If the brakes are poorer than when you did the pads a couple of years ago. The pads may have become glazed. It is kind of old now but you are supposed to brake in brake pads I have seen recommended.

Or perhaps they even were of a poor composition as well when new. . By poor I mean having a low co efficient of friction factor.

The wives car and mine are not race cars. With the pads they have been selling. It is getting to the point. One set of rotors with every pad change.

I think the new pads are too hard. There are no caliper issues involved in what I am seeing. Logically if those pads are machining the rotors they probably have low grip. Requiring far More pressure.

Like the general aftermarket for car parts today. Too many producers make parts to sell rather than to do the job properly.

It seems to be all about money today more than ever. These chain parts places value their markups more than anything. I just got another set of rotors and pads delivered for the wives Toyota. She drives conservatively and a lot of highway miles. Her car should not be requiring rotors as often. Could be soft rotors I suppose.