For anyone that has had a recent brake job - what did you pay for pads and rotors per axle? (total cost including labor)

Vehicle in question is Acura RDX.

Thanks

DIY, but helped a coworker do pads & rotors on his 2016 Chevrolet Colorado
IIRC, the parts were $3-400, bought online, non-OEM parts.
Couple hours work, fronts were a bit of a learning exercise, rears were easy.

Just had to replace rear pads/rotors on my 2016 4Runner. I replaced with OEM Toyota parts only and the rotors were $103 each and the pads were $53.00. Purchased online at a local Toyota dealer and picked up at the parts counter, that was the cheaper way to do things, per the parts guy at that dealer. If I had walked in off the street and bought for some reason it was about $78 for the pads and $135-140 for each rotor.

Pads n rotors for front of 2019 lexus rx350, under $200.

Labor, steak dinner and six-pack of Stone IPA. (As served by my wife )

Somethings i do not trust others to perform. My son and/or two of my daughters are the only other ones i would trust.

Daughters CX5, about $125 each rotors and $55 for premo pads at Advance Auto. You can usually find a n online discount code

Oops, you are wanting dealer costs with labor, I have no idea

I don't let anyone touch my vehicles unless it's warranty work

I'm in Delaware, so your market might be different. Our brake job runs between $575 and $625 depending on the vehicle. Independent shop here, expect the dealer to be higher. I'm doing an f-150 today who was quoted over $900 at the local dealer. He is going to be $603.55 out the door.

Bought pads and rotors on BrakePerformance.com for $470 in 2021. Labor at a local shop was nearly $700.

Pick a sensible number, multiply it by at least 5 for the cost at an Audi stealership service department.

Add in the cost of fluid and a new reservoir cap to fill and bleed the system myself because the Audi tech forgot to reinstall the reservoir cap. It's close to an hour drive each way to the dealer, so not worth it to go back to have them do it.

My wife's lament was "Just when I've gotten you to not think you have to do everything yourself..."

I got a flyer from the local Nissan dealership promoting their brake special for a Nissan Rogue. $189 for new pads and turn the rotors. Honestly, that's not bad.

I haven't paid for a brake job in over 30 years, so I'm not a good source. For your MDX, a set of Honda/Akebono pads should be $80-110 retail and assume 1-1.5 hours of labor ($150-180+/hour). I'd guess less than $400. But if they advise turning the rotors or replacing them?......ouch.

Honda/Acura brakes are super easy.

DIY with Rock Auto.
2 sets in the last 3 weeks...2010 Tahoe rear and 2004 Silverado 2500 HD (front). So much more of a selection on Rock Auto than the local auto parts store. I prefer OEM, AC Delco in this case.

Thanks for the feedback !! I am going to buy the parts and see if my neighbor (audi tech) wants to exchange some labor for some ammo.

I did my own brakes on my Excursion. Amazon had Detroit Axle slotted rotors and ceramic pads for $300 which I thought was a good deal. This was 4 rotors and 4 sets of pads.
I use this to keep sqealing down:
CRC brake quiet

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Thanks for the feedback !! I am going to buy the parts and see if my neighbor (audi tech) wants to exchange some labor for some ammo.

That's a good choice, especially if you don't want to do the mechanical bits or don't have the tools.

Go to Rock Auto, Link type in the year make and model and see what they show as available parts from Budget to Best.

Was able to get the pads for $88.

The rest was fine, that was good since I didn't have to shop around for 14.5" rotors.

Swapped out a brake hose while I was there. That was another thirty dollars.

Yeah, if possible team up with the mechanic neighbor, DIY type job. If you end up more solo, Utube will have videos.

A brake job at a shop is a high labor, relatively lower parts cost project.

Pads and rotors for my 2018 Armada ended up about $1000 installed. Supposedly an upgrade quality set. This was done at a local service provider that I had vetted and trust their work.
Not a job that I was interested in doing myself. I have learned to recognize my limitations..

2018 Toyota Tacoma SR5 pickup truck.
Disk brakes in the front, drums in the back.
We live on top of a hill. Going into town is steep downhill and rough on brakes. Front brake pulsation is getting annoying, the steering wheel shakes side to side when braking.
Last fall I had the rear drums off the axle flanges during a tire rotation. The rear brake shoes still looked like new.
I priced replacement rotors and pads from Rock Auto several days ago.
Brembo brand, labeled as heavy duty & towing, front axle (pair) rotors and pads for $160 plus shipping.
It's almost warm enough now to go out to the shop and get it done.
I will be doing the job myself.

I think I paid $325 on Amazon for the rear pads, rotors and sensor wire. I bought it by mistake, when I needed fronts. So I kept it for a year and now I need to install it all tomorrow.

When I got the front kit, they left out the sensor wire. I called Amazon and they said I'd have to mail the whole kit back and they're replace it. I told them that was insane for them to pay shipping 3x on a 65 lbs box (I have Prime). They finaly said they could just refund me 40% of the purchase price, I keep the kit and source my own sensor wire. So that one ended up costing me under $200. I DIY everything.

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Originally posted by PghPI:
Just had to replace rear pads/rotors on my 2016 4Runner. I replaced with OEM Toyota parts only and the rotors were $103 each and the pads were $53.00. Purchased online at a local Toyota dealer and picked up at the parts counter, that was the cheaper way to do things, per the parts guy at that dealer. If I had walked in off the street and bought for some reason it was about $78 for the pads and $135-140 for each rotor.

Your OEM rotors are made by Advics. It's cast into them on the back side. Probably $75.00 each at Rock Auto but add tax and shipping. I just replaced mine at rear of my Sienna van for $70.00 each. Add Akebono pads which are OEM Toyota for $ 48.00 Rock Auto. I did buy A Premium brand, China, calipers and new brackets. Everything fit beautiful, unlike the Akebono or Wagner stainless clips. The Wagner back plates for the pads is twice the quality of Akebono. That's a damn shame as the Akebono pads are American made. I will buy new front rotors soon at $ 56.00 each by Advics.

In 2022, I had to replace the wheel bearings, disc rotors, and brake pads for both front wheels of my 2002 Chevy Silverado truck. I did the work myself as it was easy. Parts were $248 with tax delivered to my house.

Then in 2023, I replaced the disc rotors and pads on both rear wheels. I did the work myself and parts were $181 with tax an delivery to my house.

For most everything, I usually use Rock Auto, but in both cases for the brakes, I used A1 Auto.