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Averages 10 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Sundays around 7 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
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Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
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Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
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Activity Rank #14,870 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#14,870
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
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Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
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r/TheAuto Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (32 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 58%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 241

r/TheAuto Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 PM
Mon 6 PM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 8 AM
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Sat 8 AM

r/TheAuto Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Car Review14 (29.8%)31
Spotted14 (29.8%)9
Industry Talk13 (27.7%)7
Car News6 (12.8%)17

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%image posts

r/TheAuto Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
car
31 (10.7%)
64
best
10 (3.5%)
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r/TheAuto Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/TheAuto Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/TheAuto Audience Overlap

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r/TheAuto FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/TheAuto?

Based on posting volume, r/TheAuto is most active on Sundays around 7 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/TheAuto?

r/TheAuto averages 10 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/TheAuto get?

Posts on r/TheAuto average about 8 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/TheAuto get most?

On r/TheAuto, most posts are image posts (100%)