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And best if connecting the system to CarPlay is straightforward. We have a Jeep rental while car is getting repaired. It took looking up online and digging through several levels of ui to get the system to connect to the phone. While this is generally a once every year or two, for fleet sales, it is painful.

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I've almost always had a

plug in usb

press "ok"

method, no matter what the manufacturer.

Sometimes I have to press the "carplay" icon on the screen, but it's quite rare

The bigger problem is that some cars are USB-C and some are USB-A. I have both cables in my bag though.

I don't bother with wireless car play as my phone always needs charging anyway.

>but it's quite rare

I have to select CarPlay on the Honda I bought last year so it can't be that rare.

I have a Hyundai Santa Fe. It pairs my Android Phone as soon as the car starts and the Google Maps pops on the screen. Zero fumbling. Except when a member of the family Iphone is nearby. Then the Iphone bullies my Android and pairs first.

My Honda actually has wireless charging for my iPhone but I have to plug it in for CarPlay so I basically never use the wireless charging.

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