About r/Shitty_Car_Mods
In its own words:
Post pictures of cars with terrible mods Our Ethos (written Feb 2013): Shitty does not mean bad - Feel free to post shitty mods that are awesome! There are many pieces of junk that we all wish we could own (who wouldn't want a Toyota Tercel with a LS V8 swap?). Just because it's well done, It doesn't mean it's not shitty. Sorry guys stuck in a scene from "The Fast and the furious - 2001" This subreddit is subjective! your idea of shitty isn't everyone's and vice versa.
Community guide
r/Shitty_Car_Mods (#793, about 1.4 million subscribers) — Post pictures of cars with terrible mods Our Ethos (written Feb 2013): Shitty does not mean bad - Feel free to post shitty mods that are awesome! There are many pieces of junk that we all wish we could own (who… A recent sample averaged 3.8 posts a day (~60% gallery, ~20% image, ~20% video). Its public rules include: No complaining about "that's not a shitty mod" use your upvotes and downvotes. NO GATEKEEPING!; NO MEMES or funny pictures of cars that are not modified. This includes TEXT pasted over photos.; No spam, including off topic pewdiepie posts or “mods are asleep”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own work. Match posts to: No complaining about "that's not a shitty mod" use your upvotes and downvotes. NO GATEKEEPING!; NO MEMES or funny pictures of cars that are not modified. This includes TEXT pasted over photos.; No spam, including off topic pewdiepie posts or “mods are asleep”; No begging for Karma.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Search before reposting. Common flairs include: STANCE, WRAPPED CT, RIDE-DONK-ULOUS, BIG WANG.
The community was created on Feb 22, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 248 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/brooklynninenine (#792) and ahead of r/TrueCrimeDiscussion (#794) in our ranking.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/Shitty_Car_Mods climbed from 1,349,275 to 1,351,035 subscribers (+1.8K, +0.13%). That is about 35 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/Shitty_Car_Mods this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Miata monstrosity can’t seeu/Bob_snows · Nov 5 · image
- He is running washers instead of coil springs on his Celsior. Had to walk the car with a jack off the bump.u/Dumpster_Fetus · Nov 4 · gallery
- Save some downforce for the rest of us, my guy ...u/trenton08618 · Nov 3 · gallery
- This is what happens when the voices win ...u/trenton08618 · Nov 6 · image
- I guess it’s a Jeep thing, I wouldn’t understand?u/piggiesonwheels · Nov 1 · gallery
- Jeeps never disappointu/D_Davis99 · Nov 1 · gallery
- Orb hearseu/BeneficialPrice5456 · Nov 7 · image
- Bonefide Mercedes Santa Cruzu/SupaCabra · Nov 6 · image
- Face lift-liftu/Rakan454ss · Nov 6 · gallery
- the jee em peeu/BeneficialPrice5456 · Nov 7 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/Shitty_Car_Mods, from 2017 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.
- I've never seen a sadder existence, somebody needs to put this thing out of its misery.Aug 18, 2020 · video
- a whole gas station of shitty car modsu/WienerSchnitzel01 · Jun 14, 2021 · image
- that’s pretty accurateu/LorenzoHD · Mar 28, 2019 · 20,960 points · 362 comments · image
- Basketball taillightNov 6, 2017 · 20,690 points · 193 comments · image
- I think we can all agree that stance builds like these are incredibly stupidu/drifkingg · Jun 18, 2021 · image
- If you say so...u/3PercentMoreInfinite · Jan 24, 2018 · 19,663 points · 602 comments · image
- I live in my car and when sleeping i did know whether to suffer the bugs or heat, so i made a magnetic detachable screen for my windowu/irishboy22697 · May 17, 2020 · image
- I present to you the best post in this subreddit ever lmaou/xjustinkase · Sep 17, 2018 · 19,776 points · 619 comments · image
- Does this count?u/aiden66 · Jul 17, 2018 · 20,401 points · 299 comments · image
- Why? No.u/kidvange · Apr 17, 2020 · 18,148 points · 653 comments · image
Activity and best time to post
r/Shitty_Car_Mods gets about 3.8 new posts a day. The public archive holds 237,726 posts and 3,352,529 comments in total, about 14.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (5 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (0).
Rules of r/Shitty_Car_Mods
The moderators of r/Shitty_Car_Mods list 9 rules. In short:
- No complaining about "that's not a shitty mod" use your upvotes and downvotes. NO GATEKEEPING!
- NO MEMES or funny pictures of cars that are not modified. This includes TEXT pasted over photos.
- No spam, including off topic pewdiepie posts or “mods are asleep”
- No begging for Karma.
- No recent reposts. Sort by “new” and check recent posts before posting.
- Be Nice/don’t be an asshole.
- NO LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS ALLOWED
- REAL CARS ONLY
- USE DESCRIPTIVE TITLES
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Shitty_Car_Mods and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/Shitty_Car_Mods have?
r/Shitty_Car_Mods has 1,351,035 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #793 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,760 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/Shitty_Car_Mods created?
r/Shitty_Car_Mods was created on Feb 22, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years.
Is r/Shitty_Car_Mods still active?
Yes. r/Shitty_Car_Mods gets about 3.8 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 237,726 posts and 3,352,529 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/Shitty_Car_Mods?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Tuesday. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Shitty_Car_Mods?
The community describes itself as: “Post pictures of cars with terrible mods Our Ethos (written Feb 2013): Shitty does not mean bad - Feel free to post shitty mods that are awesome! There are many pieces of junk that we all wish we could own (who wouldn't…” Recent post titles often mention car and mercedes.
Is r/Shitty_Car_Mods SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Shitty_Car_Mods as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Shitty_Car_Mods?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Shitty_Car_Mods accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “No complaining about "that's not a shitty mod" use your upvotes and downvotes. NO GATEKEEPING!”; “NO MEMES or funny pictures of cars that are not modified. This includes TEXT pasted over photos.”; “No spam, including off topic pewdiepie posts or “mods are asleep””. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Shitty_Car_Mods?
Communities with similar topics include r/ShittyLifeProTips (1.7M), r/shittymoviedetails (1.6M), r/DiWHY (3.9M), r/iamatotalpieceofshit (2.1M) and r/awesome (1.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Shitty_Car_Mods.