Excessive Brake Wear

[Oldie]

My understanding is two fold - regeneration capture on the rear brake and more level braking rather than the front dipping

[eugen61]

My understanding is two fold - regeneration capture on the rear brake and more level braking rather than the front dipping

There’s no regeneration capture argument for this thread, the OP’s car is T4 AWD.

[Oldie]

Oh OK - wonder if regeneration is on B4's as their seems to be more wiring around that area

[Felindre]

The 'braking regeneration' is misleading. It doesn't in any way use the brakes, but increases the alternator charging which has the effect of more engine retardation or 'braking'. It might I suppose lighten the physical braking on the front wheels to compensate for the engine braking on the front (even on the AWD I would imagine under braking it wouldn't be engaging the rear drive)

This applies equally to the old 12v stop start, and the new B series 48v

[JFDIT]

Don't forget the rear brakes are part of the various stability control systems.

[Oldie]

There is one sure fact, when it comes to the rear brakes on an XC40 - it eats through brake-pads like tiny-Tim on a Christmas ham.

[KeithR56]

Excessive brake wear is not exclusive to XC40. My last car was a mk1 XC60 and needed new rear disks after 35k miles of gentle driving. Front brakes were fine. No fancy auto hand brake on that model.