Year in Review: Top 20 Automotive Services Requested in 2019 | Openbay Overdrive

U.S. driving for 2019 is estimated at a record 3.258 trillion vehicle miles traveled (VMT), according to the U.S. Department of Transportation and , the award-winning online marketplace for automotive service and repair and a provider of SaaS-based solutions for the automotive service industry. More miles driven translates to an increase in demand for automotive repair and maintenance services due to wear and tear of a vehicle’s mechanical parts, electrical parts, and lubricants.

The demand for automotive services on Openbay continues to grow more than ever before. Openbay compiled a list of the top automotive services requested on its marketplace for all of 2019 by vehicle make and model. Similar data is provided for November 2019 and December 2019 .

Top 20 vehicle makes and models requesting service during the calendar year 2019 in rank order:

The average age vehicle requesting service on Openbay is approximately 10 years. Both Mercedes-Benz and vehicles requesting service have a higher average age at eleven years (11 years), while the vehicle age for and is much younger at seven years (7 years).

Top 20 automotive services requested during 2019 on the Openbay marketplace, in rank order:

* Services listed indicate ‘original services’ selected by the vehicle owner when service request was entered on the Openbay platform. Additional services may have been added to the original service request or completed service.

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Originally published at https://www.openbay.com on January 6, 2020.