I'll be upfront: I spent years working in the auto body industry, and back then Clymer's on Magnolia was known as one of the shops you measured yourself against. They had a reputation for doing things right, and shops like ours considered them peers at the top of the market. That's not a small thing to say in this industry. So when I needed work done, I didn't hesitate -- but I'll admit I was paying closer attention than the average customer would. They cleared the bar with room to spare. AJ handled everything from the start, and the experience was genuinely seamless. Drop-off was quick and organized, getting set up with a rental was effortless, and from day one I felt like an informed customer rather than someone just waiting in the dark. AJ kept me updated on status throughout the process -- proactively, not just when I called chasing answers. That kind of communication is rarer than it should be, and it makes a real difference. I was even able to pick the car up a day early, which tells you the shop runs a tight operation. The work itself? The damage was relatively minor going in, but that almost makes the result more telling -- minor damage is where shortcuts are easiest to miss. The car came out looking brand new. Panel fit, paint match, finish quality -- all exactly where it needed to be. No excuses, no "well it's close enough." Just clean, professional work. If you want a shop that communicates well, respects your time, and actually delivers on their reputation -- this is it. AJ is the reason you leave a five-star review. read more

I have to tell you, service like this is unheard of these days. I pass by the Riverside location all the time and finally when I needed their services, it was the first place I thought of. Recently, my vehicle was hit on the passenger side as a lady was parking her car next to mine. The entire side of the passenger door and a portion just before and after it was scraped. No major damage aside from a small, hardly noticeable dent an inch or two long. You could see where it was "scraped" from the marks it left. I was really hoping it could be buffed out. I didn't touch it as we were going through the lady's insurance and just wanted to get estimates before proceeding with any work. I arrived at this location today and asked for an estimate. I didn't say anything about buffing it out as I wanted to hear what they had to say first. Hoping they weren't going to try and over sell me on work not needed. Unfortunately it's what I've come to expect from the service industry. Not here! The gentleman looked at it and quickly said he thinks it can be buffed out. I was relieved. Now to see how much it would cost to do that. Mind you this was the first location I visited for a quote. I usually get 3 or 4 quotes before proceeding. He tells me right away that he can take care of it for me, and get this, at no charge! Who does that nowadays? No one! Still hesitant, thinking did I hear correctly or is there a catch? I asked what's the procedure, how long will it take, and when can they get me in? Thinking it would be done at a later date. He tells me give me 5 minutes or so and I can take care of it for you. I ask again, and no charge? He confirmed! I was incredulous. I agreed and sure enough about 10 minutes later he comes back out and my car looked great! Couldn't even tell anything had happened. He even took care of another different paint rub-off where my wife hit a vehicle a while back. It was a red mark on my white car. All this at no charge! I was dumbfounded. He gave me a business card for a paintless dent repair technician for the small dent I have as they don't do PDR. This type and level of service is unheard of anymore. Very honest company and personnel. I highly recommend Ben Clymer's The Body Shop for their level of service, honesty, and integrity. I hope I never have to, but I will definitely use them in the future should I need their services again. Thank you again! One Happy and Satisfied Customer read more

Craig Sturm was excellent with assisting me with my car which had several dents. The work provided was great as well. I highly recommend Ben Clymers for your body shop needs. Make sure you ask for Craig, you wont be disappointed! read more

Great service, very efficient, my car looks like new! I live close by, they even dropped me off and picked me up when it was finished! read more

This should be your first stop and only stop for a repair body shop. Elise made my week with her kind attention to detail and her great smile and friendly demeanor. She made me feel like part of the family and gave me the confidence to move forward with the repairs. I thought she was the manager the way she handled things. She introduced me to AJ and he walked me thru the repairs and procedures to get my car back to 100%. Incredibly nice and professional body shop. If you are looking for a body shop. This is your 1 stop you must make. They make you feel like part of the family and always have your back from start to finish. I'll never go anywhere else. Believe me from beginning to end they have the best value for your money and don't take any short cuts. Love you guys and thanks again !! read more

This place is very professional. They also repair EV, Tesla, Rivian, and other. It's better to make an appointment instead of walk-in to get an estimate. Friendly staff and clean facility. Printout of the estimate clearly shows and explained in details of the parts and labors. read more

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I took my chevy silverado to this body shop, and I was impressed with the work they did all the repairs that they did was amazing.Like if nothing happened Jaimes Alexander the service with the lady in the front desk was awesome. She was very friendly, easy to understand explain everything to me Jaimes promise me that everything was gonna be okay, that he was gonna fix the truck and I was going to be happy. With the repairs, and I was I am so happy. Everything got done well. He always kept me updated on every they were doing to the truck..great work you guys i would definitely recommend this body shop read more

My Tesla's has been to Ben Clymer's twice and both times The staffs are so professional service and communication. Keep me updated on the work. Alexander and Elise are number one read more

This is my second time having my vehicle repaired at the Magnolia Avenue location in Riverside, CA. I was referred to Ben Clymer's in late 2024 by a friend who has been a loyal customer since the 1990s. My friend specifically recommended Alex Jaimes (a.k.a. AJ), and I'm so glad they did. AJ provides outstanding customer service--he's responsive, transparent, and extremely knowledgeable. If you need any bodywork done, I highly recommend bringing your vehicle to AJ at Ben Clymer's. They've definitely earned a client for life. read more

Completely satisfied with my car! Excellent service & great communication by Cesar. Thanks!

Do not go to this shop they are affiliated with Honda and no one wants to take responsibility. I went to Honda to ask for help I was hit they right away referred me to Ben climbers Cesar and Henry very incompetent. They did an estimate of 1500 and because they knew that State Farm insurance was involved they overcharge and did all kinds of extra unnecessary work on a bumper. They charged over $3000 and had my car for two months. Do not go to the shop. It is extremely expensive they do unnecessary work and they take your vehicle and drive it around to their home and park it where it shouldn't be parked. My car came back with sprinkler Residue on it and very unprofessional how they handle the situation they destroyed my rearview mirror with bubbles and they also messed up my trunk had nothing to do with the bumper and they took apart so many things and they charged. I am extra for extra things that were unnecessary will be filing a dispute to get State Farm involved and the state to see what exactly is going on with this shop and they're affiliations with Honda. read more

Highly recommended to everyone they go over and beyond to help their customers. Cesar who works there does everything he can to help customers even when insurance was ignoring me he was able to get a response and my car back to me the same day. I believe her name is Elise in the front office she is super nice and respectful also does everything she can to give you updates and answer your questions. This shop keeps you posted and up to date with everything on the car and when its happening and expected to be picked up I wouldnt recommend any other shop in the area. All in all great customer service the whole way around. Thank you Cesar and Ben Clymers read more

The staff here will get take care of you! Everyone provides great customer service and care. Elyse is efficient and friendly. Paul is extremely friendly as well. I appreciate Alex who help me with matters concerning my car. Well down everyone! read more

Amazing customer service! They went above and beyond to help me with my car that needed a rear bumper part replaced. I got a quote ahead of time which was accurate. They even gave me a ride home and picked me up when my car was ready. Spreen Honda recommended them to me when I ordered the part. read more

I have brought 5 of my cars here in the last 2 years for repairs due to careless drivers on the road. I have had the same representative Alex R, for all of my repairs. He is very attentive and very knowledgeable. His service goes over and beyond the requirements. He kept me informed throughout all of my incidents. He exemplifies what customer service should look like. I thank you Alex for all your help and shout to Alysse the front receptionist who is awesome!!! Unfortunately my last car that was hit was a total loss and it was bitter sweet as this was my late father's car. Thank you guys for taking care of me and all my vehicles. Take your car here for any repairs, ask for Alex R., he will take good care of you!!! read more

Mr Alex did great job very good honest man hes the best if you ever need car problems fixed! Best shop in corona very good peroson please only pick AJ read more

2nd time here they take such good care of all my needs and questions! my car looks amazing wonderful job !

I had a great experience in having my repairs done at Ben Clymer's. They honestly made everything go smoothly and got my repairs done when they said it would be done. I will recommend them to anyone I know that might need to have any bodywork done. read more

Henry at the magnolia store is the worst. They redid the keys on our last repair and now we can't get in to our car with a key. They would neglected to tell us at the time. They will not stand behind their work. Bad company! Was NOT JUST PAINTED ONLY read more

This place gave me a totally overpriced estimate compared to the dealership. They said labor would be 100+ and 380+ for the headlight, as my car requires you remove the bumper. The dealership quoted me 54 in labor and 33-45 for the headlight. That's a pretty shameful difference. The person who quoted me also didn't return my phone call when I called to request their availability. read more

Stop by to get an estimate and Edgar was very helpful explaining in detail my options, since it was a very minor scratch and after the inspection and estimate he exceeded my expectations. I definitely recommend it! read more

Great place to get your vehicle repaired or fixed. Have had quite a few of my vehicles repaired here and they do a great job. Will work with you directly and or your insurance. read more

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Fast, friendly, professional. I got in a minor fender bender that left my bumper on its last leg. Ben Clymer restored it like new. They also detailed my car which is great! Thanks Ben Clymers! read more

Needed body work on my trunk space from a minor accident, they did a great job! Very helpful and professional. Great pricing as well. read more

Car was repaired well. Alex Retes deserves a shout-out. He provided top tier customer service. He kept up communication each step of the way and went the extra mile to allow me to pick up my car at the best time that worked for me. Even through an issue with a discontinued part, he did his due diligence to try and obtain it and said he would still work on finding one for me and let me know if and when he does. When an employee has that kind of attitude, it helps the brand as a whole, and because of his service I would recommend Ben Clymer's. read more

The service was impeccable. Alex Retes is the man. He was in touch with me throughout the whole process. He was empathetic with my situation and also help drop the price on the work down on my car. Thank you and will be working with him if needed in the future read more

This is the quality of work I received from Ben Body Shop. You would assume they do body work for a living and expect them to put the car back together better then before but this is very troubling. I dropped off my car on Tuesday, after 4th of July. It was expected to be finished by the Friday of that week but I got a call from them and I was told the paint work failed inspection. So they kept the car over the weekend until next Monday (totally fine with that because I expected good quality work). When I got the car it looked OK. When I reached home, I doubt checked all their work and man, I was disappointed! The bumper is half sagging, bunch of screws and bolts missing, clips not properly put back and I specifically asked them to save the bumper supports and they told me they would. Guess what, nowhere to be found. Thank you for acknowledging the problem and fixing my vehicle properly. Happy updating the review from 2 STARS to 4 STARS. read more

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Second time coming here and everything was done on time. Will continue to come here for any body shop needs for my cars

I want to thank the awesome team at Ben Cliymer's The Body Shop for an amazing job the attached photo shows you all the trouble I am going through since I had my oil changed at EXPER TEC AUTO on March 3rd 2023 Ben Clymer's is 54 mi away from my home. It was highly recommended & well worth the drive! I would like to personally thank: CAESAR & ELISE read more

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If you are looking for a body shop to get your car repaired look NO FURTHER. I walked into Ben Clymers after I accidentally hit a wall with the right side of my car! I honestly just came in to get an estimate but I literally walked into an EXPERIENCE! Alex R greeted me with a smile and knowledge!! He immediately made me feel comfortable with getting my car repaired at Ben Cylmers by letting me know he will do everything he can to get my car repaired as quickly as possible with ONLY but OEM parts and he did just that! He really went over and beyond for me and kept me informed throughout the process! Some of us have terrible experiences when it comes to body shops & that is something you do not have to worry about at Ben Cylmers! Alex R you are heaven sent! If you go in ASK FOR HIM! You will NOT be disappointed! Thank you ALEX R! read more

Alex R. Thanks for being upfront and honest with me from the time I walked through the door. Great line of communication and following through. I appreciate the quick work seeing if my vehicle was salvageable and you schooling that low balling insurance company. read more

I brought my Nissan here to have work done, after an accident. I was working with Alex, who went above and beyond to help me, not to mention the crew who made my car look brand new. read more

I've used Ben Clymers body shop for years and they've always done top quality speedy work just like from the factory except better. The people are friendly. They don't try to gouge you with prices and I've been happy with all of the work they've done on my vehicles for the last 25 years. read more

They provided constant updates, a ride home and a ride to pickup my car, life time warranty, and explained everything that was done! Excellent cu service! read more

I saw some bad reviews here and I was so hesitant, but AAA insisted I get my estimate here. So I did get the estimate here and decided to have my Lexus' body work done here. Omg! I am very very impressed My Lexus looks great. The attention to detail was phenomenal! They updated me on the progress of the repair every few days! Estimated finished date was 4/21 . They finished on 4/17! I highly recommend this repair shop read more

I got in a fender bender with my Prius and took it here after hearing some good things from a friend. I wanted to make sure the place I went to had experience dealing with insurance claims so it was a huge relief to know that a lot of their work is done through insurance. Juan was the person in charge of my vehicle and he kept me updated regularly with the progress. It took about two weeks for them to complete the repairs and the only hiccup was due to my insurance not approving the final supplement request. They did their best to price match OEM parts despite insurance wanting to pay for aftermarket parts which is awesome. Car looks great and provide a lifetime warranty as long as I own the vehicle. Juan is the man! Definitely went above and beyond to get my car back to me as quick as h could and did a wonderful job. read more

Ben Clymer’s The Body Shop - Auto Repair Near Me - Riverside, California

Recently had mother-in-laws RAV 4 repaired at Ben Clymer's. Service was excellent and repair was completed quickly. Very happy with the results. Edgar was very professional and kept me informed. read more

I was stressing over whether or not my car was going to be fixed in a reasonable amount of time when I got into a car collision back in March. I showed up to Ben Clymer's as apart of my insurances listed repair shops that could work on my Tesla. I was blown away at the level of professionalism, care, and attention to detail shown. Especially from Alex Retes. He was very helpful to ease my concern as he took me out back and broke down in detail everything that was to be done to the car, marking points of concern and estimating time frame. He was spot on with exactly how the repair would go from the get go. My car looks Brand New. If you want a quality experience at more than reasonable price points, Ben Clymer's Auto is your shop. If you want the best customer service experience possible, Alex is your guy. read more

I recently took my Tesla to Ben Clymer's body shop for repairs to my front bumper. I expected the service to take 2-4 weeks, but they got it back to me in 1 week and went above and beyond what I expected them to do for me. The drop off process was easy. They called the car rental company for me and had them pick me up. They kept me up-to-date throughout my entire repair process. The vehicle repairs estimate provided by my insurance was not accurate to what the actual cost of the repair was going to be, so they worked with my insurance to collect the extra cost from them without my having to pay more than my deductible, and I did not have to get involved at all. I could not ask for a better experience with getting my vehicle repaired. Should I ever need repair services again, I pray that I done, but if I do I will definitely go back to them. read more

Ben Clymers Riverside was easy to work with, Thank you Edgar for all your help!! The process was smooth and quick, I'm happy to have my Camry back looking like new! read more