| 100% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that needs to be changed regularly in a car |
| 47% | BLED | 4 | What I always did to the car brakes after changing the fluid in those days when I was a DIY car guy (I no longer am!) |
| 46% | MARIA | 5 | She's a problem that needs to be solved, in song |
| 45% | AXE | 3 | Tool that needs to be regularly sharpened |
| 44% | EGO | 3 | Self related feeling that needs to be kept in check |
| 43% | THELONG | 7 | With 63-Across, all that needs to be said, or a hint to what's found in each starred answer |
| 43% | OIL | 3 | Engine fluid that needs to be replaced regularly |
| 43% | COAL | 4 | ___ car, red train card in the board game "Ticket to Ride" that is named after a fossil fuel |
| 42% | VISAS | 5 | They need to be in order at a border |
| 42% | UBERS | 5 | Rides in a car that was called via an app |
| 42% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that might be changed by a mechanic |
| 42% | EQUITABLY | 9 | In a way that is fair to all |
| 41% | ICE | 3 | What might need to be scraped off a windshield in winter |
| 41% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that's changed during a car's tune-up |
| 41% | INCODE | 6 | Like a message that needs to be cracked |
| 41% | BAD | 3 | Like a habit that needs to be broken |
| 41% | BABIES | 6 | Those in need of a change |
| 40% | CLUTCH | 6 | Device in a car that transmits the drive from the engine to the gearbox |
| 40% | GRAPE | 5 | Fruit in a vineyard that is used to make 12a |
| 40% | LEMONS | 6 | Cars that are in the shop a lot |
| 39% | TROPE | 5 | A car that won't start is a common one in horror films |
| 39% | THICK | 5 | Like a milkshake that needs to be eaten with a spoon |
| 39% | SUNROOF | 7 | The top of a car that can be opened in summer |
| 39% | NIOBE | 5 | Woman who was changed to a weeping stone in Greek myth |
| 39% | CASSEROLEDISH | 13 | Part of a gift that needs to be returned |
| 39% | CHIMNEY | 7 | Part of a fireplace that needs to be swept |
| 39% | TESLA | 5 | Car that can be plugged in at a Supercharger station |
| 38% | RESPITE | 7 | Providing relief to those in need of a break |
| 38% | CATNIP | 6 | A herb that is minty in flavour and causes euphoria to felines |
| 38% | ODESSA | 6 | City that was home to the first car in Russia |