Rust isn’t just “bad luck”—it’s chemistry plus design, climate, and maintenance. These seven reasons explain why some cars ...

Some cars seem to dissolve into brown flakes while others stay solid for decades. I want to unpack why that happens, because rust is not just ugly, it quietly destroys structure and value. By tracing ...

Dear Tom and Ray: My 1992 Honda Civic LX sedan has 155,000 miles on it and has spent many Minnesota winters outside in the salt and the cold. The car runs great, but it is very rusty. There is a hole ...

A Swedish insurance company partnered with a Swedish homeowner's organization to commission crash tests of a rusted Mazda6 wagon and a rusted Volkswagen Golf to see how badly the corrosion compromised ...

Working on a rusty car sucks for a lot of reasons. You’re often battling with crusty parts that, in severe cases, break away in your hands and leave you with more work than you anticipated. The worst ...

Editor’s note: We published a follow-up article April 23, 2021, detailing what we learned when we brought our F-150 to two independent mechanics and a local Ford dealer for assessments of its ...