NVRANUF

Title pretty much sums it up.

We've all heard.... how long they should last.

I'm curious how many real world road miles (not track) long time owners have logged before requiring service to their PCCB brakes?

Dennis C

My 997 turbo was the first car that I owned with the PCCB option. I sold the car with roughly 48K miles on the odometer, and it never needed PCCB service. On the last inspection before I sold it, the dealer said that there was no significant wear on the pads or rotors. I know that's not exactly what you asked, but I put it out there as one data point.

Skwerl

Only repeating hearsay but I've heard 100k miles of pure street use is pretty realistic. I'd presume longer if you stay on top of pad changes and don't run them hard.

NVRANUF

Excellent starting point, thank you Dennis!

Macster

Better be way more then 100K miles.

The factory iron front brakes on my 2003 Turbo lasted over 120K miles -- purely highway/city street miles no tracking -- before the wear sensor warning light came on. Both pads and rotors were worn out.

The rear brakes are still ok at 158K miles but from the lip around the rotors they don't have many more miles before they'll need doing.

JSF721

Only have 6k and last oil the multipoint said brake pads no perceptible wear.

strato58

I changed my pads at 30,000 just because I was able to get original equipment at cost. When the old ones were off I realized I threw away money cause they had little wear. The rotors are basically new.

Terry Adams

Changed front pads at 89K because some here opined to change at 50%. Dealer SA said they are not there yet, but I said change them anyway. Not worth a worn pad and sensors damaging a valuable rotor.

Rotor, dealer s.a. keeps telling me at my rate, life of the car. So nowhere near now, at 107K.

Mine's a DD with moderate street use. Canyon carving, however, I do get on it. Enough to boil my brake fluid on Mount Palomar trying to keep up with lighter and nimbler 993s.

Just drove cross country, plenty of boost checks with commensurate stopping. 8K miles r.t. including 8 days of canyons in ID MT WY CO.

Johnny DB

Changed front pads at 22,000miles. Did not need to but driver side caliper had a rock between the caliper body and pad backing plate really wedged in and I didn't like the angled wear of that pad. Rotors measured thicker than brand new factory claimed thickness using a Mitutoyo caliper.

Nein97_shaun

22k on my car and still stock pads and rotors

JG 996T

T2 has a 996 turbo S with the 'infamous' gen 1 PCCBs and I think he turned more 250,000+ miles on those rotors.
Mine are at 41,000+ no issues/.