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r/CarTalkUK↗

UK-based car enthusiast community

r/CarTalkUK is the definitive subreddit for British petrolheads and inquisitive car drivers alike!

688k subscribers2,387 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,912 authors / mosince 2013

r/CarTalkUK has 688k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,387 posts a month from 1,912 people. Top topics: Buying Used Cars, First Car Advice and Underrated & Overrated Cars.

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Size and growth

How r/CarTalkUK has grown

r/CarTalkUK

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+12%in 12 months · +2.4% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026687k
Growing687k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/CarTalkUK

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−30%vs Sep 2025 · −8.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.4k
QuieterPeaked at 4.2k in Mar 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CarTalkUK

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Buying Used Cars2.3%
  2. First Car Advice1.4%
  3. Underrated & Overrated Cars1.1%
  4. Car Insurance Savings1.1%
  5. Dream Cars1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Ebay
  2. Amazon
  3. What Car?
  4. PostImages
  5. Halfords UK

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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