No Brakes are not an issue, at least how I drive.
But, my brakes get regular service about every 30K miles. Just about the same for new tires. I'm at 51K right now and I just noticed on this tire rotation that one set of tires has its outside corners worn pretty good compared to the other set.
Rear brakes are squeaking on the noise makers... I use the manual brake quite a bit for slowing down, while down shifting. Front brakes are pretty good yet, I guess I'll have to lay off the manual lever for a bit.