Maintenance

You probably know buying a hybrid car will save you some gas, if you’re comparing it with a similar non-hybrid. But there are some things you might not know.

The beauty of automatic climate control is that you simply set the temperature you want, and the system will do whatever’s best to get to and maintain that temperature in the cabin.

How long brakes last depends on factors like how the car is driven and the condition of the rest of the braking system.

Although original-equipment tires can last for 50,000 miles or more, how long any tire lasts is dependent not only on the tire itself, but on how that car is maintained.

After recording its first dip in 28 years in the 2023 study, the agency says customer satisfaction with dealership service logged a 5-point increase for 2024.

As a general rule of thumb, many sources quote three to five years as an average, though some car batteries have been known to last 10 years.

Cold weather adversely affects diesel engines more than gas engines, but that’s only partly due to the engine itself.

In the past, the factory-recommended interval for changing the automatic transmission fluid was typically between 30,000 and 100,000 miles, but some newer vehicles have what’s referred to as “lifetime fluid.”

There are numerous factors that contribute to worse fuel economy in cold weather, and most have nothing to do with the engine.

Nearly a quarter century of modern hybrids has shown that the risk of battery failure is very low for at least eight years and up to 100,000 miles.