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58.8% of the 34 Automotivesites we tested run a managed anti-bot or WAF. That is a homepage-level reading — the listing, search, and account pages people actually scrape are usually more protected.
| Site | Protected | Anti-bot / WAF |
|---|---|---|
| autoblog.com | Protected | DataDome |
| autoscout24.com | Open | — |
| autotrader.co.uk | Protected | Cloudflare |
| autotrader.com | Protected | Akamai Bot Manager |
| bikewale.com | Open | — |
| bmw.com | Open | — |
| caranddriver.com | Open | — |
| cardekho.com | Open | — |
| carfax.com | Open | — |
| cargurus.com | Protected | Unidentified WAF / bot protection |
| carmax.com | Protected | Akamai Bot Manager |
| cars.com | Protected | Cloudflare |
| carvana.com | Protected | Cloudflare |
| carwale.com | Open | — |
| chevrolet.com | Protected | Akamai Bot Manager |
| copart.com | Protected | Imperva (Incapsula) |
| dealer.com | Open | — |
| edmunds.com | Protected | Akamai Bot Manager |
| ford.com | Open | — |
| honda.com | Protected | Akamai Bot Manager |
| iaai.com | Protected | Imperva (Incapsula) |
| jalopnik.com | Open | — |
| jdpower.com | Protected | Cloudflare |
| kbb.com | Protected | Akamai Bot Manager |
| kia.com | Protected | Cloudflare |
| manheim.com | Open | — |
| mercedes-benz.com | Protected | Unidentified WAF / bot protection |
| michelin.com | Open | — |
| mobile.de | Protected | Akamai Bot Manager |
| motortrend.com | Open | — |
| partsgeek.com | Protected | Cloudflare |
| rockauto.com | Open | — |
| tesla.com | Protected | Akamai Bot Manager |
| topgear.com | Open | — |
| toyota.com | Open | Google reCAPTCHA |
| truecar.com | Protected | PerimeterX (HUMAN) |
Compare with the rest of the full Anti-Bot Adoption Index (of 960 reachable top sites, 55.6% are protected).