Kims Auto Service

honest person. gets the job done. descent repair

I recently moved to Fairfax from DC and had no idea where to take my car for a complete exhaust replacement. After soliciting a few estimates, Kim’s Auto Service came in with the lowest estimate. When I took my car to the shop I met Mr. Kim personally. He was very polite and appreciateive of my business. He and his staff were very honest and seemed proud of the work they do. I absolutely recommend Kim’s Auto Service.

Mr. Kim was great to work with– he fixed my AC for half the price the dealer had charged me. It was a very slow leak– I had taken it to another mechanic who couldn’t even find the leak. Mr. Kim took the time to locate and fix the leak, and also explain all the charges.

Never going anywhere else for car repairs. Fast, reliable and reasonably priced service. And they can handle European cars. I give Mr. Kim and his team A+‘s across the board!

Affordable, reasonable, speedy and polite service! I got my serpentine belt replaced as well as my brake pads. Mr. Kim was very polite! Ill definitely come back for future car maintenance!

You know, i’m surprised that there are not more reviews of this place as it truly is a hidden gem. I’ve been to this place twice, once about 2 years ago and just as recent as last month.
My first experience was when I had an issue with my cooling fan and radiator. I drove in and Kim asked me to leave it there for a couple of hours to evaluate. When I came back, he let me know that this was something that they wouldn’t be able to fix themselves but outlined for me in detail what does need to be done. He said my best bet was to go to the dealer. Not too many places would turn down business but he gave an honest evaluation which ultimately did help me negotiate with the dealer although still expensive.
With this experience in mind, I went there last month to have a check engine light code evaluated. He confirmed what I had suspected and gave me a quote on the spot. I needed an ignition coil that needed to be replaced for one of my cylinders. Since he was going to be in that area of the car, I also asked him to quote me on replacing my spark plugs, which were actually due at that time.
I had called a few places but none of them wanted to give me a quote without charging me a $ 150 diagnostic fee which is on top of whatever the charge would be for repairs. I had the code pulled at Autozone for free and scoured forums to determine there was a high probability of it being the ignition coils. Kim was able to figure this out in just minutes and confirmed the error code. I mean it literally took 2 – 3 minutes.
I went ahead and had him change the spark plugs as well going off the quote he gave me on the spot for the last minute decision. I had quotes at home from earlier in the year but couldn’t remember the cost off hand so went ahead and gave the green light. As soon as I got home, I checked other quotes and to my happiness, the quote I got from Kim was extremely competitive, i.e. much cheaper than what I had been quoted at a few other places. What a great feeling that is!
The work was done in a timely fashion and about a month later, the car is humming well. My experience at Kim’s was as easy as it could be and I left there actually not feeling cheated like you do at almost every other place.
I will absolutely bring my car back here for any future repairs that may be needed. Hopefully not for awhile though! I give this place 5 stars. How could you not when you find a mechanic you actually trust.
If you’re looking for a trust worthy mechanic and competitive prices, look no further, this is the place to take your car!

There is rarely in life a point in time when you can say that you completely trust a mechanic. Well, Mr. Kim’s Auto is the exception, and I believe that the dozens of people who have sent him since I found his shop would agree. Often times he’ll even point out how estimates from other shops will say something needs to be replaced when it doesn’t. You can trust that every cent you spend here is money well spent!

This is the place to take your car for any repair work. Mr. Kim is honest, fair and his guys do outstanding work. Can’t recommend him enough.

Superb service, fair and honest prices. I came in an needed some cooing system work done. Mr. Kim and his mechanic skillfully diagnosed the issue and made recommendations and fixed the issue on time and on budget. There was another very happy customer also in the shop who stated «it took me 40 years to find an honest mechanic but now I finally have one!» Very true, thank you Mr. Kim. By the way if you find the shop there is not a sign which says «kim auto service» rather it says «than-​q.» Thats the place!

Nam Kim’s small auto service shop is just plain excellent. Mr Kim might seem a bit gruff at first, but he’s a really nice guy and would never oversell you or rip you off in any way.
I don’t even ask him how much it will cost to fix something anymore — I know he’ll charge a reasonable price and trust him completely. The first time we took a car there he opened everything up on an old Honda and told us the timing chain was fine and didn’t charge us for checking it out. Most places would have just changed the chain and charged the customer a lot of money without them ever knowing.

nice service, good price, a direct person, easy to work with on car issues

Mr Kim is the best. Will offer the best price and is honest and fair

I am thankful to Mr. Kim and his Auto Service Team. His business is conveniently open on Saturdays (bright and early, beginning at 8AM). In April 2011, his team fixed my brakes. The car dealership offered to fix them, but they would have charged me $ 350. But Mr. Kim and his team fixed them for $ 149. The brakes work fine. My father has always believed in the quality and reliability of the service and team at Mr. Kim’s auto service. He also believed that their pricing was great; it was hard to find other service teams with such good pricing. He started being a customer of Mr. Kim’s twenty-​five years ago. Although in that time he moved down south to retire and I moved to Rockville, Mr. Kim’s Auto Service is still as honest, reliable, and with reasonable pricing today as it was twenty five years ago. And I am willing to trek 30 miles for auto repairs. I appreciate Mr. Kim for maintaining his business with the same principles as he always had.

I recently moved from LA to this area and on the top of my «worry» list was finding a good mechanic. After being served by a trustworthy, experienced mechanic back in LA, I was not too sure if I could find one. But I believe I have. The manager at Kim’s Auto Service is customer-​oriented, friendly, and knows his stuff. I was served very well and I will be visiting here for any car needs in the future.

i called this place based on some good reviews. Mr. Kim picked it up quoted my a very inexpense price which I was happy about. But then when i asked him if had worked on lexus cars, he did a 180 and started literally yelling over the phone saying «i’ve worked for 15 years, what do you think?! how can you even ask me that!» His attitude gave me a scare along with the fact that his price was half of the other 10 shops I called. I would beware in that he might be cutting corners to pickup business. Not sure if this guy knows what customer service is and how to even talk to people.

mr. kim, the owner of kim’s auto service is excellent. i got my car all fixed with a one day turnaround and the price was very reasonable. i definitely recommend him and i would go back again.
i had some muffler and intermediate pipe problems with my car. he fixes all makes, but definitely give him a call to see if he can help.

It’s rare these days to find an honest and reliable mechanic, but I believe I did in Kim’s Auto Service. I brought my Audi A-​6 to Kim after an unpleasant experience with Audi of Tyson’s Corner (see separate review.) Kim gave me a reasonable estimate (substantially below Audi’s) and performed the work promptly. When I had a subsequent problem he urged me to bring the car back immediately and he and his chief mechanic spent 1 hour and 15 minutes checking the area thoroughly, tightening everything and eventually fixing the problem. Kim wouldn’t charge me a penny for this. The car now runs perfectly.