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How does Car-X Auto Service Rate?
Car-X Auto Service received 24 consumer ratings from Consumers' CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports subscribers.
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Car-X Auto Service
8640 Lyndale Ave S
Bloomington, MN
Phone: 651-688-6991



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What can Consumers' CHECKBOOK tell you about Car-X Auto Service?
Does shop get CHECKBOOK's top rating (CHECKBOOK's top rating) for quality? ... answers available
Does shop get CHECKBOOK's top rating (CHECKBOOK's top rating) for price? ... answers available
CHECKBOOK Ratings
Number of customer survey ratings: 24 ratings
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" for "overall performance/quality"?
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" for "doing work properly"?
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" for "starting and completing work promptly"?
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" for "letting you know cost early"?
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" for "advice on service options and costs"?
What percent of customers rated firm "adequate" or "superior" for "overall performance/quality"?
Complaints
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Additional Information
Is shop AAA approved?
Does shop claim to employ at least one ASE (National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence) certified technician?
Is shop authorized to perform emissions and safety inspections?
Is shop authorized to perform emissions repairs?
What makes of vehicles does shop repair?
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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Auto Repair Shops in the Twin Cities 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 Repair 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 Repair Shops.

  • Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: We have gone to them for years and have always been impressed with their honesty..........
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  • Subscriber from HASTINGS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Toyota and Honda Specialist but also works on USA made cars and trucks. Honest and..........
  • Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: These folks are trustworthy, knowledgeable........
  • Subscriber from COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Theyre a small shop, and dont get you in and out as quickly as a..........
  • Subscriber from BURNSVILLE, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Highly recommend to anyone........
  • Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Evening hours for repair are a real plus. Staff is unfailingly pleasant and informative. I..........
  • Subscriber from VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Dan is a very trustworthy person. He does top quality work.......
  • Subscriber from EDINA, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Often advise less repairs than you think you need. Same quality but less expensive than..........
  • Subscriber from ST PAUL, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Been going here for years. Find them to be very good. Like them for tires..........
  • Subscriber from CHANHASSEN, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Very competent, honest & fairly priced........
  • Subscriber from PRESCOTT, WI wrote about a local auto repair shop: Brought in my car for a brake repair. Kens recommended about $500 of service, and..........
  • Subscriber from OAKDALE, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: An excellent facility with people I have learned to trust........
  • Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: mechanic moved a couple of years ago from another station to this one. I and..........
  • Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Great service! Definitely went "above and beyond" when our brakes went out at 9:00 the..........