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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.”

Your car’s water pump circulates coolant throughout the engine, where it soaks up heat, and into the radiator, where the coolant is cooled and then recirculated back to the engine to start the process over again.

As Hyundai recently did, Kia also has now announced an anti-theft hardware update. The upgrade is free to owners of affected vehicles at Kia dealerships nationwide.

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

The fix involves a reinforcement that protects the ignition cylinder — the thing the key slides into in the steering column — and prevents its removal, which is necessary for the means of theft being promoted on social media.