Bay Area Tire & Auto Service

Appreciate these guys so much. So helpful and they don’t try to charge you for something unnecessary. I appreciate them a bunch! Also, both guys have a great sense of humor and awesome customer service.

came here for oil change and needed to have my brake check. not only they did it immediately (in 30 minutes) and they also found that the belt in my car was damaged from previous oil change. they took their time showing me where the damage was so I can visually see it myself. I didn’t do it at the time but they were very cool about it and not pressuring me into any decision making. I did came back few days later to get it change and my brake change.
their price is very reasonable and they did it again very quickly so no need to leave car in the shop for half a day or full day like some other repair shop.
very happy and will be back again.

When I moved to SSF in 2008 it was hard for me to back to SF to the Shop I took my car to. I was told by my cousin about this place for oil changes and tires. I have been coming here since then as they help me with which tire are the best and what services I should perform on my car. I take the 3 cars in my household here. Now they are under new ownership and they guy that use to help me at the other shop in SF is now the owner. I recently took my dads car there to get the blower motor replaced, which Volkswagen said to replace for $ 1100. Juno took a look at it for me and found out the motor was fine and the fuse Volkswagen put in was the wrong AMP and the Heat resistor needed to be changed. It was done for less than $ 250 bucks which saved a lot of money. The next day my car had an issue and took it to him. Found out there was a TSB and to take it to Toyota to get the ECU flashed. They did it but the problem was not fixed and they said they would need to further diagnostics on the car and would cost over $ 800 to do it and to also change the water pump, throttle sensor, and reseal the timing cover for another $ 1200.00. I picked up the car and brought back to Juno and he said he will look at those issues and diagnose the car. Pretty much he found out what was wrong (bad negative connector from batter to chassis). Also he said to replace the timing belts since they were cracked, change the water pump since it was leaking a little bit, and the throttle sensor. All was done for way under what Toyota wanted. They looked over the car and found nothing else. I think it is awesome now that the Mechanic from the other shop is now here. They make an AWESOME team here at Bay Area Tire and will continue to bring my cars here and recommend friends, family, co-​workers, and even strangers to come here for service. Thank you James and Juno for all of your help!

My husband brought our 2010 Buick Lacrosse in for tire check. We were told 2 tires needed to be replaced. We insisted on getting the original Michelin Tires. They were able to get the tires for us in the same afternoon at the same price as Costco. In addition, they balanced our tires as part of the service. The job took longer than expected, they threw in a free alignment and refused to take the tip my husband offered them. We were impressed with the level of professionalism of the mechanics. The car now drive like it is riding on butter. I am very pleased. We are planning on taking our other car, a Honda, back for other services.

Bad customer service!!! I came here in need of an urgent alignment as I commute roughly 100 miles everyday. I called about 4 times and NO answer. So I made the effort of driving there, as soon as I walked in there was a heavy set guy with glasses (mentioned on here before) eating which I assume was his 2hr lunch break since he never answered. If you would’ve politely said you were booked for the day I would’ve possibly thought about scheduling a time, but due to your lack of professionalism and customer service I’d never come here or recommend this place to anyone. You can tell a lot about a shop just by walking in and the type of priority the place on customer service. One two words come to mind when you first walk in, cheap & sloppy.

I needed tires on my car, every other shop was quoting me $ 600+. Gave bay tires a call to get a quote and it ended up being only $ 400. They didn’t have the tires in stock and had to order them. The next day received a call from them saying my tired were in. I was in and out of the shop in about 2 hours. Very happy with their service and prices.

great service. great price. mount and balance $ 18/​tire. i had 8 tires done. quick service.

Been a while since the last time I was here. Real poor quality work. I had to return three times for a simple brake job. also on a side note my iPhone cable and ear phone was gone. Would leave zero star If I could. Stay awy

Bought four of the Groupon deals. Everyone was super cool except for the chubby mechanic with glasses. Because of him, not going back. Feel sorry for the owner for hiring him.

Great place to go for service. Cheap pricing on tires and work is done fast. highly recommended

Wow! Time for another oil+oil filter change and and multipoint inspection…
They did a good, thorough job last week.
They did all that and more:
They topped up my window washer fluid, and even checked the brake rotors, not just the brake pads. Jon reviewed all the problems found with me, and noted what needed fixing.

It’s really hard finding a good mechanic in SF esp. an honest one. I’ve had some really bad experiences where they claim they fixed the problem only to have the problem creep up again. So I asked some family members who if they can recommend an honest and reasonable mechanic. Some suggested Firestone or Wheel Works in Daly City… Oh, HELL F**kin’ NO… So my cousin and her husband suggested I give this establishment a try since the owner had done some work on their 2007 Mercedes. Knowing my cousin, if she’s happy with the work on her Mercedes that Jon and his staff did then they must be good. I brought my car in when my defroster only operated on the highest setting. Jon and his staff fixed the problem and gave me a reasonable price for fixing it. I went back to have my front end shocks done yesterday and again Jon and his staff were accommodating and saved me a lot of money since they told me that my tires were still good after inspecting them. The «other» places gave me a quote of $ 900-​$ 1200 for front shock replacement and tires. However, Jon and his staff gave me a good price and saved me a lot more money than I expected. I highly recommend Bay Area Tire and Auto for your car needs. Thanks again Jon.

Went to this shop on a friends recommendation and I have only used this shop in the last 1.5 years. Great prices on everything from tires, just bought a set, alignments, parts and labor. I come all the way from Marin County to take my car to this shop, just to give you readers an idea of how much i trust this shop.

This is the second time I’ve been in and have been impressed both times. Everyone there is personable and they get the job done for you and will let you know what might need attention and what you don’t need to worry about. Quite impressed and reasonably less expensive than having it done in the city.

Well… After giving them a «sub-​par» review; they contacted me via email offering a free synthetic oil change (costs $ 60) 2 redeem themselves. I took them up on d offer and I was pleasantly surprised I had a better experience than d 1^st time I tried them out. I will defn take my car here whenever it needs maintenance. Plus their 40K mile maintenance is the cheapest I found after I called a ton of places.

I called up John and asked about 90K service on my 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Ex. He gave me a run down over the phone and the estimate was 70% less than what the dealer quoted. I made a appointment, so he could get the parts. The location is great and right off the 101. As soon as I got there, they were able to get to my car. The guys are friendly, professional and did a very good job. I commute a lot and appreciate the price and work they do to keep my car running smoothly.

Rip-​off and incompetence = Avoid!
They did a real shoddy job and RIPPED me off. Claimed they put 6.5 qt oil and charged me $ 6 extra. But my manual says 5.5 qt max. NEVER did any dealer, private shop, Jiffy Lube, Firestone or Pep Boys charged me extra for additional oil (usually 5 qt).
I saw the tech do the work and he didn’t check anything.
I can’t believe some of the positive comments from people with few reviews. Guess the insiders pimping it or there are indeed suckers born every minute or something.
PS — Read the filtered reviews. Geesh these guys sure try hard to pump up this sad joint AND Unilocal threw out the fake + reviews. Real PATHETIC…

This is a great shop I would recommend to anyone needing automotive service. The shop has access to all the parts and equipment you can need and the mechanics are highly skilled with years of automotive experience. You can go have your car diagnosed professionally and in the end you won’t end up paying extra for services you really don’t need!

I had a great experience people were honest, but busy. got me in and out w/​out charging me for any extras. I’m taking my car back to them next week for more service (upgrades) and they are the best price around.

My homie works and runs this shop. Service is very excellent. I brought in my VW Jetta in for oil filter replacement and new oil, and this shop serviced my car in less than 40 minutes. Unlike the VW dealership in Serramonte which I bought my car there. VW dealership trying to ripped me off, plus they did a shitty job on oil change. VW Serramonte can go suck a fat one.
If you’re into the car tuning hobby, then this place has the parts and rims. They’ will install it for your car.