The Make/Model/Year add-on adds a filtering menu to every page of your store, letting customers quickly find parts that fit their specific vehicle by filtering products by year, make, model, submodel or other custom criteria. It helps customers get exact products that fit their vehicle without any guesswork.
Here, we’ll explain what this add-on does for your customers. Setup instructions will be covered in the following articles.
What is Make/Model/Year?
Make/Model/Year (MMY) is a system that organizes your catalog by vehicle details and connects compatible parts using fitment logic. It powers the Shop by Vehicle feature and ensures your product and vehicle data match correctly.
Proper MMY setup is essential for smooth imports and accurate fitment, and can be adjusted based on your auto integration and how your data is structured.
Below is the complete list of key features for the Make/Model/Year add-on:
Multi-Level Shop by Vehicle Filtering | Supports 2-4 levels of filters to help customers refine product searches. Vehicle selection filters are available across all store pages. |
Customizable Filter Levels | Filter names and levels are fully customizable to fit your store’s setup. |
Clean URLs | Each MMY combination selected by a customer creates a unique page with its own URL. You can manage these Clean URLs in the X-Cart Admin for improved search engine visibility. |
Product Fitment Management | Directly assign fitment data to products for precise compatibility. |
Data Import and Export | Simplify the setup process with MMY data import/export feature. |
User-Friendly Shopping Experience | Convenient dropdowns for selecting vehicle attributes (such as make, model, year, and submodel). |
Featured blocks on the Home page | Highlight specific filter levels with blocks such as Shop By Make, Shop By Model, or Shop By Year to provide quick access to filter-level landing pages. |
My Garage | Shoppers can save frequently used vehicle filter combinations as presets linked to their account. |
Customer Experience (Shop by Vehicle)
Customers can filter products by selecting their vehicle’s make, model, year, and submodel using the menu at the top of any page. If a filter level has only one option (e.g., a single submodel), it is selected automatically.
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Customers can save their selection as a preset for future use in their account profile by checking Add to my garage before clicking Go.
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Next time they shop at your store, they'll see parts for their specific vehicle right away, without needing to adjust filters. If they have multiple vehicles, they can switch between them using the My Garage drop-down.
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After choosing their vehicle details and clicking Go, they’ll see search results page tailored to their selection. Each results page also acts as a landing page for the selected vehicle and can be shared via link.
For example, if a customer selects AUDI A5 Quattro 2013 Base, they are taken to /audi/a5-quattro/2013/base, which shows filtered search results for that vehicle.
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💡 What does result page display?
💡 What does result page display?
Selected vehicle model
Number of products available for that vehicle
List of categories and subcategories of the chosen category
Product list filtered by the selected vehicle (optional – may show only categories or both categories and products)
Make logo, vehicle image, or both (optional)
The vehicle and/or brand logo can also be displayed next to the product list on category and brand pages.
Sections and Pages for Car Make, Model, and Year
The MMY add-on creates featured blocks and landing pages for each filter level:
Shop by Make (
/shop-by-make/)Shop by Model (
/shop-by-model/)Shop by Year (
/shop-by-year/)
💡 You can customize the page names in the Label Editor to match your brand’s tone of voice. The URLs of these pages can be changed in the MMY add-on settings.
These blocks and pages let you feature specific makes, models, or production years, giving customers quick access to relevant products directly from the home page of your store.
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Clicking any entry in the table opens a dedicated page, for example:
| Lists all Lexus models |
| Lists all production years for the Alfa Romeo Giulia |
| Lists all available trims for the Audi A5 Sportback 2018 |
These page links can be shared directly with customers or used as targeted landing pages in marketing campaigns.
Clicking View All in a featured block opens the full list of makes, model years, or trims you sell parts for.
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