Poway’s Precision Automotive

Thank you for taking care of my car. My car had some weird seatbelt problem and it was fixed within the promised time. Customer service was excellent. I’ll definitely come back again.

Best automotive shop I’ve been to! Honest, excellent work and flexible with your schedule. I brought a few cars to them to check up on them before I bought them and they definitely stopped me from buying a lemon. They were super honest and even showed me the problems the cars had rather than typing them up on a quote and handing the quote to me which most places don’t do. Recently I took the car in for a coolant leak and Eric was able to find the issue and deal with the warranty company all during my lunch break. Took my car in the next day on my way to work, they replaced the cooling system and I picked it up on my lunch break that same day. Hassle free! The part that impressed me even more was four days later the owner Dirk texted me to make sure the repairs went well and everything was good. I’ve been to a lot of mechanic shops but I have never experienced one like this. A++ customer service from everyone in the shop!

Made an appointment for a smog check after reading the good reviews regarding speed and customer service. I arrived right at my appointment time and was treated very kindly by Eric in the office. I waited in the waiting area while they tested my car and 20 minutes later, I was driving away.
Visit their website for a coupon on a smog check. You can’t beat the $ 30 price (cert. included). I highly recommend them; make sure to call ahead and make an appointment because they are very busy. Even at 9am, the phones were ringing and the place was hopping.

Just moved here from out of state. Just a smog check requires an appointment. These guys made it work for me. Being on a tight schedule I appreciate it greatly. Easy going, straightforward. The prices they quoted for some routine service when I asked was reasonable. I will be back to get my car serviced as well. Thanks guys!

This place is great. I was visiting from out of town and they made the space to fit me in. They where very through and thoughtful and did everything they could to ensure I was safe and taken care of. Eric was amazing and gracious. I would highly recommend him and this place any day!

This place is the absolute best! I have had the worst luck with cars, just constant matinence needed. Eric and his mechanics don’t nickel and dime you, and they are honest about what needs to be taken care of immediately and what can wait till a later date. We have used them as our family’s mechanic for years, and we certainly don’t plan on changing any time soon. If you want a good mechanic who is upfront about what your car needs, go to precision.

Took my car here for the first time for an alignment. Dropped it off at the appointment time, and was told they would get my car right in, as I would be waiting on it. Walked to lunch, came back an hour and twenty min later, and they hadn’t brought the car into the bay yet. My impression was that they forgot about my car and rushed it in, so I lost another hour. The alignment went fine and the mechanic checked things over, but for a first time customer I felt like my first impression visit could have gone better.

Eric is amazing! He is your go to guy when it comes to a honest, reliable, genuine car mechanic. He articulates your car problems in a way you can understand and delivers quality car repairs for the best value around. Go see him and you won’t ever need to look for another car mechanic in this area.

I’ve been here three times in the past, twice for smog tests for different cars and once for an oil change. All three times, they provided excellent service, particularly through the manager, Eric Murray.

I have had work done there many times and they are always courteous and polite. The work was always completed before they promised. The estimates were always accurate and always tried to get the best prices on replacement parts. They also noticed my military window sticker and gave me a military discount. Two thumbs up!

The manager offered to put in the catalytic convertor for no charge when he learned how unhappy I was with the results of my smog test. And they took me out side and showed me how the thing was improperly installed, and why they said it was tampered with. They also figured out why my monitors were blanking out and my check engine light was coming on. It all worked out in the end, and we learned a valuable lesson about letting your battery get too close the engine mount.

Excellent shop. Courteous, efficient and reasonably priced. They do great work and no hard upsale for extra work. Best price I’ve found for smog check and certificate. Check their website for coupons.

Went here for the first time for a smog check. I used their coupon and paid 30.00 out the door! Best price I found. The coupon, along with the good reviews I decided to try them out. I called and made an appointment. Not only was the staff really professional and nice, they were really fast! I was very satisfied with the service there and will go there again.

Precision Auto is an honest, reliable and extremely friendly establishment. Not only are they professional, but they always take the time to explain what the problem is and how they will attempt to fix it. Dirk, the owner and Mike, a mechanic, have helped me time and again with any problem my car has had with efficiency and care. I recommend Precision to anyone who needs an auto shop they can trust and one that will treat them and their vehicle with respect. They are also very affordable. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.

I recently moved into the area in used Unilocal to locate repair shops for my work van. I liked what I read, so I called them up and the owner, Dirk answered the phone. I told him I use my van for a living and needed it back as soon as possible. He instructed me to bring it in as soon as possible and they would get it back to me right away. I was able to drop it off by 2 p.m., it was the water pump, they were to depart and headed to me by early the next morning! I highly recommend this shop.

I came in for a smog check. There was an ad in the paper for a $ 30 smog check with certificate included. I did not make an appointment, but the total time there was less than 30 minutes. The man who helped me was courteous and genuinely wanted to help out the customers take good care of their cars. I would come back.

Smog Check + Repair Review
Poway’s Precision Automotive and Poway’s Accurate Automotive are sister locations with the same owner.
I found these locations on Unilocal,and both locations have 4+/5 ratings, so I thought it would be a great place to get my smog done. Great deal because for newer cars, $ 30 OTD for a smog is. Since my car is an older car, smog is $ 40 OTD. Other places run $ 50+. Keep in mind both these locations are full repair. If it fails like mine did, repair has to be done on location to qualify for free retest. Wasn’t a big deal for me because the repair experience was wonderful.
My car failed smog check at Precision Auto. Brought the car into Accurate Automotive for diagnosis and they determined it was a cracked manifold and clogged EGR passages. The office manager at Precision Auto (Jay) was very understanding of my situation and gave me a fair price for the repair. Appreciate both Jay and Dirk (the owner) working with me on getting this issue resolved in a professional manner.
Word of advice: this location gets very busy, especially on a holiday when I went in to get the smog work done. Call ahead and schedule an appointment. You will be glad you did.

I have since been contacted by one of the office managers at Precision Automotive, Brian. He was very understanding and was willing to go above and beyond to offer me a free oil change in the future to make up for the prior experience. I appreciate Brian reaching out to me and offering his service.

Smog Check review only.
I found this place when i was looking on line for a decently priced smoke check station in Poway/​RB area.
I’ve called around bunch of different shops and couldn’t find the deal less then $ 50 (with certificate). Precision Automotive only charges around $ 22 (get coupon on their site) for a check and $ 8 for a certificate, so you pay 30 bucks out the door. Its a very fair price. I will definitely recommend everyone to get it there, i made an appointment and was out in 15 minutes.
Quick service and affordable prices!

My husband just bought a car that needed a smog certificate and didn’t have an appointment. Since he was in the area, he stopped in to Poway’s Precision Automotive as that’s where we usually have our cars smogged. He was thrilled that they could get his car in right away. These guys are great. He was in and out in a short amount of time and they did a great job, as always. We won’t get anywhere else to get our smog certificates, and will always recommend them highly.