MD Auto Clinic

Paid Jason $ 500 to fix my car, and after taking it to him every Saturday for a full month (literally) it STILL wasn’t fixed… he called to tell me something else is broke and that I will have to pay another $ 500 to fix it. I refused to pay for something that wasn’t broke when I took it to him so he replaced the part for free though he wasn’t happy about it. FINALLY after a whole month of hassle, the car was fixed. I will NEVER take my car here again. Save your time and money and go somewhere else.

Received a call from an agent at the California Bureau of Automotive Repair and was told the owner would like to give me a refund now… LMFAO!
Didn’t get the $ 100, but I did get a check for $ 36.75.
What a waste of time and effort.
I hope you’re reading this before you get screwed by MD Auto Scam.

The best mechanic in Marin!

found him to be fair. i would recommend him.

My Subaru Tribeca headlights went out while out of town. I took the car to an AutoZone, who recommended I go to Jiffy Lube for both the lights and labor. I did, and after an hour, they nicely came back and told me it’d take 2 hours to do the job, and that unfortunately they didn’t know if they’d have the lights in stock (since Subaru used two different bulbs for that year/​model), and that they didn’t have the manpower to get it done that day.
Today, back in town, I took the Subaru to where I’d been a couple years ago — MD Auto Clinic. Jason took a look immediately, and then without hesitation reached in and was able to pull the bulb out and replace it with a new one. On both sides. Job done in less than 15 minutes.
This guy sets the standard on low drama auto repair. I had my camera with me so I asked to grab a picture of Jason to share.
Thanks Jason!

Jason has been working on my cars for over 5 years and has been great! really knows his stuff and is good at what he does. I useto think he was too expensive until I shopped around and relized he is very reasonable.

Never had a problem with Jason. I’ve been going to him for years. He’s fast and fair. He seems serious at first but he has a dry sense of humor! He’s never over charge me for anything and I know BMW can b costly but he has never charge me exorbitantly.

I have been taking my cars to MD Clinic for 5 years. Jason is all about trust and honesty and safety and fairness. I have my highest regards for the service provided!!!

Don’t take your car here. Jason failed to tell me about his labor charge (90.00). He intentionally leaves out his labor fees. Plus he called me three different times to tell me more things that were wrong with with the car.

This review is long overdue and richly deserved.
For years, we were very very happy with our mechanic Steve Jump at All-​Tech Automotive
. Steve was a saint and a real honest mechanic. Then, about a year and a half ago, Steve died way too young of a massive heart attack!
This forced our family to start trying other mechanics. As you, know finding a good, honest, and reasonably priced mechanic is never easy. It’s almost as hard as finding a diamond in the rough.
For that reason, it was such a surprise and shock to find Jason Yan of MD Auto Clinic.
Our first interaction with Jason was under the worse of circumstances. We were planning on driving up to Tahoe between Christmas and News Years to go skiing. The rental house at Tahoe was paid for and waiting for us and we noticed Sunday morning that we seem to have a coolant leak in our Ford Expedition.
Damn, lodging paid for and we can’t use it! Since it was Sunday, where the heck are you going to find a mechanic??? Well, we start calling around and a couple of people mention that there is a mechanic usually open on Sunday in San Rafael at the 76 Station near 2^nd and Lincoln.
Immediately, we were very apprehensive and pretty sure we were going to get crappy service for a high price. Yet, we were DESPERATE!!!
So, we drive the SUV over to the 76 Station and cross our fingers that it can at least be fixed and we can start our trip. No matter what the cost!
My first impression of Jason, was that he’s a pretty serious guy and he doesn’t talk very much. I tell you that upfront so those of your that want to be stroked and pampered by your mechanic shouldn’t come here as you won’t be treated that way. Another thing that came through within being with him for a few minutes is that he is very intelligent and methodical about his approach.
In a no nonsense way, he told me to open the hood, start the vehicle, and basically get out of his way. Yet, right away, I saw that he was really thinking and analyzing the problem. We thought the problem was up around the heater core under the dash near the engine compartment. He climbs up above the engine and starts carefully looking for a leak with a mirror and flashlight. He was on that leak like a dog looking for a meaty bone.
Here’s the shocker… he can’t find a leak. So, he whips out a tool I’ve never seen and pressure tests the system. All of a sudden the wife screams that there is green radiator fluid leaking all out the back of the vehicle!!! Turns out, our Expedition has 2 heater cores. One in the front like normal and one in the back!
Jason quickly figured out how to access it and tried to order the part on Sunday. It wasn’t available; but, he said he could fix it first thing on Monday so we could salvage our trip.
The next day, he fixed it as promised, for a reasonable price, and we were on our merry way and had a great trip.
It would have been so easy for him to cheat us and take advantage of us. He recommended we get a brake job; but, he said it could wait until we got back.
During the trip, I kept thinking. Is this guy for real? Could I really have found another great mechanic in a 76 Station in San Rafael?
Well, I decided to try him out on other vehicles and other problems:
He did the brake job on the Ford Expedition
He checked a Lexus that wasn’t turning over, stress tested the battery with another tool I have never seen, and sold me a battery at a fair price.
He replaced the right front bushings on a Toyota Camry for a friend who had been shopping around for the best price. Without knowing what the lowest quote had been, Jason beat the price.
He fixed a broken window switch on a Mercedes and sold me another battery.
In every case, he has impressed me with his intelligence and the methodical way he goes about figuring out what is wrong. He works by himself, works really fast, and for a fair price. In short he is an amazing person and mechanic and I feel lucky that we have finally found someone to bring all our car repairs to that we can trust.
Thank you Jason, and RIP Steve…

I had a nagging feeling something was wrong with this place when I arrived — just a bad vibe. But, it was the cheapest smog station I’d come across and I made an effort to get there, so I went against my intuition. To add to my stupidity, I didn’t watch the technician do the test (I walked down the street to do an errand). When I returned, the technician told me my car failed. This was UNBELIEVABLE. I knew there was no way my car should fail. The guy told me that he could «repair» the car — to diagnose it, it was gonna cost $ 100+ and he could probably fix for about $ 500.
I told my car mechanic about this and he said that it was likely the car failed because the technician tested it when it was cold. He said I should try again at another test site — and drive the car for about 20 minutes before the test.
I made no repair to the car, I simply went to another test facility (Northgate Smog Check) and it passed easily. In fact, they told me that I passed with flying colors and that he could have passed me with the quick test because I was so clean. The technician there told me that Smog Test and Repair Sites have a conflict of interest because if they fail you, they sell you repair services.
The guy at D.R. Auto Clinic told me that I had to go to an authorized «Smog repair station» in order to have the state honor the maximum repair ceiling and, conveniently, he was authorized.
Don’t go near this place.