Hi, I took my MG ZS EV for it’s first service
It’s done less than 8,000 miles!
I was told it needs new brake pads & discs as there were corroded !!
Apparently it with using the assisted braking!! Which we were advised to use!!
Please has anyone else that this problem!
Thanks
Quick question - Is the car under or over 12 months old YET.
Because regardless of the warranty, if less than 12 months old, they could be still covered as not fit for purpose surely ??.
That type of news is never expected with a car that has covered SO little milage and only just 12 months old.
One of the reasons why people buy new cars, is to keep their maintenance costs down.
These brake disc services has been discussed at some length on another thread.
EV's ( due to the affects of regen braking ) are more prone to to develop rust and then pitting on the brake disc surfaces, due to the general lack of use of the foot brake.
Low usage case cars, CAN be more vulnerable to this type of condition of course.
One pedal regen strength cars can be seen as more at risk.
Dealers and then in turn MOT testers have soon locked onto this condition and are lying in wait to fire the parts cannon at the car at every possible opportunity.
First MOT is not due until 3 years, so the dealer gets in on the act first !.
My guess would be that the quote to replace these parts is around £800.00 at dealer prices and not covered under warranty ( surprise / surprise if you get my meaning here ).
Not what anybody is expected to be funding on a car that is this new and even worse, the fact that this could become a target at each annual charge at each service appointment !.
EV's are generally regarded as being much cheap to service than ICE models.
Not if you are slapped with a bill of £800.00 every 12 months it is presented it isn't.
Do you have any photos of the condition of the disc's ????.
As
@Gadget Geek points above, the subject was covered in a recent video by EVM and offers some good advice.
We have owned two ZS EV's now, both the Gen 1 and the Gen 2 facelift model.
The regen braking on the original Gen 1 model ( with BMS update ) has a MUCH stronger level 3 regen than the more recent Gen 2 model.
This can be seen as a 50/50 ball TBH.
On the Gen 1 you loss out on regen strength, but then means you use the manual foot brake less.
This lack of use then increases in the rust / pitting of the brake disc's / rotors.
The Gen 2 can have the opposite effect of less regen, more footbrake work, less rust / pitting at service time maybe ???.
I gave my brake disc's a quick visual check on our Trophy LR only last week.
The braking surface contact points on the disc's are very clean and shiny on all four corners.
I am not a spirited driver by any stretch of the imagination, but it is very clear to me, that the foot brake is called for MORE offered on the facelift than it was on the original ZS EV that is 100% for sure.
As far as I am aware, there is no third party suppliers stocking replacement disc's & pads for the ZS EV model ( unless I have missed one ).
Therefore these are dealer supplied / dealer prices items at the moment unfortunately.
Lucky MG HS PHEV model owners can purchase front discs & pads from the company "Borg & Beck" at a much cheaper price.
