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Car Audio and Video

For The Car Audio and Video beginners to enthusiast to everything in between! Heads, Subs, EQs, etc... Bring it into our show room. Q&A, Advice, Tips, tricks and tech welcome! If you are new to the hobby, you can subscribe, post and view our wiki for basic starting information. If you are a long time veteran, feel free to use this as a form to discuss with other like minded enthusiasts.

165k subscribers1,417 posts / mo in Sep 20261,162 authors / mosince 2011

r/CarAV has 165k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,417 posts a month from 1,162 people. Top topics: Car Audio Mods, Audio Upgrade and Head Units & Upgrades.

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Size and growth

How r/CarAV has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+18%in 12 months · +3.0% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026164k
Growing164k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−38%vs Sep 2025 · −21% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.4k
QuieterPeaked at 3k in Mar 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CarAV

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Car Audio Mods10%
  2. Audio Upgrade8.0%
  3. Head Units & Upgrades2.4%
  4. Amps1.8%
  5. Wiring Harness1.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. ResoNix Sound Solutions
  2. KICKER
  3. Parts-Express
  4. eBay
  5. Sonic Electronix

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