CarParts.com UX Case Study
This is a case study of CarParts.com’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 516 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.
CarParts.com’s overall e-commerce UX performance is decent. Their main culprits are poor Customer Accounts and mediocre Product Lists & Filtering performances.
First benchmarked in March 2023.
Performance: 41.5Decent
URL: carparts.com
UX Award Winner (see all):
Automotive Parts & SpecialtyTop 1%
Cart & Checkout (mobile)Top 1%
Overall UX Performance
516 Guidelines · Performance:
Desktop Web
265 Guidelines · Performance:
Homepage & Category Navigation
27 Guidelines · Performance:
On-Site Search
28 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Lists & Filtering
48 Guidelines · Performance:
Product Page
59 Guidelines · Performance:
Cart & Checkout
78 Guidelines · Performance:
Customer Accounts
16 Guidelines · Performance:
Site-Wide Features & Navigation
9 Guidelines · Performance:
Mobile Web
251 Guidelines · Performance:
To learn how we calculate our performance scores and read up on our evaluation criteria and scoring algorithm head over to our Methodology page.
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CarParts.com’s Desktop Web E-Commerce Design
16 pages of CarParts.com’s e-commerce site, marked up with 221 best practice examples:
CarParts.com’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design
13 pages of CarParts.com’s e-commerce site, marked up with 202 best practice examples:
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