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r/Autobody↗

Autobody. A place for questions, advice and discussion amongst people in the trade.

Discussion among Autobody enthusiasts, anyone wanting to become more aware of processes and what it takes to fix automobiles. If you are here for an Estimate WE DON'T DO ESTIMATES HERE! You will be banned, your post deleted. Just cause you saw it on Youtube doesn't mean its the right way to do it.

132k subscribers1,221 posts / mo in Sep 20261,096 authors / mosince 2009

r/Autobody has 132k members (+24% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,221 posts a month from 1,096 people. Top topics: Painting Prep, Car Paint Jobs and Fixable Cars & Trucks.

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Size and growth

How r/Autobody has grown

r/Autobody

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+24%in 12 months · +3.7% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 2026132k
Growing132k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Autobody

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−26%vs Sep 2025 · −11% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.2k
QuieterPeaked at 2k in Aug 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Autobody

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Painting Prep2.4%
  2. Car Paint Jobs2.0%
  3. Fixable Cars & Trucks1.8%
  4. Rust Inspection1.2%
  5. Paint Issues & Touch Up1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market
  2. eBay
  3. AutoZone
  4. Wolfram
  5. Walmart

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research