| English | American |
| Aerial | Antenna |
| Accelerator | Gas pedal |
| Alternator | Generator (AC) |
| Anti-roll bar | Sway bar |
| Bodywork | Sheet metal |
| Bonnet | Hood |
| Boot lid | Trunk lid |
| Boot (luggage compartment) | Trunk |
| Bottom gear | 1st gear |
| Bulkhead | Firewall |
| Cam follower or tappet | Valve lifter |
| Carburettor | Carburetor |
| Catch | Latch |
| Choke/venturi | Barrel |
| Circlip | Snap-ring |
| Clearance | Lash |
| Crownwheel | Ring gear (of flywheel) |
| Damper | Shock Absorber |
| Disc (brake) | Rotor/disk |
| Drop head coupe | Convertible |
| Dynamo | Generator (DC) |
| Earth (electrical) | Ground |
| Estate car | Station wagon |
| Exhaust manifold | Header |
| Fastback (Coupe) | Hard top |
| Flatting (Down) | Sanding |
| Float chamber | Float bowl |
| Free-play | Lash |
| Freewheel | Coast |
| Final Drive | Differential |
| Gudgeon pin | Piston pin or wrist pin |
| Gearchange | Shift |
| Gearbox | Transmission |
| Halfshaft | Axle shaft |
| Handbrake | Parking brake |
| Hood |
Soft top |
| Indicator | Turn signal |
| Interior light | Dome lamp |
| Layshaft (of gearbox) | Countershaft |
| Locks | Latches |
| Mole Wrench | Vise Grips |
| Motorway | Freeway, turnpike etc |
| Number plate | License plate |
| Paraffin | Kerosene |
| Petrol | Gasoline |
| Propeller shaft | Driveshaft |
| "Pinking" | "Pinging" |
| Quarter light | Quarter window |
| Rocker cover | Valve cover |
| Roof rack | Car-top carrier |
| Saloon | Sedan |
| Seized | Frozen |
| Side indicator lights | Side marker lights |
| Side light | Parking light |
| Silencer | Muffler |
| Spanner | Wrench |
| Sill panel (beneath doors) | Rocker panel |
| Spigot bush | Pilot bush |
| Split pin | Cotter pin |
| Steering arm | Spindle arm |
| Sump | Oil pan |
| Tappet | Valve lifter |
| Thrust bearing | Throw-out bearing |
| Tickover | Idle |
| Top gear | High |
| Trackrod (of steering) | Tie-rod (or connecting rod) |
| Transmission | Whole drive line |
| Tyre | Tire |
| Vice | Vise |
| Wheel nut | Lug nut |
| Windscreen | Windshield |
| Wing/mudguard | Fender |