Toyota Prius Prime owners face a $150 "road trip tax" as dealers refuse to sell $50 sealant bottles, forcing $200 full-kit ...

Q. I was stunned to discover that my new car doesn’t have a spare tire. Was I ripped off? A. Not really. As automakers strive to cut production costs and reduce vehicle weight to aid fuel economy, ...

Many new cars no longer include a spare tire — automakers are cutting them to save weight and boost fuel economy, leaving many drivers without a true backup. Fix-a-flat kits have serious limits — they ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Getting a flat tire, a puncture, or a slow leak can really ruin your day. Make sure you have a tire repair kit ...

Automakers are dropping spare tires to reduce cost, save weight, and increase space. Emergency inflator kits often can’t fix major tire damage like blowouts or sidewall gashes. Some drivers carry ...

Your trunk may not include a piece of equipment that has typically been sold along with many new vehicles for decades. Doreen Payne-Mays of suburban Park Forest said she experienced a flat tire in her ...

Have you looked in the trunk of your car lately? Turns out more than one-third of cars sold from model year 2015 don't have a spare tire, according to a AAA analysis. Instead, some carmakers provide ...

Spare tires are going the way of oldies radio. A standard feature as recently as 2015, the temporary spare beneath the Prius’ cargo floor disappeared in half the trim levels when Toyota redesigned the ...

Automakers would dearly love to shed the weight, cost and bulk of full-sized or mini spare tires, and it's starting to look like they've found a preferred alternative: tire repair kits. According to ...

A flat tire on a 2026 Toyota Prius highlighted challenges with vehicles that don’t include a spare, especially when replacement tires are hard to find.

The average driver will experience five flat tires in their lifetime. While some unlucky individuals may experience more and others fewer, getting a flat tire appears to be something that will happen ...