looking for more bite.
 
Gus75 said:
For CX-5 model year 2022.5 Turbo Signature model, Canada.
The brakes I understand need to be put into Service Mode, but the procedure from what I have seen on utube is different from older model years.
A special scanner tool may be required to pull back caliper pistons, otherwise the gears in brakes motor will break. It appears that existing scan tools used for pre 2002.5 models do NOT retract the 2022.5 brakes.
If anyone has done a brake job on newer 2022.5 or newer cx-5 let me know.
My cx5 only has 27,000km so not due yet.
The model changed mid year for cx-5 in 2022.5. Mine is a October 2022 manufacture date.
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Use the procedure that involves holding the parking brake switch.
 
Gus75 said:
Wow, you must do a lot of milage to replace brakes in one year. How many miles did you have?
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I replaced the factory pads with Akebono ProACT at 3,000 miles. I now enjoy much less brake dust.
 
I am not a maintenance geek and I am quite certain that my car could use some better care. I still have the original brake pads in the front, they are getting close to red, still in yellow at the last inspection. On the aft wheels, now those were on red so I replaced them last week. So, I don't know how some people drive or how I drive, or maybe I am just a suuuper ignorant caretaker, I don't know. All I know is that my car is going strong towards 165.000 miles with the original brake pads on the front wheels. Soon to be replaced but I am just using my car as an example. Good or bad, who knows, I don't wanna know. :cool:
 
ADS-B said:
I am not a maintenance geek and I am quite certain that my car could use some better care. I still have the original brake pads in the front, they are getting close to red, still in yellow at the last inspection. On the aft wheels, now those were on red so I replaced them last week. So, I don't know how some people drive or how I drive, or maybe I am just a suuuper ignorant caretaker, I don't know. All I know is that my car is going strong towards 165.000 miles with the original brake pads on the front wheels. Soon to be replaced but I am just using my car as an example. Good or bad, who knows, I don't wanna know. :cool:
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I assume your greasing your caliper pins each year and cleaning out the dust. The caliper head is subject to extreme heat, hence the brake fluid is subject to being weak or contaminated, plus rust and dirt can seep in from piston rubber, hence I bleed the brakes, every two years to get rid of some old fluid. Never had brakes issue in over 50 years. Just looking at brake pad thickness alone is not enough. The dealer wanted over $400 to grease the caliper pins on a 12 month old Mazda! It took me 10 minutes at best to do.
 
Gus75 said:
The dealer wanted over $400 to grease the caliper pins on a 12 month old Mazda! It took me 10 minutes at best to do.
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@Gus75 -- Can you briefly describe the process you use, to fully grease the slider pins?

Haven't done it myself, yet, on the 2026.5 CX-5 GT. And while I've asked each time for the shop to do it it's possible they've skipped that step. If it's simple enough to do (even with an aged/aching body), I'd consider doing this step to be certain of it.
 
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