Brake Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL

A good rule of thumb for maintaining your brakes is to have them checked whenever you take your car into the dealership for regular maintenance. During a brake system inspection, the tech will check your brake pads, your rotors, brake lines, and the level of fluid in your master cylinder.

Your brake pads wear a little bit each time you apply the brakes. The more you brake, the faster they will wear away. In most cases, Volkswagen brake pads last on average, for about 50,000 miles. This will depend a lot on how you drive your vehicle and which set of brake pads, front or rear.

Volkswagen recommends that your brake fluid be flushed and exchanged every two years depending on your driving habits. The more miles you put on your car each year, the sooner you should have your brake system serviced. It’s also a good idea to have your brake fluid checked if you start to feel a difference in how your brake pedal feels when you try to stop.

Over time, your rotors may need to be resurfaced or replaced. This occurs with gradual wear and tear as well as when you let your brake pads wear too thin and start to scrape against the surface of the rotors. When grooves form in the surface of the rotors it can affect how your brakes work, sometimes making it harder to stop your car effectively.