Best 11 Auto Repair Shops Near near Me in Kelso, WA (Update 2025)

Rachelle Ball Memorial day weekend, I called them a minute before closing. They were the only place open within a 20 mile radius. They stayed open for me to bring my Promaster in for electronic E-brake issues during a trip. This is unheard of now from businesses, so I more than appreciate the goodwill from them. Highly recommend giving them your business.

Chaney Laurent My car overheated on the way to Centralia from Portland. This shop was super accommodating and helpful. They checked out my coolant system and made sure I was all good to go. They also took the time to explain things to me clearly in a way that I could understand and I feel like I definitely learned something new about my car.

Troy Montero Courteous & professional services delivered with lightning-fast speed by a highly skilled crew at the best price found anywhere! If you need suspension/brake/steering work done to your vehicle, do yourself a favor and get it done here!!

Nina Shaw I had an incredible experience here at MR Auto, I came in to get some dash work lights taken care of and to get a check over of my new used car to make sure there wasnt anything amiss and the mechanic was a really nice guy who talked me through what he was doing, why the lights were going off and how to fix it. He then adjusted my headlights and did the same thorough process on helping understand what was wrong with them, what needed to be done and then he didnt charge me for all the help he gave me! I will be taking all my cars to him, it was a great experience customer wise and he seems like a really good person in other aspects as well. Thank you MR Auto

Theresa Pringle Bought a van that ran real rough. Manuel is working out the kinks. Because there are a variety of issues that can cause a vehicle to miss he is doing whats the most common and efficient and then moving to the next issue. Great customer service, Lower prices, and Mr. Auto is a small, local business. Manuel is very good at explaining the process. Rochelle mans the office, she is very kind and attentive. I am a senoir citizen on a fixed income. I feel that they take my needs seriously.

david hanvichid Manuel and his crew are top notch. Quality service at a reasonable price with a courteous attitude. Manuel made sure I knew what was going with my truck and re-assured me hed find the issue. Within a week of finding the issue, he ordered the parts and fixed my truck! Definitely would recommend!

Chase Nygaard Kelly, Bryan, and Julie have amazing customer service, quality workmanship, and back their warranties up 100%. Thank you for everything! Highly recommend.

Tracy Bangerter Great customer service. They went out of their way to help me with my truck and transmission rebuild And after I had a motor swap at a different business They adjusted the cable back to their specs. Thanks Bryan and Kelly

Jesse Lambert This is a slightly complicated review - if you dont want to read it all. My summary is - use ATS, you are in good hands. 1. I brought my old classic truck to ATS and had a 700r4 rebuilt and installed. Bryan went to great lengths to get my linkage going and I brought her home and put about 800 miles on it that summer. 2. Fast forward to the next season and I took it out for its first drive for the show season and I had no overdrive. I took it back to Bryan and he took care of it and covered it under warranty. Great experience. Put another 1000 miles on it! 3. The next winter I decided to swap the engine in the truck with an engine I bought used. Getting it back on the road I heard a horrible noise, because of the location of the sound, I assumed it was the transmission. Bryan had it towed up to them to get it checked out. Turns out the lower end has bad bearings and the noise was the lower end sliding back and rubbing against the starter bendix. So I took the truck home and pondered my options. 4. I ordered a BluePrint stroker motor through Summit and turns out I ordered the wrong tooth torque converter. Through a comedy of my own errors, Bryan helped me navigate the issue, got the new torque converter installed and I am no happily cruising my truck around! I just have to say - Kelly and Bryan could quite easily be irritated with the amount of effort theyve had to put in to my particular truck and issues. HOWEVER. Theyve been terribly gracious and always take great care of me. I can whole heartedly recommend you use them with confidence. Bryan stands behind his work. Kelly is great to work with. Thank you ATS team for all of your help the last couple years! Youll be my first call on my next build!

Jon Paulsen My experience here was nothing less than perfect all the way across the board. Jim and Tanya felt like friends the moment I walked through the door. Transparent, honest, easy to work with, and ready communication while finishing my vehicle within the quoted time frame. I can’t say I necessarily hope to need a body shop again, but I’m only going to Behrends if I do.

Craig Hodson Winter third 10 years ago they fixed my truck and did a wonderful job. Unfortunately I had a little miss app with my car and went back to get a estimate very friendly very professional. And they do good work.

Chad B Im posting this early... I havent had my truck worked on yet, but so far I feel great coming here. They are a small family business thats been in town since 1958 and in their current location since 1968. Quite the feat to stay in business so long in a small town. They must be doing something right! They were recommended to me by 2 friends who say, "I dont take my vehicles anywhere else." The service thus far is solid. I got a quit quote and they explained every line item on the quote clearly. I dont see any hidden fees or questionable charges. Jim treated me like a friend already- very likable and easy going. Thanks for the help so far, Jim! Ill update this post once my truck is fixed. Im anticipating more good things to report...

Joel Ledford Very happy we called this place! These guys helped us out promptly and efficiently when we were in a bind. Were RVers (from Virginia), traveling through the area when our water pump completely failed. Had no water, so we needed someone quick. I bought a water pump, but wanted to get it professionally installed because of the electrical aspect. Eve worked us in, and we were done in under an hour! Frank was very knowledgeable, and our experience was awesome! Thanks, guys!

Rick Gunselman Needed repairs on our motor home and contacted Wheelers and they set up repairs for the next morning, part was fixed and done fast, this was a mobile repair and they knocked it out of the park, job well done

Bobbie Strong Crew is knowledgeable and efficient. Kent did outstanding work on my rig. Kody and Eve in the office are pleasant to deal with. Ill take my rig back again, good RV maintenance and service is hard to find in this area and these folks are good!

rocky heywood I have had several issues with my car in the last few years and Spike and the guys at Auto Tech have done an excellent job, and at a fair price. I will not go anywhere else. The best mechanics around!!!!!!!!!!!

Billy Wescott We had an engine issue driving through Kelso from Canada. Spike and his team took care of us immediately. The issue was fixed in just half an hour and they did not even charge us for the service! The kindest and friendliest guys Ive seen in a while! Were very grateful that they saved our trip. I definitely recommend their expertise. Their type of professionalism is a rarity.

Seth Burns Spike and his team are the best around. Fair pricing with honest hard workers. There’s a reason he’s always so busy. I’ve been using Auto Tech since I could drive, and my family before that.

gayle schulze Looking for a good, honest and reasonable auto repair! This is it! Great service and great people. Such a wonderful feeling to have the care of your car in the hands of people you trust.

Seth Eschbacher These guys do fantastic work! They replaced my entire exhaust system, all my fuel lines, and found my internal problems on my powerstroke and fixed it quickly and efficiently. Theyre definitely my go-to guys for repairs. Thanks again fellas, great job!

Jerry Grover Jan 2022, My 97 Ram 2500 12v cummins started pumping all the oil into the radiator. Shanes was the only shop not booked up for min one month. Portland area. Make the 35 mile drive. Shayne Quoted me $800.00 pulling head disassemble and assemble the engine. What I got was a bill of $2100.00. Milk crates with engine parts sitting in the cab. Shayne had no idea what the oil in radiater cause is. I then have to have my truck towed out of his shop. It gets worse My bill would have been $3000.00 if I did not give him the cummins good cyl head. He found a junk head to exchange getting my bill down to $2100.00. for my parted out engine disassembled in milk crates.

TazarZero Took my car in to find an oil leak. They found it to be the oil cooler. Ok, great, replace the oil cooler and reseal the oil pan while youre there. They said, ok, but the head gasket has also failed. We are weary of working on an engine that doesnt have long for this world. I said it is noted, but dont worry about it right now, just seal the oil leaks. They said ok, and did the job. I get the car back a few days later, and come to find that one of their incompetent techs left a shop towel in the oil pan and it killed the engine the rest of the way. They took responsibility for the fault and replaced the engine at no cost to me - good, thank you. However, the engine they put in also has its own problem - a rattle at start up. Not only were they not "able to track the noise that was being made", they didnt bother to hook up a scan tool which would have told them exactly what was causing it. I know this because thats what I did with my own tool. So I showed them my findings and asked to have it fixed under the new engines warranty. Their short answer; I was denied. The long answer; they cant source an intake cam sprocket (the cause of the noise), so they wanted to consult with their engine supplier to see if they can take the WHOLE ENGINE back out for replacement, and said they would call me later with an answer.....I have yet to receive a call. So, they broke my original engine, replaced it with another broken engine, and still want to charge me more money to fix it when its still under warranty. Their business model is a joke now. Didnt used to be this way - Ive taken several cars to them in the past with satisfactory results, so thats why I went to them recently. Lesson learned.

Wendy Dionne Barbara was very friendly and helpful however the weeks it took to get the part for my Jeep was rather frustrating. However alls well that ends well!! Happy Customer here

Malissa Harris We had been taking our vehicles to Bobs for a while now. Just recently we had issues with them. I brought my vehicle in for a brake flush after getting a maintenance notofication from them that it was due. I paid a little over 200 for the service. They notified me that if I came back within a week for the additional brake needs then would not need a repeat flush. The estimate for back brakes and front brakes with rotors and callipers would then be 900 bucks. They said there was a chance that rotors and calipers may be good and it would be slightly less. Well this seemed like a pretty high quote and a little sketchy to say I needed to do it within a week or would need the brake flush done again too? So we got a second opinion. The second opinion said there was no way the brake flush had been done as fluid was bad and the only other possible explanation was that the fluid used for the flush may have been contaminated by improper storage but that was unlikely. They then did a brake flush and replaced pads on the rear brakes for 270. There was still life left on the front brakes and they did not need any sevices yet. So I took the print out with what they said to Bobs who argued back and forth. They refused to refund me for services not provided. They argued that the other company was trying to scam me but then why would they not replace everything and charge me more like Bobs was trying to do. Instead they only replaced what was needed. So this company not only charged for services not completed but then also tried to get additional services and money from me that were not needed. They had recomeneded front brakes too. They did say that the rotors and calipers may not be needed but my guess is that if I couldve brought it back within that week to avoid another flush, they wouldve said they were needed and charged for those too! Will never take our vehicles there again as they cant be trusted!

Fred M Very honest, straightforward people to deal with! I had my vehicle at the dealership for an oil change and they overtightened the drain plug, causing the threading to be messed up to the point of not being able to tighten fully. They told me my only option was to replace the oil pan for $1,800. A friend referred me to Kerr Car Care, I knew from one phone call that this was great shop. As I was explaining my situation, she was getting very upset of the lies I was being told from the dealership and told me they were trying to take advantage of me. To me this showed great integrity and passion for getting the job done correctly and not taking advantage of people. They were willing to get me in immediately as my car was leaking oil due to not being able to tighten the drain plug. With a new drain plug and some oil, I was good to go for only $60. They even took the time to show and explain to me how the dealership caused the problem. I love that this place is family owned and operated, very friendly and honest people. Thank you all so much.

thebmw boi Excellent Quality and Service! Got passed for exhaust work at other local exhaust shops for being inexperienced but here they are very experienced highly recommend to come here no questions!

Michael Hillman Great work! Nice people! But they charge by how long the book says. If the book says 2hrs and only takes 1hr they still charge 2hrs!!!! Now I know why it cost so much to work on other vehicles in past. You lost my business and they dont KERR.