Carmel Automotive

Renee Phillips

★★★★★

Edited 9 months ago

Every time I come in it's a friendly, understanding, professional and honest experience. Highly recommend!! Excellent experience. Thorough, honest and great work. Other shop quoted whole list that needed to be done. I came here on a friend's recommendation for a second opinion and was really happy that only 1 thing needed to be done and that was $80 less expensive here.

Suzanne Davis IFBB Pro

★★★★★

5 months ago

Honest and fair priced vehicle repair service shop (yes, they still exist, although rare). I have a 2010 FJ Cruiser that was maintained by the Toyota dealership until they started charging me "pink prices.... Carmel came highly recommended so I tried them first for a basic oil change. Then one day the cars engine light came on, so I dropped the vehicle off. They cane back with clear and fair pricing and I approved the repairs on the spot! 5* Customer Service. This is my NEW shop. I will be using them for my cmvehicles going forward and recommend.

Reelbros Media

★★★★★

5 months ago

When others couldn’t get it done, Carmel Automotive stepped in and delivered. The process was smooth, the staff was friendly, and the issues were resolved at a fair price. Highly recommended.

Melisa Reiter

★★★★★

2 months ago

This shop has helped us with everything from pumping a tire up to fixing our AC, which is a necessity here in Phoenix. Always friendly, understanding, and patient even with the non mechanic of our household!!!

jacquelin lynch

★★★★★

3 months ago

I've only been there one time but they fit me in did exactly what I wanted didn't charge me for anything else.And let me know that I needed new tires But would I like the most?Is that when I called to see about coming in the first time?They were super busy and they let me know.So that I could bring it in the next day rather than leaving me.Waiting all day for my car

michael rooks

★★☆☆☆

6 months ago

Their customer service is great. Honest and good pricing. With all that said, I have a 01 f150 that they gave me a long list of what was wrong and that needed fixed. In the end they didn't know why it wasn't running bad for me because it was running perfect for them. They suggested that it was low fuel and didn't want to run in high rpms. It did run fine for about 3 days but as soon as it got really hot weather it wouldn't run hardly at all. Long story short the air intake rubber seal around the throttle body itself was tightened down too much and without the rubber actually under the clamp. I.e. a vacumn leak and when hot the rubber let more air directly in to the throttle housing which threw off the computers readings for O² & fuel mix. I don't understand how a mechanic could miss something so simple. A different mechanic fixed it and it took less than 5 min and didn't charge me anything nor was there a diagnostic needed. They heard the same exact explanation of what it was doing when it was running bad. I wish customer service is all you need to be a good shop. Sorry.

Evette Robinson (Unique)

★★★★★

7 months ago

I’ve reviewed this place before BUT I feel an updated review is needed. I’ve been coming here since 2017 when the previous owner was operating and managing it. Previous owner was good! Since the new owner took over in 23/24 I’ve been thoroughly impressed with the customer service and love that they are back open on Saturdays!! Customer service is even better!! I had an emergency tire situation yesterday 7/30 and dropped my SUV off to have it checked and they gave me a quote to replace my tires and could do it within a day…BUT what’s even more amazing is that they were upfront and said to me “you will probably get a better price and warranty on tires if you go to a dedicated tire shop.” So that’s what I did. But I just love the business ethics and integrity they have…because they totally could have sold me tires with the basic warranty from the manufacturer. So I’ll definitely keep coming here for my mechanical needs.

Lee B

★★★★★

a year ago

We had some poor experiences with another garage recently, and through a friend referral heard about Carmel. So I brought our family Tacoma over for service as a test. Watched their work carefully, and was very impressed with the quality of their work as well as their in-depth knowledge displayed when discussing with me afterward. So now we have had three of our four cars serviced here, and we are very happy with the high quality and professionalism of their work. We have found a reliable garage garage we can trust again. They know what they are doing, do it very well, and the pricing is competitive.

Blair HARMONY

★★★★★

2 months ago

Failed emissions. They repaired the car in just two days and were great in customer service. Recommended

Marisol Carrero

★★★★★

11 months ago

I’ve had my car serviced at Carmel Automotive several times, and every single experience has been outstanding. The service is always impeccable—honest, efficient, and dependable. The staff is warm and welcoming, creating a stress-free environment every time I visit. Jeff and Mandy, the owners, are truly amazing people who go out of their way to take care of their customers. It’s rare to find this level of integrity and care in an auto shop. I’ll definitely keep coming back!

R M

★★★★★

10 months ago

Jeff and his wife are amazing people good communication, good service reasonable prices. The workers here are fantastic. Jason was very great at both my visits. Jeff and his team even helped me pass my admissions test. What are you waiting for? Come get great service here. Charity ᥫ᭡.

Nicholas Florio

★★★★★

10 months ago

Took my 1993 F250 in to have a few things looked over. Jason called to go over everything and answered every question with patience, I got lucky cause he has a truck with the same engine so he really took his time out to help me. I highly recommend this shop to anyone looking for honest mechanics!

Nel N.

★★★★★

Edited a year ago

I have taken many cars here over the years. It was always fair and reasonable. The last time I was here was 2 months ago to see what was wrong with my AC because it was replaced here at Carmel 2 years ago (my visit 2 months ago they said I need Freon and it was fine again until 2 days ago) From what I have been told an AC compressor replacement should last longer than two years. I was quoted 1k to have them replace it again. I was a bit upset to have to fixed again but, I have had a good experience in the past so I had them work on it again. I prefer to have it fixed, new cars are so expensive these days..............and So they worked on it and only charged me for what was needed to fix AC. The cost was MUCH lower than 1k. I am very happy with their service. I defiantly recommend this shop. Like I said I have been going here for years and I have always had a great experience. :)

DeDe Parks

★★★★★

a year ago

Another great experience at Carmel Automotive. The new owner Jeff took great care of our car. We were originally quoted $4100 for numerous things that needed to be fixed. Jeff worked with us to prioritize work and helped us get to a more comfortable $3,097. We originally thought out wheel bearings needed to be replaced since a mechanic at a different shop told us that. After inspecting our vehicle we were told by Jeff that we did not need that and only needed a tire rotation. Could have charged us for something we didn’t need just to make more money but he didn’t. We brought in the car on a Friday. We were told by Saturday evening what the price and quote were and the car was fixed and ready to go by the following Thursday. The few times I called someone always answered and was always helpful. We live in El Mirage but we make the drive to North Phoenix for all of our cars to be serviced at Carmel. Great work, great prices, honest staff, and quick service. Not to mention the included 2 year, 24,000 mile warranty that comes with all of their service.

Muscle Chiropractic

★★★★★

a year ago

Best trustworthy, reliable, and honest automotive shop in town! Surprise Chrysler Dodge Dealership said my Dodge Journey needed $800+ in extra services after an oil change inspection. We said no to the dealership and called Amanda and Jeff at Carmel Automotive. They got our car in right away and then called us a couple hours later to say there is nothing wrong with our vehicle. My transmission fluid was the perfect color, there wasn’t an oil leak, and we didn’t need to get a suspension alignment done! Stop wasting your hard earned money at the dealerships! Carmel Automotive is worth the drive. Super easy access in and off of the freeway. We are only going here for ALL of our vehicle's maintenance and service repairs.

Jacob Hafner

★★★★★

6 months ago

My heroes. They chased down the vacuum line leaks in my 85 300 SD, it's running smooth as butter now. Wouldn't take my care anywhere else.

Michelle Gorman-Strong LMT

★★★★★

6 months ago

Another shop said I needed brakes, took my truck in and no, I had half life left in them. Did not need brakes. Asked for a list of things needed and was given a clean bill of auto health. Now my go to place.