The Brief
- WalletHub ranked New York City 97th out of 100 in its 2025 “Best & Worst Cities to Drive In” report.
- The personal-finance site found drivers in America lose an average of $771 a year to time wasted in traffic.
- The city scored lowest for auto-repair access and high maintenance costs.
NEW YORK – If you’ve ever spent an hour inching down the FDR Drive or looping for a parking spot in Midtown, this probably won’t come as a surprise: New York City ranks near the very bottom for drivers nationwide, according to a new WalletHub report.
The city came in at No. 97 out of 100, just three spots above Philadelphia, which took the dubious honor of being the worst city in the U.S. to drive in.
What we know:…