Samurai Motors

These guys are very professional! My wife and I only bring our vehicles here whenever we have a problem, or just need a check up. The owner and his wife are Japanese. But they speak english. That being said, I thought they would only work on Japanese cars. Well, I was wrong. I used to have a Mercedes Benz and they were able to do any work that needed to be done on that car. I currently have a Nissan Frontier, and. Of course, I bring my truck here.
Their professionalism, knowledge, price, consistency, and their speed of finishing their work is why my wife and I come here. I would recommend this place to anyone who needs to have any type of work done on their vehicle.

Very helpful and friendly staff and very reasonable pricing. I’ll be back, I’m glad I found this business. Thank you Yoshi!

Took my daughter’s car to Samurai Motors for an oil change. What a pleasant change from the high pressure B.S. you get from the quick oil change places! Yoshi was as fast as any jiffy type place and even checked the tire pressures. I like that he’s a real mechanic, not just a lube jockey.
I am normally a DIY car guy, but I live in SoCal and my daughter is in Vegas, so Samurai is my go to place in LV!

Yoshi is an honest and excellent mechanic. When my engine light came on I went to a competitor who told me I would need a new engine. I was about to sell the car for scrap and ran across Samurai motors. Yoshi looked at it and said my spark plugs were bad. $ 380 and a tune up in 2 hours, car runs great. He’s my new mechanic for everything.

Friendly Staff, great service, great price = super awesome place. Be sure to make an appointment… It can get busy here!

Thanksgiving Eve, Honda Pilot is making scraping sound in rear tires. Called several auto repair shops found on Unilocal.All were getting ready to close and would stay closed til Monday. Called Samurai, Yoshi says they close at 6 but to come on in. Takes me an hour to get there from Primm. Get there after 5 and they replace both rear brakes AND rotors for less than $ 300 in less than one hour. Saved the day and weekend! Great job!!! Thanks

Just had an oil change and coolant flush. Couldn’t get a better price even if I do it myself.
Yoshi is hands down the best, most honest mechanic I have ever known. I highly recommend this place!

Awesome service and extremely trust worthy. Which with my experience with repair shops in Vegas is rare. I will definitely come back if needed.

While traveling through Vegas, my car was behaving badly, I looked on Unilocal,Called Samurai Motors, Yoshi had me bring the car right in. I thought for sure something bad like the transmission was broke, turns out thermostat was over heating the transmission. He was so honest, pleasant, fast and courteous. Had me back on the road in a couple of hours. I am so grateful to have found Yoshi. I will probably have to drive to Vegas for repairs since I found someone trustworthy of my baby.

Went in for a Air Compressor and new belt, they had it done very quickly. My only complaint which isn’t a reason to give it 4 stars, is that the shop is BEHIND other stores /​food shops so you’ll be driving up and down the road before you realize you have to pull in and drive behind things.
Anyways, They got it done very quickly, after I left I noticed the air wasn’t getting cold at all, so I called, went back, Yoshi the Owner took it apart, put it back together, gave it another shot, then drove the car for about 10 min and it was perfect. The air is freezing cold.

Three most important people, your doctor, your dentist, and your car mechanic. You really need these people to know what they’re doing, and to be honest. Tuyoshi-​kun (i may have misspelled) is your guy. I highly reccomend this little shop. A tip: don’t bother asking «how much». For once, trust a small business owner that he will do a good job and you will get a good price without even haggling:)))

Yoshi is the best. My car has been giving me a lot of trouble lately and I’ve been going to him for all of my problems. He doesn’t take advantage of women. He’s very helpful too!

Great oil change

Yoshi is the BEST! It’s really hard to find a trustworthy mechanic in Vegas. You can definitely trust Yoshi with your car. The staff is great here and I would recommend this place to anyone. Great service and fair prices!

UPDATE — DEC 2015:
Never good when a car has to go into the shop, but when it does, this is the kind of place where you want it to go. Once again the team at Samurai Motors knocked the ball out of the park — from thoughtful and complete attention to all the issues I was having to making sure all were sorted, fixed and done in reasonable time and at reasonable cost. I know whenever I come here that they’re not just going to do good work, they’re going to do it without overcharging me (as wayyyyy too many repair shops do). The staff is friendly, ethical and responsive. Don’t want problems with my car, but if they arise I know where I’ll be going.
Talk about attention to detail and customer service! I was referred here by a friend who raved about this business. She said they were ethical, reasonably priced, did great work and were super nice. She was right on all counts.
Some examples:
On my first service time there, I knew I had a few hours to kill and so was going to head for the mall to run some errands. I asked Yoshi about getting a taxi to the mall, and instead he grabbed his keys and drove me there!
Due to a miscommunication the work took quite a bit longer than anticipated meaning I had to miss some meetings and the end of the work was rushed. As I drove back to the office and felt that there was a problem with the work, I called Yoshi. He came immediately to my office to pick up the car and return it to his shop to check the work and then brought it back to me … and they’d washed it!
On my second service time there, I had to drop the car earlier than they were open. Yoshi met me at 8:30 to insure that I could get to work on time. I had arranged for a friend to come get me, but when I called to confirm the appointment, they told me that Yoshi actually was ready to drive me to work so I didn’t have to get a ride! (I had already arranged a ride so didn’t need him to but just the thought that he was ready to is awesome!).
They are very reasonably priced, are honest about what work must be done and what stuff can wait and I feel totally confident in the quality of the work.
All around, great folks.

Yoshi and his crew worked overtime to fix my Mazda 6. Yoshi works incredibly hard. His prices are fair and his customer service skills are excellent. He quoted me a fair price and then kept his word.

I am blown away by the service from Yoshi. My wife started hearing an odd noise in our high mileage car while in Vegas on vacation. We called Yoshi and he went out of his way to help us, making sure all was repaired and ready to go. Yoshi is the epitome of customer service; he answered his phone quickly, helped diagnose the potential problems and provided a couple options quickly. His service was honest and timely. I can’t thank him enough!

Fast service. Friendly, honest and reasonable price. Gets to the point and completes the job with care.
Highly recommend this place. Nice people.

The main guy who runs this place Yoshi, knows his stuff when it comes to Japanese imports. His prices are always lower than any other shop. And he won’t cheat you with anything you don’t need.
I have brought him numerous Japanese imports to him all with high miles. As soon as I run into a problem in my car, I take it to him and he can diagnose the problem in an instant. He is spot on every single time.

I have such high standards for service and it’s rare to give away 5 stars to anyone in the service industry. I came to Samurai Motors to have them check my car before we drive to Yellowstone on vacation.
I’ve seen many mechanics, most in the San Francisco Bay Area, but Tsuyoshi-​san (call him Yoshi? cool nickname) is the best in my 9 years of US residence. And that’s not only because we share our native tongue, Japanese.
When he saw my MINI Cooper, he immediately said I was lucky to have the base model, as he recently saw multiple incidents that transmission went wrong with the S models of the same production generation, which costs like $ 8k. I thought his expertise was Japanese cars but apparently not!
It was within five minutes that he jacked up the car and spotted completely worn out brake pad and minor coolant leaks, and showed those problems to me. Phew! I mentioned that I was told to fix the suspension by the dealer, which I declined for a second opinion, but Yoshi bluntly said it’s not necessary. His skill, confidence and honesty are all amazing.
While repairing, he discovered the thermo housing was also worn out and had to be replaced. Saying, «I don’t know why the manufacturer use plastic material for this part.» and only charged additional $ 25 for that. Also showed the old housing to me pointing where it went wrong.
After that, I even asked a dumb question — I had been feeling the gearshift was not smooth, and wanted to learn if it was normal. Right away, He drove around the block and said it was «normal pattern (can’t translate exactly — „driving taste“ if literally) observed for BMW production.» There’s nothing he can’t answer!
Brake pad: 87.36
Brake roter: 78.85 * 2 = 157.70
Labor: 85 * 1.6 = 136
Thermostat: 46.44
Antifreeze&Coolant: 25.45
Labor: 85 * 1.6 = 136
Total: $ 614.62
Now I feel secure about the upcoming 1500 miles road trip. :)