According to 
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best auto part stocks to buy right now are:
1. Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX)
The Component Grade breakdown for Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.
Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -5 points lower than the auto part industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTX as a "A".
GTX passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Garrett Motion has seen its stock return 127.99% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 115 percentage points.
Garrett Motion has an average 1 year 
price target of $16.33, a downside of -3.58% from Garrett Motion's current stock price of $16.94.
Garrett Motion stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Garrett Motion, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA)
The Component Grade breakdown for Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Motorcar Parts Of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 4 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34. 
MPAA passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Motorcar Parts Of America has seen its stock return 223.72% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 211 percentage points.
3. Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT)
The Component Grade breakdown for Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 16 points higher than the auto part industry average of 34. 
STRT passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Strattec Security has seen its stock return 63.41% over the past year, overperforming other auto part stocks by 50 percentage points.