About r/MechanicAdvice
In its own words:
This is more than a car repair forum! Please read and follow the posting rules listed in the right hand sidebar.
The community was created on Feb 17, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,631 subscribers (+0.12%).
What sets r/MechanicAdvice apart
It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.83% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 96% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/MechanicAdvice grew from 2,141,909 to 2,159,732 subscribers (+17.8K, +0.83%). That is about 405 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/MechanicAdvice talks about
Across 200 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “car”, “help”, “noise”, “engine” and “advice”. Other frequent themes are transmission, start, honda, sound, ford and issue. By format, 34% are text posts, 24% are videos and 18% are images.
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 1,058,719 posts and 8,042,687 comments in total, about 7.6 comments per post.
Rules of r/MechanicAdvice
The moderators of r/MechanicAdvice list 8 rules. In short:
- Advice- No "How F--ked/screwed am I?" Questions
- No fake, joke, meme, illegal, malicious, offensive, unsafe, or AI generated posts/comments allowed
- Be Courteous and Professional
- One Incident Per Thread
- No Tire, audio, video, used/new car, car insurance, suing a shop posts allowed on this sub
- No Spam/Improper Linking
- No Body Work, frame, rust or Detailing Questions Allowed On This Sub
- Year, make, model, engine required on all posts
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/MechanicAdvice have?
r/MechanicAdvice has 2,159,732 subscribers, which makes it the #516 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 17,823 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/MechanicAdvice created?
r/MechanicAdvice was created on Feb 17, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/MechanicAdvice still active?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,058,719 posts and 8,042,687 comments. In a sample of 200 recent posts we counted 185 different authors.
What kind of posts are on r/MechanicAdvice?
The community describes itself as: “This is more than a car repair forum! Please read and follow the posting rules listed in the right hand sidebar.” Recent post titles often mention car, help, noise, engine and advice. Most posts are text posts (34%).
Is r/MechanicAdvice SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/MechanicAdvice as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/MechanicAdvice?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/MechanicAdvice accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Advice- No "How F--ked/screwed am I?" Questions”; “No fake, joke, meme, illegal, malicious, offensive, unsafe, or AI generated posts/comments allowed”; “Be Courteous and Professional”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/MechanicAdvice?
Communities with similar topics include r/chemistry (3.9M), r/Guitar (3.5M), r/AdviceAnimals (9.9M), r/cars (7.4M) and r/Advice (3.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/MechanicAdvice.