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Specialty Auto Body received 86 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:
77% 77%
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Area's lowest-rated auto body shop:
36% 36%
Percent of customers who rated shops "superior"
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  • More than 161 auto body shops rated.
  • Based on more than 6,526 consumer ratings by CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports subscribers who have used these companies and professionals.
Specialty Auto Body had prices that were 10% lower than average.
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There were big price differences among shops, according to thousands of price checks by Washington DC Consumers' CHECKBOOK's undercover shoppers. For example, the cost to replace the trunk lid on one specific car ranged from $650 to $992.

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Specialty Auto Body
3912 N 5th Rd
Arlington, VA
Phone: 703-525-5323

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CHECKBOOK Ratings
Number of customer survey ratings for Specialty Auto Body: 86 ratings
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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Auto Body Shops in the Washington DC 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 ANNANDALE, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: I have been using their services for several years. I have never been disappointed with..........
  • Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: We called Olde Towne Auto Body after discovering that a tree limb had fallen onto..........
  • Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local auto body shop: Small shop, but they do good work at reasonable price........
  • Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: Jim Walkers shop produces close to perfect work everytime.......
  • Subscriber from GREAT FALLS, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: Top notch........
  • Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about a local auto body shop: They are real pros!.......
  • Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local auto body shop: Not only did they do an excellent job, but they negotiated with my insurance company..........
  • Subscriber from LEESBURG, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: identified damage in estimate that others missed; excellent work.......
  • Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: Company handled two claims from different insurers simultaneously. Work was excellent, but required a brief..........
  • Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: Courteous service and the paint work was excellent. I have recommended them to several others..........
  • Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: I trust these guys - not something I say lightly about car repair shops. Ive..........
  • Subscriber from HAYMARKET, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: Used for non-insurance related work. Very helpful in keeping cost reasonable while meticulously restoring the..........
  • Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote about a local auto body shop: Very satisfactory performance........
  • Subscriber from HAYMARKET, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: I have had two cars reparied there in last year and very please with everything...........
  • Subscriber from KENSINGTON, MD wrote about a local auto body shop: costs much less than others for equivalent quality, gives you different options/costs, prompt service........
  • Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: This was an insurance claim so I cant rate the price. The staff did a..........
  • Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local auto body shop: Sometimes I have to come back to be done better work, but in general they..........
  • Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote about a local auto body shop: Not the friendliest people but they do great work and arent too expensive........

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