Research · Auto repair
Still not secure
HTTPS has been standard website infrastructure for years. Yet nearly one in five auto repair websites we checked still served customers without it.
Nearly one in five websites did not use HTTPS.
HTTPS encrypts the connection between the visitor and the website. Without it, the site starts with a basic trust problem before the customer has read the services, reviews, or phone number.
A small technical setting with a visible consequence
Customers do not need to understand certificates or encryption. They only need to notice that the page does not appear secure. That warning sits beside every claim the business makes about being professional and trustworthy.
HTTPS does not make the whole website secure. It protects the connection. Software updates, passwords, backups, and malware protection remain separate responsibilities.
How we got these numbers
We checked valid websites associated with businesses categorized as auto repair. Each website was counted once and tested for HTTPS and a valid SSL certificate.
Complete results were available for 6,382 websites. Secure HTTPS was present on 5,223, while 1,159 did not use HTTPS. Another 224 websites had an incomplete result and were excluded from the percentage.
An honest limitation: these are the businesses we chose to analyze, not a random sample of the industry. This checks transport security only, not malware, software updates, passwords, or other vulnerabilities.
What to do about it
- Open your website and inspect the address. It should begin with HTTPS.
- Enable an SSL certificate. Most hosting providers include one at no extra cost.
- Redirect HTTP to HTTPS. Old links should reach the secure version automatically.
- Check every page after the change. Images and scripts loaded over HTTP can still cause warnings.