Art’s Auto service

I just left Art’s Auto again today, after having to have my car towed from Long Beach (I pay extra for AAA Plus just for the extra mileage for towing to get to Art’s!). Well, once again, the service was awesome! I rented a car so Vick would have time to really check it out, and after hearing that Enterprise was going to take up to two hours to pick me up, he offered to take me. They are so busy, and there are only two of them, so I hate to take one away from the shop. They are awesome, and I highly recommend them!!! Just don’t go when I need them :-) !!

Vick and Torres are honest and professional. My truck was driving weird and my engine light came on. I called them up and Torres told me to come right over. Right away he knew it was misfiring and needed either a coil or spark plugs. He ordered the part right and it was delivered right there. Fixed my truck and I was out of there in no time. Fast, dependable and super knowledgeable. This is the only place I’ll take my vehicles to from now on.

Art’s has been my go to for the last two years… Nothing but solid work. I did have an issue with them returning my call at one point… but hey no one’s perfect so I’ll keep my rating at 4 stars.

This place is worth it. I needed a oil change for my car bad. I called jiffy lube and they wanted $ 60 plus tax. I called this other place and they wanted $ 90. So I gave it one more try and Arts price blew them out of the water. I will For sure be recommending them to my friends and family.

Fast and friendly service; Vik and Torres took great care of me and my car at the last minute. They were very detail-​oriented and very professional.

Came in to Art’s for service on my 2003 Honda Accord. Art was very friendly, time efficient and knowledgeable on my vehicle. I highly recommend coming here for any automotive problems.

I just had my ’11 Honda Pilot’s rear brakes done here in less than one hour for much less than Big O was going to charge me. Turo and Vick at Art’s Auto are the real deal: skilled, honest, hard working mechanics who give a damn about their work, and charge very affordable rates… something very hard to find in Los Angeles. I found this shop here on Unilocal and saw these guys had ridiculously good reviews… now I know why! I’ll be back to get services done here instead of at Honda, highly recommend! They also replaced a burnt out brake light (they gave me the bulb) and rotated my tires at no extra charge!

Best mechanics hands down. Vic is awesome. He is fair and friendly. Had him as my mechanic for more then 20 years.

For convenience, I decided to look for a mechanic closer to my health club. Unilocal led me to Art’s Auto Service.
Short Story:
I’ve been into their shop twice. Both times were great experiences. I recommend Art’s!
Long Story:
First time in…
I took my vintage Nissan sports car for routine maintenance. I scheduled the service, dropped the car off around 8AM. Walked down to my health club, came back several hours later — everything was complete. They did a great job, price was very fair, they were pleasant to deal with.
Second time in…
I was expecting that they wouldn’t be able to help me. My vintage Nissan again. It was late Friday afternoon — the worst time to go to a mechanic with an oddball problem. Mechanics are always scrambling on Friday afternoons — it’s one of the most hectic times for them.
An hour before, I’d discovered that my brake lights would not turn off. Stop the car, take the key out of the ignition, turn all switches off — brake lights stayed on. I knew what had happened — some switch that interacts with the brake peddle had broken. This had all the possibility of being a big headache — the car is 26 years old, we’re talking about a unique 26 year old switch that would be very hard to purchase at any time, let alone on a Friday afternoon.
Not fixing the problem right away would be a drag for me. To keep from draining the battery, I’d have to pull a cable off the battery or find a fuse to pull.
I pulled into Art’s. Without any drama, they listened to my story, climbed into the driver’s side foot-​well, installed a threaded plastic upholstery plug into the broken light switch. Problem solved.
They could have charged me anything. What they did charge me was a very very reasonable fee. And as before, they were very pleasant to deal with.
I highly recommend these guys.

Vick & Torros are the best! You will not find a more honest, skilled and trustworthy group of mechanics anywhere! My whole family (all of us women by the way), have been coming here for ten years and they have been awesome. Explaining car issues to us girls can sometimes be «challenging,» but they always break it down in layman’s terms for us. They will ALWAYS be my first choice!

Have been going there with my car and my wife for several months great great service very professional and they always show you the parts they change great place to go great work! I would not go anywhere Else my wife has a BMW and I have a Mercedes they’re older models but with love and care there are great cars and I won’t take them anywhere else but this place.

Honest. Good mechanics.
Have been taking my car to these guys for at least five years.
They will give you an accurate time of when your car will be ready. They will let you know ahead of time (if you’re servicing your car regularly) what, if any, services will need to be done. (Ex. Next oil change, the back brakes may need to be changed)
They work hard and do a great job. I highly recommend them!

I took my 1999 Lexus RX 300 here to get the front left axle replaced. I had brought my own part and inquired as to how much labor would be. They charged me $ 80, which was really good, considering I called other places like Pep Boys and they wanted $ 140-​$ 150 dollars. Despite the fact that I misplaced my tire key, they got the job done in an hour and even threw in a replacement for my back tail light. I was so impressed with the honesty and quality of service, that I’ll definitely be coming back.

Very honest and I like that this place shows you the part that they replaced. I took my honda accord here and was very satisfied with the service. I told my gf about this place since she paid the honda dealership that did nothing to fix her car. (Car was making very loud noise on the road.) Turns out it was the bearings that needed to be replaced and now it sounds super quiet! Would be coming here as my go to place. Again respectful people and place.

The best auto mechanic shop ever! I hesitated to Unilocal this because i wanted to keep it my secret!
The shop is super clean the 2 mechanics are amazing! Very professional, honest and go the extra mile! The prices are great and most importantly they are honest!
Just look at all the reviews!

These guys came very highly recommended by my neighbor, so when my boyfrend’s car started leaking oil, we knew right where to go. Service was fast and very reasonably priced. We will absolutely be back the next time we need some work done.

Came to arts for a quick oil change before a long trip. It was quick fast and efficient I’ll definitely be back

Love this place! Really honest guys, who takes really good care of your car. My brother recommended Art’s auto repair and I’m very glad he did. I live in downtown but drove all the way to Hawthorne because I wanted to go to someone I can trust. Let me tell you, you can definitely trust Art and Vick. You can just tell they’re good guys just by looking at them. They didn’t give me the I’m shady and going to rip you off vibe.
I had to get my break pad and rotors changed and they did an excellent job. They showed me how thin my break pads were and how thin my rotors were as well. They were able to get the original parts and fixed my car up like brand new. I also asked if he can change my driver side windshield wiper blade and he did no at charge. The price was very fair for everything including an oil change.
All in all I was very happy with the service and will definitely be coming back for all my repair needs, even though I have to drive all the way to South Bay!

I recently moved to the area and was in need of a new trustworthy mechanic. I chose Arts based on reviews and their quote to replace my power steering pump. I have a 99 Nissan Pathfinder that has recently started to have many issues. I lost power steering and it was making very loud squealing noises anytime the wheel was turned.
They suggested I come in to have a look before ordering a part so I did. They put it on the lift and found that my belt was loose and a part was pressing against another part that shouldn’t have been. He took 10 – 15 min to adjust things and it fixed my problem! Power steering back and no more noise! They also replaced a fuse, topped off my fluids and put air in my tires all for $ 25!
Not only were they very good at what they do, they were genuinely nice guys. People you can trust. They have definitely earned my future business!

This shop has earned all my future auto business.
I own a Lexus and have been taking my car into independent Lexus shops because its a lot cheaper than going into the stealerships. I thought since hey, they specialize in Lexus cars so they must know everything to know about Lexus cars. Nope.
I took my car into Lexus shop I’ve been going to, but recently I realized they don’t seem to know what they are doing. I took my car there twice for the same brake issues, and after taking it in, it seemingly got worse each time. Even after paying more money for something I probably didn’t need.
I got a little fed up with them so I got referred to Arts auto service. I took my car in this morning and within 10 mins, the tech already knew one of the problems and fixed it for free.
I will definitely be taking my car here for future auto needs.