Should my SEAT Ibiza's brake discs have warped after just 11,000 miles of urban driving?

The local dealership where I bought my SEAT Ibiza 1.2 TSI 2 years ago has given up the franchise. I now have to travel an hour to a SEAT dealer. That would have been fine if the car had not been dogged by problems, meaning time off work, expense and time wasted. The most recent problem was warped brake discs, which as well as most of the day off work cost me £249 to repair. Having written to SEAT they have not replied in writing but have employed a youth to ring me up and basically tell me the discs were not covered by warranty, as I expected, and the franchise change was my problem, not theirs. As the car had only done 11,000 miles of urban driving I was a bit miffed that I was not offered any goodwill.

Asked on 13 July 2013 by PM, Shrewsbury

Answered by Honest John
VAG discs seem to be more prone to overnight oxidation than on other makes and models, but the first few brakings every morning should clean this off. Usually, warping is caused by sitting on the brakes after a long brake, such as into a roundabout from 70mph, or for a junction at the bottom of a hill, when the parts of the discs not clamped by the pads cool faster than the sections under the pads.
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