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Learn about Cars from the Owners who Drive Them
103,000+ drivers. 134,000+ cars. Real car owners helping each other with real car information.
- What Makes TrueDelta Different
- What You Get When You Join
- What Our Members Say
TrueDelta: Not Just Another Car Site
TrueDelta is a community of 103,000+ car owners who report on their real-life experiences with their vehicles.
You can take many surveys online. Nearly all are conducted for corporations. TrueDelta's quarterly car reliability survey is different: we conduct it to benefit members.
Why quarterly, when others are annual? Three reasons. So members can report repairs while their memories are fresh. To have reliability ratings on new car models sooner. And to track cars more closely as they age.
Want to really get into the details? We post the description of every reported repair.
However, we last conducted the quarterly survey in 2018, and stopped offering new free memberships. A couple rounds were conducted in 2022, and these made two things clear:
- If the survey covers more than a quarter, people report far fewer repairs. Annual surveys cannot yield good info.
- We need more participants.
So we are again giving free memberships to those who agree to help.
Whether we resume the quarterly survey depends on how many people join. You can help make this happen!
What Members Can Do that Guests Can't
- Get unlimited access to all of TrueDelta's results, including additional reliability statistics not available to non-members. [details]
- Maintain repair, maintenance, and fuel economy records for your cars in one convenient location.
- Share what you like and dislike about your cars.
- Receive suggestions from other members about which car to buy, and provide suggestions to members seeking them.
- Set up wish lists that allow you quickly access reliability and other information about cars you're interested in.
Average repair frequencies are the tip of the iceberg. It can be more
helpful to know what percentage of cars required no repairs, and what
percentage required three or more repair trips. Members get these
"repair odds" stats.
Also, you might care mostly about problems that can disable a car. Members can view stats that only include powertrain and chassis repairs.
To see whether a car's reliability has been getting better or worse, members can view reliability trends.
Also, you might care mostly about problems that can disable a car. Members can view stats that only include powertrain and chassis repairs.
To see whether a car's reliability has been getting better or worse, members can view reliability trends.
Testimonials from Our Members
Thank you for having it all in one tidy package. The most robust, simple to navigate, easy on the eye comprehensive auto guide EVER! KUDOS to your designers and web people!
-- Lisa H.
This is the most easily understood car comparison site EVER for a non-gearhead. I've had my eye on a Honda Fit and now I can rest assured: its history and consumer experiences support a purchase 100%. THANK YOU!
-- Susan Q.
I found your site extremely helpful- in fact it was the site I found on my phone internet when the Passat left me stranded 80 miles from anything in any direction on x mas weekend 2 years ago. Your site helped me to determine I likely had a bad fuel pump based on mileage from other entries.
-- Savannah C.
