Car sounds, vehicle effects, engines, brakes, and road-ready real-world audio
Car engines, doors, horns, and passes for scenes and games. 82 free CC0 sounds.
Most downloaded car sounds
Top 30Explosion made from white noise and mic blowing with reverb·bang, boom
Car crash sound effect layered from glass, grit, and metallic sources·car, cinematic
Rubber tires braking and squeaking on pavement from various vehicles·bike, brakes
Police car siren wailing on a city street·car, cop
Car engine starting up·automobile, car
Car starting, speeding up, skidding, and crashing in sequence·automobile, car
A car approaching and performing a handbrake turn with screeching tires.·accident, brake
Cinematic car crash fading into a slowing heartbeat·car, cinematic
Car applying brakes at high speed with screeching tires·brakes, breaks
Car driving past from an exterior perspective·308, acceleration
Car door handle being pulled to open or close·bassy, car
The sound of a car performing a handbrake turn with skidding tires.·brake, car
Car engine starting up and tapping the accelerator·accelerate, automobile
A car approaching and executing a handbrake turn with tire squeals.·accident, brake
Metallic car collision impact with bass-heavy crunch·anger, angry
Car door being shut firmly with a solid slam·audi, car
The sound of a car performing a short burnout with spinning tires.·accelerate, burnout
Car crash with breaking glass from dropped metal panels·car, chaos
Car crash with breaking glass sound·car, crash
Single car crash with breaking glass and screeching tires·breaking, car
Single car driving past from left to right on a street·by, car
The solid thud of a car door being closed shut.·bang, car
The sound of car tires squealing while driving in circles.·car, screech
Car horn being honked outdoors·car, honk
Classic car arriving on gravel and engine shutting off·arrive, car
A car performing a handbrake turn then settling into an idle.·accident, brake
Tires squealing followed by a terrible car crash impact·accident, auto-accident
Car ignition key turned, engine starts and runs at idle·car, engine
Car engine starting up and driving away·away, car
Cars passing by on a road·by, car
Best for vehicle scenes, driving gameplay, engines, brakes and tires, real-world motion.
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Lots of Sounds API
Get car sounds from code
Search the full CC0 catalog from your app, game or AI agent with the REST API or the MCP server.
curl
curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds \
-H "x-api-key: $LOS_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "tags=car" \
--data-urlencode "limit=10"Questions
- What kinds of car audio can this page surface?
- It can surface engines, starts, brakes, passes, road movement, and other vehicle-related sounds from the catalog that fit practical everyday scenes and motion-heavy edits.
- Can I use these sounds commercially?
- Yes. Every sound is CC0: free for personal and commercial use, with no attribution required. A credit link to lotsofsounds.com is appreciated but optional.
- What format are the files?
- Every sound is an MP3 file. Each sound page lists its duration and tags.