Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: June 2025

TheirFirstCar.com is editorially independent. Our car recommendations are based entirely on first-car suitability — not on commercial relationships.

How affiliate links work on this site

Some links on TheirFirstCar.com are referral or affiliate links. When you click one of these links and complete an action — such as visiting a car listing site or requesting an insurance quote — we may earn a small commission or referral fee from the partner.

This does not affect the price you pay, nor does it influence our vehicle recommendations, eligibility rules, or safety-first scoring. The same cars appear in our results whether or not a commercial relationship exists with any partner.

Which links may be affiliate links

• Car search links — buttons that send you to Cars.com or AutoTempest to find a specific car near you. These may include a referral parameter that credits TheirFirstCar.com if you engage with a listing.
• Insurance comparison links — "Compare insurance quotes" buttons linking to insurance comparison services such as Insurify. We may earn a fee if you request a quote.

Affiliate relationships, when active, are noted near the relevant links with the phrase: "We may earn a referral fee from some partners."

What we never do

• Recommend a car because of a commercial relationship with a manufacturer, dealer, or affiliate partner
• Change a car's safety score, reliability score, or Overall Score based on commercial considerations
• Remove a car from our list because it does not generate revenue
• Add a car to our list because it does

Questions

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships, please contact us. We are happy to clarify which links on a specific page may carry affiliate tracking.