Best Garmin Dash Cams

Doesn't work I tried to return it for a refund and they lied and said it was damaged which it isn't. NEVER TRUST THIS COMPANY!!!! Show details

Very unreliable GPS – I’ve had the Garmin Drive Assist 51LMTS For three years and it has had problems from the start. The drive assistance is rubbish, lane departure,… Read more

forward collision, traffic moving ahead, all take turns to go off randomly. It loses GPS signal, maps disappear, the unit freezes, updates take ages (far longer than other Garmin Units I’ve owned), the car icon turns into a large black square. Garmin help told me to clear the camera footage monthly and to do a master reset of the unit. When I did these two steps ever 3 weeks the unit works until it doesn’t and I have to do the reset processes again. Finally this week a map update gave me corrupted maps and the unit doesn’t work at all. To Garmin’s credit the phone help line spent over an hour trying to fix the problems and eventually offered me a swap to a refurbished model free of charge, on this 3 year old model. I’m not confident that the replacement model will work, particularly considering the large volume of poor reviews on this site. It is interesting to note that Choice Magazine rates this as the overall best GPS unit they have tested. Maybe they got a good one, but there must be lots of bad ones out there. Six months update: I've had the replacement unit for six months and it has worked almost flawlessly. It has reset itself while in use a couple of time, but that doesn't seem unusual with the 6 or so Garmin units I've had over the last 15 years. I still don't use the lane departure etc, but the link to my smartphone works well for traffic updates and phone calls. The dashcam seems to work well enough for the few times i've wanted to look at the footage. If all the DriveAssist 51 units worked like this one people would be happy, but unfortunately there are still lots of bad reviews out there.

trip meter fail, address's not found, cam not rotating, need to replace or warranty claim after 10 months – too many issues, maybe simple failures- will need to take back for replacement or refund. i need for the trip meter- critical and not working at all.… Read more

cam will not erase or rotate. hopefully new replacement will work - so many address's including CBD locations not found. this is NOT user friendly.

Stick to making fitness watches – Purchased the Garmin Dash Cam 67W (front) & Mini 2 (rear) from HN who were fantastic. Also purchased the OBD Park mode cable. All for my daughters… Read more

car. Got them at heavily discounted prices just prior to xmas. Thought i was getting a great deal. The size of both these dash cams is incredibly small and was the main selling point. Along with a reputable brand. But that's where all the pros stopped. Onto the cons. As per other reviews on this site, The Garmin drive app and everything that comes with makes these dash cams unusable and incredibly frustrating. I have 256g Samsung Pro Endurance cards in them both but the software and connectivity of the app is just terrible . I have connected them to constant power via the OBD cable but when the car is started they are both disconnected. No lights are on. Need to manually turn them on. Then there is missing footage. And the footage that can be viewed is choppy. When viewed it plays back frame by frame. Garmin support? Non existent . I have Garmin watches but did not expect this from such a reputable brand. Will not recommend Garmin Dash cams to anyone. Look elsewhere .