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How does Automobile Service Rate?
Automobile Service received 11 consumer ratings from Consumers' CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports subscribers.
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Automobile Service
5708 W 35 1/2 St
St Louis Park, MN
Phone: 952-929-0615



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What can Consumers' CHECKBOOK tell you about Automobile 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: 11 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 LAKEVILLE, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: made an appointment for an estimate. After receiving the estimate, I asked when they could..........
  • Subscriber from ROSEMOUNT, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Very pleased with their work on our air conditioning. Honest, didnt try to add on..........
  • Subscriber from NEW BRIGHTON, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Very knowledge staff, good advice on needed repairs (and not needed).......
  • Subscriber from COON RAPIDS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Always a pleasant experience! They really help accomodate our busy, urgent schedules........
  • Subscriber from EDEN PRAIRIE, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Had a problem that was have to resolve but they kept with it........
  • Subscriber from ST PAUL, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: One of the best auto repair shops Ive ever used........
  • Subscriber from BLOOMINGTON, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: First time Ive had to have a tranny repair-ouch! Best price and advice from these..........
  • Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: Great and honest repair shop!.......
  • Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote about a local auto repair shop: They did a very good job when mounting my tires. Their staff is very friendly..........