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One image diagnoses symptoms to causes

A viral cars format on TikTok and Instagram

Put every visual symptom, its photo and its likely cause on a single dense chart slide.

4

accounts it worked for

33x

median, times their usual

#12

of 41 in cars

Editing trick

Slideshow

Why it works

Viewers have to stop and read the whole chart, and it's the kind of reference people screenshot or save. Several accounts used it on universal parts like tires, spark plugs and hoses.

Hook formula[PART] diagnosis guide: what could be causing these [symptoms]?

How to make it

  1. 1Pick a part or warning-light topic every driver meets
  2. 2Lay out 6 to 12 labeled photo panels, with the failure highlighted in red
  3. 3Put the detailed troubleshooting in the caption

Examples

Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.

  • @arnoldgreed

    4K followers, TikTok

    “HOW TO READ A SPARK PLUG?”

    130x their usual views, slideshow, repairs and maintenance

  • @baubsautoparts

    58K followers, TikTok

    “WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THESE WARNING LIGHTS? COMMON CAUSES. CHECK THESE PARTS FIRST.”

    159x their usual views, slideshow, repairs and maintenance

  • @motor.iq

    3K followers, TikTok

    “CAN A BAD FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS?”

    13x their usual views, slideshow, repairs and maintenance

  • @rocars218

    21K followers, TikTok

    “TIRE PRESSURE AND HEALTH GUIDE”

    8.3x their usual views, slideshow, repairs and maintenance

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How this is measured

  • Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
  • TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
  • A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
  • Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.