Glossary / General

NVH

30 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

NVH is a fancy way of saying how much noise and shaking you feel when driving; lower NVH means a quieter, smoother ride.

Technical Definition

NVH stands for Noise, Vibration, and Harshness—a metric used to evaluate how quiet and smooth a vehicle feels inside.

Hear It Discussed

"And so we thought that NVH was going to be the next level of quality outside of reliability."
Ford CEO Jim Farley Bring a Trailer Podcast 21:32

"It was, the NVH was so bad. Again, it was a base, base, base."
Nissan is Back! New Skyline, Xterra and Juke! GT3 Convertible Is Here! THIS CAR POD! EP107 THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 18:15

"I don't mean as in NVH, noise, vibration, harshness. I mean, the manufacturers didn't spend a very very long time making them absolutely as good as they can be because they were built for a purpose."
Limited-edition specials and why they might be overrated #286 The Intercooler 19:05

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Ford F-150 Jeep Wrangler Ford Bronco Ford Explorer Ford Model T Ford Maverick

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