r/CarTalkUK is a subreddit with 663k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses car, advice, mot, looking, and buying, and they frequently recommend/review family car, cars, and sports car.
r/CarTalkUK is the definitive subreddit for British petrolheads and inquisitive car drivers alike!
Popular Themes in r/CarTalkUK
#1
Advice Requests
: "Can you recommend British car YouTubers?"
12 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best place to get a new N47 engine put in?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "28 years after it was announced, Volvo fixed a still-open recall on my car!"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/CarTalkUK
#1
Car
: "The joy in seeing an immaculate, standard, 30 year old commuter Car"
404 posts
#2
Advice
: "Looking for Advice on a sports car for ~£15k"
101 posts
#3
Mot
: "No DPF. No Mot"
29 posts
#4
Looking
25 posts
#5
Buying
: "BMW cutting across multiple lanes at once"
25 posts
#6
Struggling
22 posts
#7
First Car
: "Just picked my First Car up a few days ago (:"
21 posts
#8
Bmw
: "Why is the primer blue on my F30 Bmw?"
20 posts
#9
Maintenance
: "Christ almighty cars have gotten expensive recently"
17 posts
#10
Looking For
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/CarTalkUK
Family Car
166 reviews
#1
Volvo
4.4★ from 27 reviews
#2
Toyota
4.6★ from 16 reviews
#3
Skoda
4.6★ from 13 reviews
Cars
125 reviews
#1
Honda
4.5★ from 20 reviews
#2
Toyota
4.0★ from 14 reviews
#3
Ford
4.1★ from 8 reviews
Sports Car
108 reviews
#1
Mazda
4.6★ from 17 reviews
#2
BMW
4.3★ from 16 reviews
#3
Nissan
4.0★ from 13 reviews
Flair Used in r/CarTalkUK
#1
Advice
: "Someone blocked my drive"
92 posts
#2
Misc Question
: "The lesser spotted Citroen BX.."
35 posts
#3
Humour
: "A perfectly practical car for UK roads"
29 posts
#4
Spotted
: "After many people advising against it, here’s my 20yr old Aston Martin vantage that’s the same age as me 😇"
21 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Just picked my first car up a few days ago (:"
12 posts
#6
News
: "Got my first car a week ago :)"
10 posts
#7
Tools/External Sites
: "built a MOT checker that gives your car a rough ‘health score’ – curious how accurate it is"
1 post
Member Growth in r/CarTalkUK
Yearly
+89k members(15.5%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026