Art's Automotive

Name: Art's Automotive
Address: 2871 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94702, US
Telephone: 510-540-7093
Rating: 4.5

2871 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94702 510-540-7093

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148 ratings
97% gave a "superior" overall rating
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Consumer from BERKELEY, CA
May 14, 2025

We have used Art's for years and have always been satisfied. In fact, since Art's only services Japanese cars, we only buy Japanese cars.

Consumer from BERKELEY, CA
Aug 15, 2024

Highly recommended. Been using them for over 15 years. Impeccably honest. Takes pride in workmanship.

Consumer from Albany, CA
Apr 14, 2024

I tried Art's when my old shop couldn't solve my mystery problem. (I picked both from CC.) It allegedly involved my battery; but I also was getting dash emergency skid warning although I didn't feel anything. From that, or perhaps just noticing something while pulling my car in for service, they put my car on the rack and wiggled my front tires. Discovered that the rack keeping the tires in alignment was broken, so they wobbled as I drove—obviously faster on the freeway. Might have saved my life. They're prescient.

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