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Carriage Auto Body received 19 consumer ratings from Consumers' CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports subscribers.

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rate compared to other local auto body shops?
Area's highest-rated auto body shop:
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Average of nearby auto body shops:
86% 86%
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Area's lowest-rated auto body shop:
55% 55%
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  • Based on more than 2,732 consumer ratings by CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports subscribers who have used these companies and professionals.
Carriage Auto Body had prices that were 7% lower than average.
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There were big price differences among shops, according to thousands of price checks by Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK's undercover shoppers. For example, the cost to replace the trunk lid on one specific car ranged from $600 to $1,087.

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Carriage Auto Body
1200 Sunset Ave
Waukegan, IL
Phone: 847-336-0334

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Number of customer survey ratings for Carriage Auto Body: 19 ratings
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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Auto Body Shops in the Chicago Area
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Auto Body Shops Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Auto Body Shops.

  • Subscriber from GENEVA, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: Excellent quality. The front fender and bumper had to be painted. They matched the color..........
  • Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: repairing body damage never pleasant, but these guys are really great........
  • Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: the work was flawless. they shuttled me to the car rental station.the staff was very..........
  • Subscriber from SKOKIE, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: Honest and quality and at a fair price. Nice people too........
  • Subscriber from LAKE ZURICH, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: Friendly, accommodating, reasonably priced, professional........
  • Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: This place couldnt be better! Half the price of the place down the street. Very..........
  • Subscriber from BARTLETT, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: Estimate was qouted properly, duration of repairs was as stated or better, quality of work..........
  • Subscriber from RIVER FOREST, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: The guy who runs this place has often surprised me by how low his prices..........
  • Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: Prompltly returned calls. Fast service........
  • Subscriber from LOMBARD, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: Ive heard so many good things about this shop and theyre all true. If you..........
  • Subscriber from DARIEN, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: If you live within 15 or 20 miles of Auto Body Village and you need..........
  • Subscriber from CRYSTAL LAKE, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: I have had several vehicles repaired by them in the last few years and have..........
  • Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: a second rating since I used them on 2 separate occasions.......
  • Subscriber from CRYSTAL LAKE, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: Their service is far better and less expensive than any dealer that I have used..........
  • Subscriber from JOLIET, IL wrote about a local auto body shop: Consistently performs well.......

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