Brake pad wear

[K1W1]

What is the general consensus regarding how long the original front pads last?

I have no reason for asking other than curiosity and that fact it's 5km downhill (about 400 metre drop in altitude) to anywhere from here so brakes get used a bit.

[CanberravRS]

I can tell you that my 60,000klm old Octavia vRS had 3mm-4mm left when i sold it.. with the original pads.

[bobski]

After almost 15000k's my VRS's brakes are starting to feel spongy. Will know in a couple of weeks after its first service. I'd expect them to last at least 30000 though....

[CanberravRS]

After almost 15000k's my VRS's brakes are starting to feel spongy. Will know in a couple of weeks after its first service. I'd expect them to last at least 30000 though....

Id be shocked if they do less than 50k, they are very hard high carbon pads. I wasn't easy on my vRS and regularly used the brakes in a big way.
Easy thing to do is to watch the MM thickness report from your mechanic.

[brad]

65,000km & still have 7mm left. I rarely use the gearbox to brake either. I do tend to look a fair way up the road & anticipate what's going on. Not many hills around here, lots of traffic.

I expect to get about 150,000km out of them.

[K1W1]

Thanks to everybody but Brad I think you might be a little optimistic.

I expect to get about 150,000km out of them.

I assume that like other European cars the disc rotors are also a wear item so it will be a set of rotors with every second set of pads.
After the varying responses I think I'll have to actually go look at mine.