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Automotive expert witnesses specialize in a variety of fields, including vehicle engineering, automotive safety, mechanical engineering, traffic accident reconstruction, and automotive repair. Some of the most common specialties among automotive expert witnesses also include vehicle dynamics, crashworthiness, automotive electronics, brake systems, and tire failure analysis. They have provided opinions on the effects of vehicle design flaws, faulty repairs, traffic accidents, product liability issues, and driver behavior.

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Automotive Lemon Law & Warranty Breach of Contract Expert WitnessView profile

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Automotive Lemon Law & Warranty Breach of Contract Expert Witness

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Florida

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the automotive industry, with expertise in automotive Lemon Law and warranty breach of contract. He holds several certifications, including as a certified service writer, a certified master technician auto and HD truck, and a certified appraiser. He is active in his field as a member of the International Automotive Appraisers...

Accident Reconstruction and Automotive Engineering Expert WitnessView profile

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Accident Reconstruction and Automotive Engineering Expert Witness

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Maryland

With over 30 years of automotive engineering experience, this expert has dedicated his career to the field of accident reconstruction. Holding Masters and Doctoral degrees in automotive mechanical engineering and highway safety, he is a recognized expert whose clients have included U.S., State and Foreign Governments. He has extensive court experience, having been deposed and testified in...

Vehicle Collision Reconstruction Expert WitnessView profile

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Vehicle Collision Reconstruction Expert Witness

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California

This expert has over 32 years as an Accident Reconstructionist and Forensic Engineer, and is ACTAR Accredited. He is a certified Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) technician, operator and data analyst. He is a former Chair of the Engineering Sciences section and Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a member of 5 additional forensic groups including CAARS, NAPARS, SAE, SATAI and SOAR....

Automotive Safety Expert WitnessView profile

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Automotive Safety Expert Witness

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California

This expert has 25-plus years of Automotive Safety Research and Development, Accident Reconstruction, Concept Vehicle Design and Manufacture as a Scientist Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Project Engineer, Systems Engineer, (Design, Development, Manufacturing and Test Engineer). Qualified as a Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Bio-Mechanical Engineering Expert in Los Angeles, Orange,...

Automotive Retail and Dealership Operations Expert WitnessView profile

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Automotive Retail and Dealership Operations Expert Witness

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Missouri

This expert has been working in the retail automotive industry for over 40 years. He has been a contributing monthly columnist to an automotive dealer publication for nearly 20 years, while he is the co-author and co-presenter of an automotive management course. He has extensive hands-on experience in dealership sales, development, operations, and management, and he has been an invited speaker...

Forensic Electrical Engineering Expert WitnessView profile

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Forensic Electrical Engineering Expert Witness

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Arizona

This expert is a registered professional engineer and certified journeyman electrician, belonging to such societies as the Association of Electrical Inspectors and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has served as an electrician and electrical engineer on various projects over his 35+ year career, and is currently the president of a Forensic engineering consulting firm...

Electrical Engineering Expert WitnessView profile

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Electrical Engineering Expert Witness

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Wisconsin

This highly qualified expert is the founder and principal of a consultancy for technology and intellectual property investigation in electrical machines, electromagnetic devices, and their applications, particularly in the automotive, aerospace and transportation fields. He holds 49 US patents with 4 more applied for, and authored or co-authored twenty-two papers in referred journals. He is the...

Mechanical Engineering Expert WitnessView profile

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Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness

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Minnesota

This expert has over 35 years of forensic engineering experience, and he has investigated and worked up more than 100 cases in each area of slip/trip/miss and fall, accident reconstruction and crash analyses, and product failure. He has published papers in the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE). He has long been active in professional societies and is a past chairman of...

Automotive System Dynamics and Control Expert WitnessView profile

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Automotive System Dynamics and Control Expert Witness

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Virginia

This expert is a nationally renown expert in automotive engineering and currently is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at a top ten automotive design and engineering school, where he also holds the position of Director of Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety and the Railway Technologies Laboratory. This expert is the founding director of the Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and...

Rental Cars Expert WitnessView profile

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Rental Cars Expert Witness

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Texas

This expert has 30+ years in the automobile rental industry and most recently held leadership positions in such renowned organizations as Hertz Rent-a-Car. Having working in numerous environments involving foreign jurisdictions and nationals, he is comfortable navigating the regulations and industry best practices relevant to automobile rental services.

Automobile Investigation & Accident Reconstruction Expert WitnessView profile

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Automobile Investigation & Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness

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Florida

This highly qualified expert specializes in accident reconstruction. Receiving his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida, he has completed several training courses and certifications in safety and accident consultation. He is is a licensed professional engineer and is recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) and is a Walkway...

Automotic and Electronic Manufacturing & Design Expert WitnessView profile

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Automotic and Electronic Manufacturing & Design Expert Witness

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California

This expert is a multi-disciplined inventor with dozens of patents and applications, and a seasoned business creator with 23 years of experience in various areas of Automotive Electronics, Consumer Electronics, and Electronic Product Design. In 1991, he established a design, manufacturing and distribution facility for his dozens of inventions. He is currently a consultant working primarily in the...

Vehicle Automated Systems & Technology Expert WitnessView profile

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Vehicle Automated Systems & Technology Expert Witness

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Illinois

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Ohio

This engineering expert has over 30 years of experience in the field. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering and his Master of Engineering Science in Ireland before coming to the United States while working for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, where he designed electronic hardware and system software for air braked truck / trailer ABS and traction control systems. He then worked on ABS and...

Automobile Finance and Leasing Expert WitnessView profile

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Automobile Finance and Leasing Expert Witness

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Tennessee

This seasoned expert specializes in auto finance and lease regulatory compliance, with over 30 years of experience in the consumer vehicle leasing and financing areas. He regularly consults as an expert witness on auto leasing and finance-related matters, including dealer finance practices, insurance sale practices, and Regulation Z & M issues. In addition, he has consulted for the Federal...

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Automotive and Combustion Mechanical Engineering Expert WitnessView profile

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Automotive and Combustion Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness

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Texas

This expert is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at a TX university and a transportation research faculty. She joined the department in 2011 after post-doctoral fellowships at Oak Ridge and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and completed her dissertation research in...

Automotive Mechanics & Exotics Cars Expert WitnessView profile

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Automotive Mechanics & Exotics Cars Expert Witness

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Washington

This expert is a world class automotive mechanic specializing in exotic and luxury cars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Aston Martin. He has extensive knowledge and prior experience restoring and racing numerous classics over the past 25 years.

Trucking Inspection Expert WitnessView profile

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Trucking Inspection Expert Witness

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Wisconsin

This qualified expert of Trucking Inspection obtained his Technical Diploma in Auto Diesel Technology from the Nashville Auto Diesel College and currently pursuing a BA in Business at Ashworth College. He is Certified in CDL A Truck Driving, DOT Inspection, ASE (Auto Service Excellence) in A/C repair, TWIC (International Transportation) and is currently an Assistant Service Manager for a Trucking...

Accident Cause Analyst & Private Investigator Expert WitnessView profile

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Accident Cause Analyst & Private Investigator Expert Witness

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California

This expert is a Licensed Private Investigator, and he has participated in SIU investigations of fraudulent injury and auto theft claims as well as auto repair fraud. He has many years of field and courtroom experience. In addition, he has been authorized by the California Bar Association to provide continuing Legal Education in the fields of Collision Reconstruction and the Bio-mechanics of...

Automobile Expert WitnessView profile

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Automobile Expert Witness

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California

This qualified expert of Industrial Technology obtained his BS and MA in Industrial Technology at Kent State University and his PhD in Industrial Technology at the Ohio State University. He is certified in Life Credential in Driver & Traffic Safety Education and is a Licensed Private Investigator. He is a member of the American Board of Forensic Examiners and the American Society of Certified...

Automotive Diagnostics and Airbag Expert WitnessView profile

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Automotive Diagnostics and Airbag Expert Witness

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Missouri

This qualified expert has over fifty years of experience in all aspects of the automotive industry. He received his AS in Business and Accounting from Mesa Community College and has completed further training in: the Ford Motor Company Night Course at Phoenix Union Technology, Automobile/ Automotive Mechanics Technology from Lincoln Technical Institute, Computer Vehicles and Fuel Injection from...

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The Average Automotive Expert Witness
Charges $334 / Hour

Based on hourly rates. Compare expert witness rates across thousands of specialties in all 50 states.

  • Review Fee

    $300

    Fee info

    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Deposition Fee

    $350

    Fee info

    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Court Fee

    $350

    Fee info

    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

Automotive Expert Witness FAQs

An automotive expert witness provides specialized knowledge in vehicle mechanics, safety standards, and industry regulations. They can offer critical insights and testimony in cases involving car accidents, product liability, or mechanical failures.

Automotive expert witnesses often handle cases related to vehicle accidents, defective parts, faulty repairs, patent disputes, and compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

In a product liability case, an automotive expert can analyze the design, manufacturing process, and potential defects of a vehicle component to determine if it contributed to an accident or injury.

Yes, there are many subspecialties including but not limited to crash reconstruction, vehicle engineering, auto repair fraud, tire failure analysis, and automotive electronics.

An automotive electronics specialist can provide crucial evidence in cases involving electronic system failures that may have led to accidents or malfunctions. They understand complex systems like GPS, infotainment systems, and advanced driver-assistance systems.

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