nic.car

We performed a comprehensive analysis of nic.car on 2026-06-30. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 3372ms. The page is served over HTTP/1.1 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 14 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon (DV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.2 with the ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 2 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-12-13, which is 166 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 35/100 (below average). The following security headers are properly configured: Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) and X-Frame-Options. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 4 technologies across 4 categories powering nic.car. The detected stack includes Google Analytics 4, Mailchimp, Google Fonts, and jQuery 1.11.1.. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, nic.car receives an overall trust score of 71/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, nic.car receives a trust score of 71/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, a valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon with 166 days until expiration, DNSSEC providing authenticated DNS responses, and a well-established domain registered for over 11.0 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, and the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked nic.car against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers. The domain is registered through XYZ.com, LLC based in US, with a registration date of 2015-06-19 and expiration date of 2027-06-19.

Our technology detection engine scanned nic.car and identified 4 distinct technologies across 4 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for nic.car. Email Marketing: Mailchimp — manages email campaigns and subscriber lists for nic.car. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for nic.car. JavaScript Library: jQuery (version 1.11.1.) — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for nic.car. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Analytics 4 Measurement ID G-FXPLQLKPSR. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

nic.car delivers its homepage in 3372ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 14 KB, and we detected 60 resource requests loading assets from 11 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 0 out of 3 CSS files and 2 out of 4 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 5 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of nic.car produces approximately 0.01g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 14 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for nic.car. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

nic.car resolves to the IPv4 address 54.183.72.68, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 2 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 4 name servers: a.nic.car, b.nic.car, c.nic.car, and d.nic.car. Having 4 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for nic.car is handled by Google Workspace with 5 MX records configured: aspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com, and alt2.aspmx.l.google.com and 2 more. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF is not configured, meaning any server could potentially send emails pretending to be from this domain. This is a significant email security concern. DMARC is not configured, leaving the domain vulnerable to email spoofing and phishing attacks that impersonate this domain. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is enabled for nic.car, providing an additional layer of security by cryptographically signing DNS records. This prevents DNS cache poisoning and man-in-the-middle attacks that could redirect visitors to malicious websites. The domain is registered through XYZ.com, LLC (US). It was first registered on 2015-06-19 and is set to expire on 2027-06-19, making it 11.0 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 10 active subdomains for nic.car: admin.nic.car, api.nic.car, app.nic.car, blog.nic.car, cdn.nic.car, dev.nic.car, m.nic.car, and mail.nic.car. Plus 2 additional subdomains. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of nic.car contains 148 words of visible text content. This is a relatively short page — adding more descriptive content could improve search engine visibility. The page is structured with 2 H2 headings, 2 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 10 images. 1 images (10%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 90% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 14 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 13 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 4 external JavaScript files, 3 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: XML Sitemap (helps search engines discover all pages) and robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior). Notable missing features: Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 3 platforms: Facebook (@carsdomains), Twitter (@@cars), and Instagram (@carsdomains). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for nic.car is well-optimized at 37 characters: "Drive your brand® | The .Car Registry". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. The meta description is 77 characters (well-optimized): "Ignite your marketing with attention grabbing .Cars, .Car, and .Auto domains.". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to http://nic.car/, preventing duplicate content issues and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 4/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Drive your brand® | The .Car Registry..."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. The meta keywords tag contains 13 terms including .Cars, .Car, .Auto, cars, and car. Note: Google has officially confirmed that it does not use the meta keywords tag as a ranking signal. However, some other search engines (Bing, Yandex) may still reference it.