Ladies, if you want to work with an honest and sincere female mechanic who really listens you should stop by and speak with Tatsuko (female). She gets 10 stars. This is what was happening with my Mercedes. I originally took and had been for a while taking my vehicle to Midas down the street on San Pablo. I took it there to have my new tires installed. Within a week of the installation of the four new tires, the back passenger tire pressure was dropping for no reason; it was only a week old. Come to find out the tire pressure that Midas added was not correct; it should have been 33 in the front and 41 in the rear and it was 32 in the front and 37 in the rear. It always felt unstable and I drive my car with clients inside from time to time so I was very nervous. No woman likes to feel nervous when it comes to her vehicle. This is my experience with Tatsuko. My husband made the initial phone call because I feel like mechanics always try to just push me over and they only really listen when my husband is present. I went with him, this time to try and identify how to communicate with the guy and to my surprise I saw Tatsuko. Once I saw her I just had to ask was she the mechanic and she stepped closer and said yes. My husband started explaining the problem and then looked to me for additional details. She asked what the issue was and she really listened to what I had to say. She asked a few more questions. I explained the tire pressure issue that was freaking me out and no matter how much air I added the light would not go away. I then shared the warning light issue that could not be corrected by me. It was very frustrating. I explained that since Midas installed my tires a rattling noise is now there and I could not figure out where it was. I wanted to pull my hair out and when I told Midas about it they said to bring it into their shop for a $140 charge just to run diagnostics. I explained to Tatsuko that the B3 light was on and would not go off which Midas was going to try and charge me another $140 just to find out what was wrong. Tatsuko found the source of the rattling--it was a housing underneath my car that had been loosened and not put back securely. She found and fixed this problem. She also explained the correct tire pressure for my front and back tires and where to find those values. She educated me. Since she properly inflated my tires, my warning light has gone off. She did that for free. Then of course she also did the servicing that was due (B3) for my car: oil change, all filters changed, and clearing the code for my service. My whole bill for today was $207 and my car runs just like new. All of the charge was for the actual work done, with no bogus extra charge just for diagnostics. Do I trust Tatsuko? Yes ma'am. Am I a fan of Tatsuko? Yes, I am and I will keep bringing this car to her and my other two vehicles as well. read more

Glad I came here for my smog check. At first I wanted to get a Groupon for another smog place called Berkeley Smog Test Only Center because it was only a couple minutes away from where I work. There were 3 Groupon's for smog checks in Berkeley area at the same price. Accidentally bought the wrong one and had to come here instead...but was happy that I did. Luckily it wasn't too far and was only a few minutes away from work. I got here around 2:05pm. Small local auto shop. I was the only one in line for smog check. Was greeted by a very nice man. He must be the owner. I gave him my DMV & Groupon paperwork and he gave me a copy of his work order. There's Quince Café literally right next door. He told me if I show them the paperwork, coffee is on him. Coffee was good & strong. Waited inside the cafe for about 15 minutes. FYI, the café closes at 2:30pm. Stepped outside & waited until my car was done. He ran up to me and said my car passed. Yippee! He said my car is like brand new. Very friendly guy. Paid the $8.25 certificate fee and off I go. He also gave me a coupon for next smog check if I ever come back. No expiration. That was nice. Overall, great customer service. Smog check was done in 20 minutes. He was busy helping another customer, otherwise, it would've been done sooner. I didn't mind the wait. Would definitely come back again. Thanks to Groupon and thank you Berkeley Auto Repair! read more

I took my Audi to this shop to get a catalytic converter put on it. The owner must have forgotten or wasn't told by his employee why I brought my car to their shop. My car was there for about 4 days and I hadn't heard anything so I called and Sol the owner told me he would give me a call back in a few hours. I didn't hear from him again for 3 more days. Then he called to tell me my Audi needed a whole new engine. My Audi did not need a new engine. He wasn't told or maybe he forgot why I brought my car in. He assumed I was there for other mechanical issues. My Audi doesn't have the check engine light on and it runs perfectly fine. After that I went by Berkeley auto repair and my car was still parked on tenth street where I left it. Sol never even brought my car into the garage but told me my car needed a new engine. One of his employees later confirmed that my car was never inspected or even driven by Sol. So many of these good reviews are from people he most likely took advantage of and they don't even know it. He charges people for repairs that aren't even needed and for parts that aren't needed. I took my car somewhere else to make sure my engine was ok. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the engine in my car. read more

Upon contacting this shop for installing a mirror for the passenger side "That I already have" to be installed. They stated that they would call me back with a quote. They called back with a $115.00 price quote, I laughed and said "No thank you! Phuck No, Have a Great Day!". He called me back to tell me to watch my mouth and "PHUCK YOU!" that I hurt his feelings! I stated that he would be written a review for not only his call back but, his offensive installation quote. I also initially upon calling for the quote, stated that I was not interested in any other over inspections nor additional quotes for other things that they may want to give repair pitches for at the time. I was greeted back with disrespect over my reaction to an equivalent price to that of an under the hood repair with labor! I DO NOT RECOMMEND GOING TO THEM IF YOU ARE AN INTELLIGENT CLIENT! read more

I was looking for a smog place in Berkeley and I came across Berkeley Auto Repair and began to read reviews. Then I came across a review from Vong S. Saying the owner, Sol, had tried to suggest trading oral sex for the cost of repairs needed to fix her car. OMG! That guy used to work at 7 Day Smog right next door to Berkeley Auto Repair. And he tried the same thing with me when he told me how much it cost to repair my car in order to get it to pass smog. I took my car to a different smog shop and it didn't need any repairs in order to pass smog. Sol, the shop owner of Berkeley Auto Repair should have his business license taken and his business should be shut down. What he is doing to women is sexual harassment and abuse of power. This is sickening. read more

If you are a woman do not take your car to this shop. Sol, the shop owner suggested that we make a trade for the cost of the repairs that my car needed. After he told me how much it would cost to fix my car I told him I can't afford that. So he told me if I can't come up with the money I could trade him by giving him oral sex and what ever cash I had for the repairs. I took my car to a different shop and was quoted half of what the owner at Berkeley auto repair quoted me. I'm so angry and I will be reporting him to the BBB. read more

I highly recommend this business for repairs and smog. Sol was friendly, efficient, & knowledgeable. He diagnosed my truck issues and repaired. I knew I had a spark plug issue but I waited too long to replace but Sol took good care of me. Don't hesitate to use this business if you need repairs. Thanks Sol! read more

Berkeley is the cheapest smog check heaven in bay area check this groupon deal KILLER PRICE $29.00 + 8.25 ( certificate ) for 1996 and newer all type of vehicle and this guys do repair too , they ofer fair price for oil change,tune-ups, brakes etc Call them before you decide to do read more