CAR — Corrective Action Report
In plain English
A Corrective Action Report documents actions taken to eliminate the root cause of an identified nonconformance.
A CAR explains what you’re doing to make sure a problem doesn’t happen again.
It’s not about the fix —
it’s about removing the cause.
What they actually mean
CARs often look great on paper.
Root cause sounds convincing.
Actions look reasonable.
And then… the same issue returns.
If the problem comes back, the CAR didn’t work — regardless of how well it was written.
Example
“A CAR was issued to address the root cause identified in the NCR.”
Does it actually matter?
✅ Yes — when root cause is taken seriously.
A weak CAR just delays the next NCR.
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