Wagenwerx

I’ve had my Audi serviced with wagen werks for years well past my warranty. Kept my mk1 TT running strong for over 150k miles until I traded it in for a new Audi. He has great prices and fantastic service. He will explain in detail and no surprises. No wonder he has been in business for so long.

Big fan of this shop. I’ve had issues in the past with 3 different dealers in the area and have never had a problem here. I’ve been going here primarily for routine maintenance and 2 unrelated major items. 1 was a slow coolant leak and another was a known issue causing carbon build up in the intake at the approximate milage that my car had. After the big cleaning, this is like a totally different car. MPG’s are back, power is restored, he had the car back to me ahead of schedule and was within the estimate I was given. I will continue to recommend this shop to anybody with a VAG car.

First I will say that I am not a fan of VW, but I am a fan of Wagenwerx. My sister has a 2001 Jetta and usually looks to me for help when it breaks down (which is frequently). I’m somebody who likes to handle a lot of car work on his own, but my experiences working on her car have been frustrating, overly complicated and expensive (parts-​wise).
Recently, her car wouldn’t start on a cold day. I replaced the battery but it drained again the next night and I concluded something was draining the battery while parked. Knowing the problem was beyond my knowledge of electrical systems, I took it to Howard. He put in the time to find the source of the problem (the heated seats) and presented me with a couple cost options for fixing it vs. bypassing the problem. The additional strain on the alternator caused it to fail while it was in the shop, and Howard installed a new one on the same day at a reasonable price.
Wagenwerx isn’t cheap but is reasonable and Howard is very capable. Also, he communicated with me frequently and proactively throughout the process, which is something most mechanics, even good ones, tend to be bad at. I highly recommend this place if you’re unfortunate enough to own an older VW. A great alternative to a dealer.

What a great experience. Howard at Wagonwerx replaced the rear brakes on my 2010 Passat Komfort for far less than the dealer estimate. His work was accurate and professional.
I had no idea rear brakes on this car required an engineering degree, or that the «people’s car» while fun to drive is so expensive to maintain. Howard lowers the price of the fun.
If you are in the Northwest Philadelphia area, this specialist VW service alternative to the dealer is outstanding. Keep it a secret, I can’t imagine they need any more business.

Howard’s the man for all things VW. It can take a few weeks to make an appointment, but he’s thorough, reliable, knowledgeable and efficient.