# Brakes on Mercedes c230

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-mercedes-c230/21642>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** brakes\
**Created:** [November 4, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-mercedes-c230/21642 "2008-11-04T19:51:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cyncyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cyncyn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cyncyn)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-mercedes-c230/21642/1 "2008-11-04T19:51:59Z")

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My 2007 Mercedes has less than 11,000 miles & the dealer says it needs new front brakes. I drive using the shifter for the most part and don’t understand how they could need replacement so soon. I’ve had the car in several times for a “binding” noise on the front left brake, but they could find nothing wrong. What’s the expected life of brakes on this car? Dealer says it’s 12,000 miles.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-on-mercedes-c230/21642/2 "2008-11-04T21:31:36Z")

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The life of a set of brakes pads is WHOLLY dependent on the driver’s use. Some drivers can wear out a set of brakes in a few thousand miles; other drivers can drive as much as 100,000 miles on the original brakes. So, anystated mileage til wear-out, is booogusss.  
Dealers, commonly, state that services need to be done at as much as 50% the time,or mileage, as the car maker recommends.  
You could be better off by taking your car to a reputable brake shop (I know it’s a low mileage MB).