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The automotive industry is one of the drivers of CAE-based virtual product development. Due to a highly competitive market, development of innovative, high quality products within a short time is necessary and it is only possible by using virtual prototyping. It is important to note that increased application of virtual prototyping itself increases the necessity to perform robustness studies. If the number of hardware tests has to be reduced, it is essential to implement the scatter, which is always present in these tests (such as loads, material, geometry), into the computational model. Consequently, probabilistic methods using CAE-based stochastic analysis have to be utilized in order to quantify robustness, safety and serviceability. Brake noise is one of the most important problems in the automobile industry due to the high warranty costs. The generation of brake noise is due to the development of instabilities in the brake system.