CapitalAL

I actually had the rear brake pads wear out faster than the fronts in 2 of my vehicles. The first was my work truck which tows a 18ft, 10,000 pound trailer. By having a lot of weight on the rear axle causes the rear brakes to wear out a lot faster. The other time this happened was in my Mercedes which caused the rears to wear out faster because of traction control. I am a aggressive driver and like to make the car oversteer anytime there is snow on the roads as well as do quite a bit of drifting in snow covered parking lots which then causes traction control to apply brakes to the rear wheels to try and "straighten out" the car.

My guess is you are not towing much, if anything with your macan so it is likely causes by the traction control/torque vectoring systems.

peterp

Thanks -- good to know. I'd rather it be the rear brakes because they are less expensive than the front, but thought something might be wrong for them to wear out first. Good to hear it's normal.

peterp

No towing and the car is driven very conservatively, so I wouldn't expect a lot of traction control to be kicking in -- a bit in winter I suppose, but really we haven't driven in much snow. Still good to hear that rear wearing first isn't unusual.

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peterp

I picked up the car without getting it done. Their quote was ridiculous -- they were charging 35% to 60% above Porsche OEM Retail prices. For the rotors, they were charging $369.06 vs $275.42 Porsche Retail Price versus $185 Suncoast/Sunset (which are the same Porsche OEM parts).

For the pads, there is a "Pad Repair Kit" part number that includes the pads and the spring plates, but they were quoting the "pads only" and then 8 pad clips at highly inflated prices ($21.26 each). The pad repair kit (pads & clips) is $142 and they were charging $348 ($178 for pads only, plus $170 for spring clips).

I have a quote from another dealer for around $1200 (vs $1715), so that's a lot closer to what is appropriate for a dealer. I really would rather have the dealer do the service, I just want to be "appropriately gouged" instead of "exorbitantly gouged" .

EDIT: Corrected price discrepancy -- originally thought they were charging for 8 clips when 2 were needed, but now I see they just unbundled as discussed above to make the total of parts cost 2.5 times what they cost when the repair kit factory part is used.

Dranon

The rears also wear out faster due to the automatic braking, hill stop funstions. Heck just backing out of my driveway after putting it in reverse without stepping on the gas pedal it engages!

peterp

I just noticed that the dealers are charging about $230 an hour. I would have expected something like $150.

LT1

My indy just quoted me $458 for 20k service (oil and filter, brake fluid change and cabin filter) $160 was the oil and filter change. I do the cabin filter myself ($15 from amazon) so im probably in for $368 for oil change and brake fluid change.

CapitalAL

Vehicle manufactures requiring changing the brake fluid at 20K miles is nothing but a cash grab. I have never changed the brake fluid in any of my vehicle and had many of them over 100K miles and never had any problems and the brakes works just as well as the day I bought it. Changing break fluid every 50-60K miles as a precaution if you plan on keeping a car for a long time might not be a bad idea, but any more often that that is just a waste of money.

MrMarco

No kidding, I was angry to see my indy added the cabin air filter to the service for a quick profit of $30. Changed the one they removed myself but lazy with bad back and arthritis so perhaps it was worth getting it done as scheduled, but still, c'mon man!

peterp

$30 profit on cabin filter -- where do I sign?

Recommended add-ons for the 30K service (which is oil & filter only) on a Base Macan with 27k miles:

High4

I just had the rear brakes serviced at a very reputable indy (rotors, pads, sensors, brake fluid flush) for 972.01 (2017 macan s).

3-Pedals

Do you understand this is one of the easiest DIYs for any car? Especially these primitive single piston rear brake pads will probably take me 30 minutes total for both and a first timer 3 times as much.

Brake fluid depends on how the car is stored and used. If you are storing the car outdoors 24/7, doing it every 2 years is not a bad idea. This is also something you can do yourself in 1 hour or less with the help of your significant other.

Quadcammer

OP, if you are in northern NJ, I will come do your rear pads for $200 flat fee, you supply the parts. Pm if you're interested in exploring this.

LT1

I'm in Holmdel NJ. I'll take you up on this when I need!

mvmojo

FWIW: Just had 40K service performed yesterday on my 2018 GTS Macan. This included plugs since we skipped that at 30K miles. Work was done at an Indie garage by a Porsche trained tech. Labor rate: $125/hr. Breakdown as follows:
- oil/filter change (Mobil 1): parts & labor = $243.32
- Brake system flush: parts & labor = $282.45
- PKD service (remove pan, replace gasket & filter, fill with new Porsche approved fluid - fluid cost $29/qt for 7 qts): P&L = $702.82
- New spark plugs - Parts & Labor = $468.50
- Tax, Envir fee, shop supplies & fuel cost for loaner vehicle = $183.53
Total bill was $1,880.62.

Not broken out separately but the above included all factory recommended inspections, including brakes, suspension, coolant system, belts/hoses, lights, etc.