My rear brakes squeak intermittently.
Sometimes they are ok, about 20% of the time during parking lot speeds they squeak whether I press the brake pedal or not.

I can see the rotors and pads are in good condition. Is this a common fault and is it possible to get rid of the squeak without having to get new pads and/or rotors?

It could be the handbrake cable, when the squeak happens pull the handbrake up a bit and see if it stops.

I'm having the exact same problem. I noticed it in the McDonalds drive thru the other night.
The squeak goes away when i lightly press on the actual brake pedal.

Subscribed.

I put some wd40 on my actual brake pedal arm, and tightened it up and it got rid of most of mine, if its a pedal thing its an easy fix, the only headache is actually getting your head far enough under the fricken dashboard to actually see the damn bolt.

Saving this though, are you absolutely sure your pads arent the issue, youll usually get a light squeek and that's your pads telling you its time to replace, and itll sometimes only be intermittent when the pad and rotor both make contact in a certain area, if that makes sense

Depending on the pads they will sometimes squeak when they are perfectly fine.

If its while you're turning corners, it could also be the handbrake shoes slightly dragging on the inner drum of the disc.

The pads have plenty left in them as I can see (rear ones. The front I am about to replace and hence why I am thinking if I need to replace the rears too).

On one occasion the brakes started squeaking through corners and this was after the handbrake cable was tightened, however the general squeaking was there before the handbrake was tightened. Might loosen it a bit though just to make sure.

Does the car have handbrake shoes inside the brake rotor or does it use the pads as a handbrake?

Does the car have handbrake shoes inside the brake rotor or does it use the pads as a handbrake?

Shoes. The centre section of the rotor acts as a drum for the handbrake shoes.

Handbrake adjustment. Somebody can chime in the a way that works. But, I slack off the adjuster under the center console, pop the rear wheels off and the rotors - blast them out clean (air and/or brake cleaner) a quick squirt of lithium grease on the critical pivot points - the re-fit rotors with just wheel nuts to keep it square. Get the judgment of the handbrake shoes right. Then re-fit wheels. From there adjust the cable under the center console.

It was a bit harder on the AWD, but that's how I did it and its been great ever since.

Not sure the old WD40 would be great in there.

Sometimes you can get rid of handbrake noises by putting it on gently, then reversing a couple of meters. Centralises the brake shoe or something.

I had the same problem, but just with 1 rear wheel. I took the pads out - 1 of them had a shim on it so i removed it, put the pads back in and the squeak disappeared.

Lubricate the caliper guide pins and check the rear adjustment of the handbrake

I have a squeak from the rear when braking sometimes, usually only heard at low speed braking.
I've had about 3 seperate guys check them over while the car was in for servicing and its always the same story; no problem, pads are high, all looks good, etc. its a bit annoying but i just ignore it now. I assume its some peculiarity of these particular pads/setup and will be fixed next time the pads are replaced. I also assume these are the original pads, but i'm told age is not a problem for pads.

I have a squeak from the rear when braking sometimes, usually only heard at low speed braking.
I've had about 3 seperate guys check them over while the car was in for servicing and its always the same story; no problem, pads are high, all looks good, etc. its a bit annoying but i just ignore it now. I assume its some peculiarity of these particular pads/setup and will be fixed next time the pads are replaced. I also assume these are the original pads, but i'm told age is not a problem for pads.

You could check that they are not glazed, that they aren't a sloppy fit in the caliper, and that the shims are fitted correctly.

If no joy, clean out the hand brake drum and see if the shoe is glazed. Might just be a matter of adjustment though.

You could check that they are not glazed, that they aren't a sloppy fit in the caliper, and that the shims are fitted correctly.

If no joy, clean out the hand brake drum and see if the shoe is glazed. Might just be a matter of adjustment though.
Thanks Max!