r/MechanicAdvice
2.1M members
r/MechanicAdvice is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggle, noise, mechanic, car, and starting, and they frequently recommend/review tool brand, obd2 scanner, and impact wrench.
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Popular Themes in r/MechanicAdvice
#1
Solution Requests
: "Help! My wife has a 2015 Chevy trax that has, what I think, is a traction control light that keeps coming on. When it does the breaks get very hard to push. I can't figure what is going on. Does anyone have any ideas??"
21 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Which car should I finance?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/MechanicAdvice
#1
Struggle
20 posts
#2
Noise
15 posts
#3
Mechanic
10 posts
#4
Car
6 posts
#5
Starting
5 posts
#6
Ac
4 posts
#7
Looking
3 posts
#8
Advice
3 posts
#9
Oil
2 posts
#10
Workshop
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/MechanicAdvice
Tool Brand
117 reviews
#1
Craftsman
4.5★ from 17 reviews
#2
Gearwrench
4.1★ from 14 reviews
#3
Harbor Freight
3.9★ from 13 reviews
Obd2 Scanner
38 reviews
#1
Autel
4.1★ from 7 reviews
#2
BlueDriver
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Xtool
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Impact Wrench
33 reviews
#1
Milwaukee
4.8★ from 19 reviews
#2
Ryobi
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
Ridgid
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/MechanicAdvice
Yearly
+242k members(12.7%)
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Last updated: September 23, 2026