Depends entirely on how you drive. If you come up to stop signs and signal lights and slam on the brakes and stop hard, or you drive at high speed and make sudden stops, your brakes will not last long. If your drive with your foot on the brake expect to be replacing them quite often. However if you drive easy and let off the accelerator long before you are going to stop and do not drive fast your brakes will last a long time. The average is around 50,000 miles but you may get 75,000 miles out of the front brakes and 100,000 out of the rear brake pads. All based on how you drive.
There are many places where one can find instructions on changing brake pads. A good place is the website "edmunds" to find instructions on changing brake pads.
My second set of rear pads have just been replaced at 47,500 miles
The better they are, the longer they last. There are many cheap pads available now that will only last 35-40,000 miles. My current pads, ceramics, have been on for 50,000 and are only half worn.
I'm almost at 30,000 miles, I was told I am good for another 10K. So mine will have lasted 40K on a 2009 TC.
After 20000 miles
A good store to purchase brake pads from is Parts Source. You can even ask the employees for tips and pointers if you are not completely confident in replacing brake pads.
Generally, brake pads should be changed between 20,000 and 180,000 miles. This depends on the brand of the brake pads, and the persons driving habits.
Its not a matter of miles but how many times u use your brakes...i can drive a hndred thousand clicks without touching the brakes and the pads would be fine...
Brake calipers usually last forever. -The pads they hold wear out depending how you drive and pad quality. Good pads will last about 40-50,000 miles, cheap ones as little as 20,000. If you want best deal get ceramic pads.
Brake pads are part of the cars disk brakes. There are four different brake pads they are semi-metallic brake pads, organic brake pads, low-metallic NAO brake pads and ceramic brake pads.
On my 2007 Sonata I had to replace the brake pads and rotors at 57000 miles.
There are 2 pads on each brake.