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methodracewheels.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 8 November 202634 issues · 85 checks
This review found 34 issues worth fixing on methodracewheels.com, 10 of them high impact, across 85 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
84B- #16,746 of 92,800 reviewed websitesbeats 77%
- #10,310 of 49,398 online storesbeats 73%
- #9,980 of 44,567 Shopify storesbeats 71%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.3 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 103 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 104 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 104 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 110 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 114 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 115 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 118 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 112 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.2 s
1.6 s
2.0 s
2.4 s
2.8 s
3.2 s
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
3.5 s · 691 KiBAbout 691 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.5 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.1 s7 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.1 s.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
900 ms · 208 KiB16 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (208 KiB).
Mobile performance score: 51
51/100Your mobile performance score is 51. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Affirm and Shopify and others), adding 1.4 MB and 788 ms of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
688 KiB16 images could be 688 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Google Tag Manager adds 337 ms
337 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 337 ms of main-thread work and 690 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Main-thread work: 2.3 s
A phone's processor spends 2.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.3 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
9 long tasks on the main thread
9 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 151 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
50 ms · 31 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 31 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 50 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused CSS
51 KiBAbout 51 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Minify JavaScript
31 KiB31 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify CSS
4 KiB4 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
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Server response: 5 ms
5 msYour server sent the HTML in 5 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 21.7 s
21.7 sYour largest element takes 21.7 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 22.0 s
22.0 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 22.0 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 9.4 s
9.4 sVisually, the page fills in at 9.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.4 s
3.4 sThe first text or image appears after 3.4 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 365 ms
365 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 365 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 10% slower for real visitors
+10%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 103 ms to 112 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.3 s to 1.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).
Real-user LCP: 1.9 s
1.9 sReal visitors wait 1.9 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 112 ms
112 msReal visitors wait 112 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.05
0.05For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.05 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.0 s
1.0 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.0 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 444 ms
444 msReal visitors wait 444 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.7 MB in 242 requests
4.7 MBYour homepage downloads 4.7 MB in 242 requests on a phone: images 1.9 MB (28), scripts 1.8 MB (75) and other files 822 KiB (118). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
16 images below the first screen load straight away
16 images further down the page (1.1 MB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
1 image in older formats
1 image (91 KiB) is JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
About 1.3 g of CO₂ per visit
1.34 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.34 g of CO₂e: 160.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
8 tap targets too small
8 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
3 text elements with low contrast
3 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)
Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
10 links without text
10 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
5 form fields without a label
5 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored (2 elements)
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4 and h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
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45 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 52 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 45 passed and 7 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
2 H1 headlines
There are 2 <h1> headlines (“Vehicle Verified” and “What Fits My Ride?”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
Meta description is long (196 characters)
Your meta description is 196 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
3 links with vague text
3 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
230 internal links, 12 external
The homepage links to 230 pages on methodracewheels.com and 12 external pages.
5 checks passed
Title: 36 characters
Your title is a healthy 36 characters: “Method Race Wheels | Off-Road Wheels”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.methodracewheels.com/.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.methodracewheels.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.methodracewheels.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
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AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (908 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 pages without a meta description
https://www.methodracewheels.com/collections/auto-wheels and https://www.methodracewheels.com/collections/heavy-duty-wheels have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 131 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
5 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 5 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
24 small tap targets
24 of 78 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
5 JavaScript errors while loading
5 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED”.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
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Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 465 words of copy
The homepage carries about 465 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “WHEELS SHOP ALL” and “ACCESSORIES SHOP ALL”.
23 calls to action
The homepage has 23 calls to action, for example “Join Our Newsletter”, “Wheels Shop All” and “Accessories Shop All”.
3 short forms
3 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 10 testimonial or review blocks and 2 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel and 2 mores (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
24 cookies set on arrival
24Opening the homepage sets 24 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
41 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 41 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at methodracewheels.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 10 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Selly Promotion Pricing · Blockx Country Blocker · Simprosys Google Shopping Feed · Microsoft Clarity · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Xo Gallery · govx.com · widgetic.com · addons.business · cloudfront.net
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
- The footer still says © 2025.
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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