Tracy Mazerolle was excited to get her new bright orange Subaru. But her excitement quickly turned to disappointment after driving her brand new vehicle off the lot and soon discovering a defect.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Have you ever taken a moment to really look at your car and were horrified to find paint chips you've never seen before? You're not alone.

You can typically fix a rock chip that is about one-fourth the size of a dime (that’s about a 1/8 to a 1/4 inch in size). The paint chip shown here should have been repaired long ago. You probably ...

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Tonami Deed, 24, purchased a second-hand 2011 Toyota Corolla Ascent in March 2023 for $6800. What began as a blemish the size of a peanut has resulted in nearly half of his car’s roof peeling away ...

Human quality inspectors in Nissan’s factories have historically spotted between 85 percent and 95 percent of flaws in the finish of cars exiting the paint booth. That wide range of variability is due ...