Family Garage

Keeping the whole family on the same page just got easier. This update brings a handful of improvements to make CarTalk even more useful for you and your crew.

Never lose track of your family's vehicle maintenance again.

Family Garage is the easiest way to keep your whole household on the same page about car maintenance. Whether you have one car or five, one driver or a whole family, everything lives in one shared garage — oil changes, inspections, registrations, and more.

Sign in with just your phone number. No passwords, no email accounts. Enter your number, get a code, and you're in.

One garage. Every car. Everyone in the loop. Create a shared garage and invite family members by phone number. Everyone sees the same vehicles and service history, so there's no more guessing when the last oil change was or whether the registration is up to date.

Scan your VIN to add a car in seconds. Point your camera at the barcode on your door jamb or windshield. Family Garage automatically fills in the make, model, year, and trim — and checks for any open safety recalls from the NHTSA database.

Log what matters. Track oil changes, tire rotations, brake service, state and emissions inspections, battery replacements, air and cabin filters, transmission service, registration, and more. Set a next-due mileage or date and Family Garage will flag it when it's coming up.

See what's due at a glance. The Garage Report gives you a bird's-eye view of every vehicle — the last time each service was done and anything coming up in the next 500 miles or 30 days, across every car in your garage.

• Shared garage for the whole family
• Phone number sign-in — no password needed
• VIN barcode scanner with recall lookup
• 11 service categories with next-due tracking
• Upcoming maintenance alerts across all vehicles
• Invite family members by phone number
• Works in light and dark mode