Hyundai i10 break pad failure after 850 miles

For the brakes to fail at such a low mileage with no mechanical defects is exceptional . I have had it occasionally with automatics and was caused by the driver riding the brake pedal and thereby warranty claim was rejected as wear and tear ,

Thanks for the reply.
I should have mentioned the brakes have been over stiff since buying the car, I thought this was normal as I've never had a car from new before, and they'd wear down over time.
I try not to ride the break and give plenty of stopping time and use the hand break when stationary. One reason they gave was excessive weathering, but I haven't been able to clarify what this means - any ideas?

Hello. I bought a new i10 in August 2021 and have suffered from excessive brake dust and overheating bonnet and now there is the sound of metal rubbing against metal. I know the brake dust and the bonnet is excessive as I have had 4 new 'small' cars in the last 20 years including another i10 and have not had this problem EVER!!

Hi Lucy,

I hope you are having better luck with Hyundai than me! I've had my old brake discs & pads checked independently and confirmed that the issue they developed was not down to normal wear & tear, however Hyundai won't investigate further as their technicians have deemed no fault occurred.

Have you tried going to a different garage, that's what my case manager suggested I do. Short of contacting them every week, I don't think they are going to do much until someone has a serious accident.

What did your independent examiner report was the cause in his opinion ?

A possible fault with the brake pads. My original front discs were 5% worn (same as the rear discs which weren't damaged or replaced) and they said 5% isn't an unexpected amount of wear on discs.

" A possible fault with the brake pads " so he didn't find a fault and is only guessing with such an obscure answer . Brake discs with only 5% wear would not normally require replacing unless there was some other reason apart from the wear . On high performance cars it is often the norm to replace the discs when replacing the pads but certainly not on a small car like a Hyundai i10

It's been obscure answers all round so far. Hyundai suggested the excess wear came from living on the coast (which I don't), so I'm at a loss at what to do next.

With you tagging on to another post rather than start your own new one , we do not have any information on your year , mileage , what was carried out etc. and what is the current problem , state of affairs now apart from excessive wear .

I thought I did start a new post?