We have a 2012 Qashqai and at 36k miles have had to have new disks and pads. It's a heavy old bus and is heavy on brakes. Incidentally my previous car a Yaris had plenty of life in the original pads and disks after 50k miles. So I'm not a heavy brake user ! Honest.

So it's part of the costs of ownership I'm afraid.

There are many reasons for pitted or corroded disks, could be bad quality disks or pads, excessive exposure to water through washing or rain followed by a period of standing which could be just a couple of days etc, excessive heat, which in turn could be binding brakes or severe use, to name but a few and often a combination of all these causes.

Low useage (3k in 5 months is low) is likely to lead to pitted disks over time.

However feeling a ridge at the rim is normal, after 25k miles, the disc will have worn thinner, leaving a lip or ridge at the rim, because the pads dont contact there.

It costs around £200 to change discs and pads, less than half that if you diy. Just change them and move on.

Edited by brum on 08/06/2016 at 01:23

Thanks everyone, appreciate the input. I'm a bit of layman with cars so its good to get your input. I'll take it to my local indie garage for them to carry out the necessary.

Also noticed tyre wear on outside of front tyres - it was pointed out by my father in law they will need changing before the winter. He said I could ask the garage to swap the front and rear tyres instead. Would you say this is the best option?

Wear & tear isn't covered on any warranty - why should it be ?

Some brands do though define publicly for each component what time/distance limits are applied - outside that it's wear & tear but under that it's warranty.

Keep It Simple, Silly (KISS).

Edited by RT on 09/06/2016 at 11:32