Amko Auto Repair

I’ve been coming here for past 10 years now. My parents only come here for repairs. My parents have shopped around many repair shops and lot of mechanics are nothing but money-​hungry people who will overprice you. But not this place. They will charge honest price for honest cost. This place earned a trust from my father when lot of local shops advised my father to spend hundreds of dollars to repair AC or some other part but this place diagnosed it and simply fixed the problem by replacing certain part and only charged my father for the labor. Ever since then, I’ve started bringing my car here anytime there’s a problem where skills to repair is beyond my level. I am a DIY person who do simple stuff on my own, such as oil change, cleaning air filters (bcz I have reusable K&N air filter), and other minor simple maintenance. I’ve referred several of my friends here and they’ve all felt satisfied.
This place is not cheap. It’s an honest price for honest cost and I love the fact that they do not cut down on quality. Many places will attempt to offer you better prices to wheel you in and then install generic or inferior quality parts but this place will look for parts that’s reliable and best for your car. So it’s worth every single penny.
Friend I referred to had brake issues where it wore out very quickly but once he brought it in here, the brake is lasting over 3 years and still running because they used better brake quality parts and they take their time to repair.
This place is always packed with customers for this reason. Don’t take my word for it. Regardless of how big this shop is, there are lot of ppl in line. Lot of times, I either have to call in to make reservations or wait for a long time but it’s worth it bcz by the time I leave this shop, I can assure the problem has been resolved. If there’s anytime problem is not resolved after you leave and drive around, you can always bring it back and they’ll take care of you.
I will never go to other mechanic shops ever again due to horrible experiences my father and I had in the past.

Steve is an honest mechanic. He was recommended to me by my uncle and didn’t disappoint.

Steve (owner) has been the families mechanic when he was in a different location. Long story short he has been someone we run to when our Black Beauty Mustang is being naughty and not so nice :) for more than 12yrs.
Truthfully we don’t trust anybody else with our cars. Honest work at the best price steve may possibly give.

i always call around for quotes. i need to know im getting the best deal. is it a coincidence that Amko always has the best price. very honest about repairs that need to get done. i always feel at ease taking my car to Amko cuz i TRUST them. trusting your mechanic is #1 in my opinion.

Sincerely honest and reasonable. Even tried shopping around for better prices to fix my door and no could match him. He does get pretty busy and his parking lot is always full, but I suppose that’s what happens when u run a good and honest business. I don’t think it would be fair to give him less than a ⁵⁄₅ for that.

Last week my driver side window motor broke. It refused to go up. I took it to Woodland Hills Honda, left my car there for the afternoon and they told me it would cost $ 535 to fix. I took it to AM-​KO at 10 the next morning and in 5 minutes he quoted me $ 200. My car was fixed by 2pm and he only charged me $ 167 as it didn’t take as long to fix as originally thought. An honest mechanic is worth his or her weight in gold! I saved $ 350. Needless to say I’ll be back if I need any other work done on my car

I’ve been coming to AMKO for about 20 years and I’ve sent my sister and several friends there as well. Steve has always taken very good care of us. He’s the most honest and fair mechanic around and does excellent work with a very fast turnaround time. If you shop around you’ll see his prices are usually half the price or less of other shops. I wouldn’t take my car anywhere else.

My mother and I both take our cars here. Recommended by my grandmother, this shop is well priced and the quality of work is great. No overpricing or needless repairs here.

I took my Suzuki (Shitzuki as I like to call it) in a second time because of a grinding sound when I turned my steering wheel sharply. I dropped it off last Friday at 5 pm and it was ready for pick up the very next day at 12pm!
I felt relieved to find out it was my two front axles and not the catalytic converters causing the problem because I just spent $ 1100 to have both catalytic converters replaced.
Every experience I’ve had with Steve has been great! I’m not sure why a few reviewers gave him bad reviews. Maybe he was having a bad day, maybe the reviewers were being overly critical and difficult to work with. I personally work in the service industry managing a computer repair shop, I know how difficult some people can be. Give respect and respect will be given, be kind and you get kindness back.
I stick by my first review, I highly recommend this place. Only critique is you need to have your business hours posted on Unilocal.Thank you again Steve!

Be careful. This place was recommended when my car didn’t pass smog. The first thing they did was to replace the catalytic converter. They sent it out to a muffler shop to have that installed. That wasn’t the problem. The numbers were exactly the same as before the $ 200 replacement. In addition, I found out later, not only were the welds extremely sloppy, but they put the wrong gasket between the exhaust pipe and the cat, so it leaked exhaust within a few weeks. Turns out the fix was to tweak the mixture on the fuel injection control. I watched him do it. So, with an unnecessary $ 200 + labor catalytic converter, the fix was about $ 60 in labor only. You’d think they would have tried this FIRST…

Very very honest place! Fair price and they do a great job! I highly recomend this shop!!! Smogg, repair, oil change and much much more!!! One stop shop!

My wife and I have been bringing our cars to Steve for approximately two years. Each time we have found the price to be fair and the turnaround time on the repair to be reasonable. Steve has also been quite accommodating at accepting drop-​off and pick-​up at odd hours. The repairs completed thus far have not shown evidence of poor work.

I have been coming to Steve at Am-​Ko for years. I have referred a lot of people to them as well. The shop is clean and well organized. Steve is the last honest mechanic in Los Angeles. He has never sold me on parts I do not need just to pad the bill and his workers are efficient with their time. Even if Canoga Park seems far to you, it is worth the extra drive or towing fee for honest service.

Steve is fairly priced and he does very good work on my car always our whole office goes to him

Picked up my brothers car from here today. People are right they are reasonably priced and knowledgeable. His garage is always packed guess it’s the great service. He is my brother and my uncles primary go to guy for car trouble or service. Check him out ask for Steve!

Steve is a good guy and his team is awesome! My mom and I have been going to him for years and have always had positive experiences. They are fast and friendly. There was an instance where he had replaced the clutch on my Mustang GT and the bearings wore out within the warranty year, I brought it back and he replaced the clutch again at no cost. He definitely stands by his work.
Ladies if your worried about being overcharged by a mechanic you should come here, Steve is as honest as they come. Not once has he tried to upsell me on anything he tells me exactly what I need and don’t need. My last car was a Honda Accord that I put 200k+ miles on and not once did I have any major issues with it. I commuted from Lynwood to Woodland Hills daily for 3 years and the car is still in perfect condition.

I took an old Mercedes (200,000 miles) there for some major repair work (including but not limited to replacement of my catalytic converters) and they did a fabulous job. Before I took my car in, it was rattling and squeaking at every twist and turn on the road. After Am-​Ko, the car ran like brand new! Even better they only charged a fraction of what the dealer quoted me and a few hundred dollars less than what another mechanic quoted for the same job!
I subsequently took my wife’s Honda Accord to Am-​Ko for her 100,000 service and again, a fabulous job! I will be coming back here for the honest, friendly, reliable, quick and quality service they provide.

Got referred to Steve by my boyfriend and his dad. His dad’s been going there for about 15 years so I trusted his opinion. I have taken my car a few times already and have had nothing but good experiences. Got my timing fixed for a very reasonable price and also got a tune up. Everything was done very quickly and my car’s problems were diagnosed correctly. It runs great, even after 215,000 miles. I know I can trust Steve and his employees, and I plan to send my family there if they need any work done.

Honest, knowledgeable and reasonable, Steve is the best. Bring your car in sputtering and leave with it roaring.
AAMCO could learn a thing or two from Am-​Ko!
Single A — honk, honk. M-​K-​O!

A friend recommended Steve and AMKO to me almost 10 years ago now. I will only take my car (s) to him for repair whether routine check ups or needed repairs. He is just a thorough and honest mechanic who does really good work and stands behind his repairs. If you want the peace of mind of knowing that if just a spark plug has come loose or something minor and to be told the truth and charged a very fair price then go to AMKO Auto repair. Steve and his staff will take good care of your car.