r/cars
Activer/Cars - For Car Enthusiasts
r/Cars is the largest automotive enthusiast community on the Internet. We're Reddit's central hub for vehicle-related discussion, industry news, reviews, projects, DIY guides, advice, stories, and more.
Members
7,313,726
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
March 20, 2008
Total posts
855.8K
archived
Total comments
15.6M
archived
Is r/cars dead? Active community.
r/cars is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/cars
How many members does r/cars have?
r/cars had 7,313,726 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/cars dead?
No. r/cars is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/cars created?
r/cars was created on March 20, 2008.
Can I take over r/cars?
Probably not. r/cars is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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