So, a lot of you are talking about changing brake fluid every couple of years.
I've been driving for 25-ish years. I've owned (hmm) 6 cars. The first two didn't last long (I was a bad driver out of the gate... highly recommend parents spring for proper driver's ed for your kids!) and I had one that was primarily for parts development so let's say 3 cars. I had one for 11 years, one for 8 years and the current one I've had for 7.
I have never changed the brake fluid in any of my cars
Further, I've never even had it recommended to me at service that the brake fluid be changed.
Not once.
So how is it you guys are all talking about every 2 years?
But maybe its me, not you (like every g/f said) so I did some searching. The consensus? There is no consensus. There is no universal recommendation. Each manufacturer invents their own recommendation and some don't even make a recommendation.
Given that I never died... never had a brake failure... never even had slight problems with braking... I'm inclined to think that the manufacturers that suggest quick changes (Mercedes is an example) are the ones that make a whole lot of money off service (Mercedes is an example).
This is the answer I got from
this Cars.com article:
My personal conclusion isn't that my experience was the right experience and everyone should ignore it. Actually, quite the opposite. I'm a little freaked out that it never came up. I never gave it a thought and I never read that you should do it regularly until this very thread (and I'm in the automotive industry! Albeit on the electronics side, but still). And it bugs me that manufacturers can't be bothered to provide a real answer. It is clear to me that it isn't THAT big of a deal and 2 years is probably vast overkill... but leaving it completely up to the owner to figure out on their own isn't right either.
I'm probably going to go change the fluid this week and set a Google Calendar reminder for 5 years