They are the best! Responsive, low key, and absolutely EXCELLENT work. A pick-up driver headed out of a gas station changed his mind, didn't look behind himself, and bashed in the side of my 1992 Miata as I was entering a set of pumps. After John worked on it, it looks perfect. Yay, John! Marsha runs the office and is a joy to work with! read more

This place is hands down the best auto body shop in town! When my brand new car got hit a week before my wedding, I was devastated. My soon to be husband recommended this shop after taking many cars here over the years. Boy am I glad I did! John and Marcia are professional, honest, sincere and clearly take their shops' reputation for great customer service seriously! Dropped my car off on Monday and a few days later it looked brand new again! I was thrilled with the work. I was over charged by the rental car company my insurance company set up and Marcia personally called to have the extra charges refunded! I don't know many shops that would go to that length to satisfy a customer! Bottom line, if you want great service and excellent repair work, look no further than John Briggs Motorsports!! read more

Do Not Go Here!!! I own a $55,000 2013 F150 fx4 Black, most expensive model in 2013 when I bought it new. I've kept my truck in excellent condition over the years. Someone slammed there Car door recently into my left rear door denting it badly. Marsha (the owner's wife) at John Briggs Motorsports assured me that they could fix it like New. I dropped my truck off on Sept 4th and they called me on the 11th that my truck was done (8 days seems a bit excessive). I go there to pick up my truck at noon and right away I notice that I can still see the dent and ripples in the paint, it looked like a really bad job, also little chips of paint missing on the edge of the door and the inside of my truck smells really bad of glue, which I don't think is normal. Also the lower part of the door is pushed in where it seams with the front door. After pointing this out to Marsha she runs her hand all over the door and tells me that "You know Black is really hard to work with and most people that own trucks aren't as picky as you." I then said are telling me this is a professional job and that you can't get it any better because it's black. She says no I can see that it needs a sanding and repainting and it can be made better, and might have to replace the door. I said well how come you didn't replace the door in the beginning and she says it's because the insurance only pays a certain amount of money for these jobs and that we have to get them done in a set amount of time. She then shows me a classic corvette body in the back room they are working on that has a very nice paint job and how they are able to do great work on it cause it's a private customer who is paying by the hour. I then said are you saying my insurance didn't pay you enough because the $1,850 seems like a lot to fix this door, especially since State Farm's preferred body shop only quoted me $1,200. She says no it's plenty of money. She tells me since I'm not happy then to bring my truck in next Tuesday and leave it for at-least 4 more days and if they can't get it right then they will replace the door. I ask Ok well how long could that take she says maybe 7-10 days. And tells me to take my truck home until the 18th and put the truck in the Sun to let it dry more and maybe I'll be happy with it and tells me to leave the State Farm check and my deductible check with them in the mean time. I said Ok and drove away with my truck to Enterprise in Goleta. I showed my truck to 2 employees at Enterprise and without telling them which door John Briggs worked on, they both pointed out the same door. 2 complete strangers were able to see the damage. I set up a rental agreement with Enterprise for the 18th and called my insurance State Farm. My insurance told me to not leave the checks with John Briggs Motorsports until they were completely done fixing my truck. So I went back to the shop and asked for my checks back explaining to Marsha that my insurance is saying not to leave them it's not normal procedure. Marsha says Ok I'll give you back the Insurance check but not your deductible check unless you leave the truck here. I said Ok and followed her into the office, she hands me the State Farm check and as she's doing it this big guy walks around the corner and says and I quote "What's wrong, O shit! I could smell this happening, it's a Fucking Ford the whole things a Dent to start with." I then said excuse me who are you? Then he says "Don't Fucking ask me who I am". I immediately walked out of the office and back to my truck. Marsha comes out and apologizes to me over and over and I said I can't believe that just happened I'm not bringing my truck back here. She told me that was her husband and that he was upset that a painter didn't show up. I said that's no excuse for the way I've been treated and I want my deductible check back too. She gives it to me and I drive away. I immediately called the police and documented everything. Then I went to a State Farm preferred shop in goleta and had them look at it. They right away said they can see the dent still and saw ripples in the paint and pointed out the lower door was pushed in. They also looked over the State Farm original estimate paperwork and on the paperwork it lists off exactly what the body shop was paid for to do. John Briggs Motorsports body shop only painted the door and didn't feather into the front door or can corner or rear truck bed, they did not do what State Farm wrote a check for. This is proof they purposely did a bad job and tried to pocket the rest of the money for work that they never did. I'm reporting them to the bureau of automobile repair and I've already reported them to my insurance company. And I will be filing a complaint with the BBB. So now after wasting 8 days and paying $167 for my rental Car I have to start over with a State Farm "preferred" body shop to get the work done right. People only take your car to the insurance's preferred body shop or they will not back you up. read more

John Briggs Motorsports - Lower body panel pushed in, was not like this before. - Body Shops Near Me - Goleta, California

Most pleasant body shop experience so far (after 3 decades of my living in Santa Barbara). John and his wife Marsha seem passionate about what they do, and the whole process, from booking to picking up my (2) repaired cars) was flawless.After dealing with the big "go-to" collision repair shop in Goleta (nameless, but you can Google or Yelp it), and having been given the runaround with respect to completion dates, it was a pleasure to get a referral to John Briggs (both from a neighbor, and from the service manager of a dealership, who had to "whisper" the name to me, because they are asked to refer their customers only to that big company. Both times, (once paid by insurance, once not) the price seemed reasonable, even too low. I definitely recommend these folks. read more

A small, family run shop. No other shop in Santa Barbara/Goleta can match their quality work and integrity. John is pretty much as good as they get in terms of workmanship. And Marcia is impeccably honest, kind and helpful. Locals know this and take their cars here. read more

My Mini Cooper is pampered. Even named (pausing while you roll your eyes). When my husband caused damage to the front bumper (the first damage my car has seen) he knew the repair would have to be excellent. He Googled around 10 different auto body shops in Goleta/Santa Barbara. Took the car to almost all businesses to get an estimate in person and a feel for the businesses. He read all the reviews he could find. Compared prices. There were a couple at the low extreme, and a couple at the high extreme. JBM and a few others were in the middle. The thing that set JBM apart, for my husband and me, was their obvious personal care and concern for customer service, and professional and detailed car care. Marcia drove me back to work after I dropped my car off. They completed my car a day earlier than expected. Offered to pick me up at work when it was time to pick my car up. Not only is there NO indication that any damage had ever been done, but they washed the car, and put a beautiful glaze all over. "Miles" is shining like the day I bought him! Thank you, John and Marcia! I hope we don't need your services again, but if we do - we'll be calling you! read more

Let me start out by saying I've owned over 17 cars and have worked with numerous paint shops in the Santa Barbara and Goleta area over the past 10 years. With that being said John Briggs is hands down THE BEST shop around. Marsha and John are very nice and very easy to work with not to mention the work they do is phenomenal. I brought in my BMW with a very unique and metallic factory paint and they fixed two dents/gouges in the paint that were in rather precarious locations and I can't tell where it was painted at all. This is the place to take your car if you want it done right, plain and simple. Don't waste your time and money going to one of the bigger shops that is just churning cars out as fast as they can, these guys will take care of you and your car. read more

I honestly cannot say enough good things about John and Marcia's service, communication, reliability and work quality. I have had two incidents in the last year that have required some body work and both times they went above and beyond to make sure I rolled out of the lot with a beautifully repaired car. In my most recent experience, not only did I need body work, but I was having issues with my car battery that Honda couldn't seem to fix and everyone else just checked the battery and said it's fine just charge it up and sent me on my way. Marcia and John didn't pass off the issue to someone else or leave me with a dead car battery they made sure they figured out the problem and actually solved the issue (a break in attempt to my door lock left the lock cylinder broken and an open circuit running from the battery which was draining it). Without them and their commitment to making sure I not only had brand new amazing body work, but also a car I can rely has made me so relieved that business owners like them still exist. I'm thankful that I now know what good auto service looks like and I'm proud to recommend them to anyone who needs a body repair shop. Go here, you won't be disappointed!!! read more

John Briggs is the best body shop in Goleta/Santa Barbara. I would recommend them to anyone who needs work on their vehicle. Their work is amazing and like the damage never happened. Quality work and amazing service, I wouldn't go anywhere else! Always go to John Briggs first! read more

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I've had work done at John's shop on two occasions. The work is top notch, the pricing is fair, and the customer service is great. John and Marsha make a solid team. I would highly recommend taking your car here. I have the shops number in my cell phone just in case I ever need additional body work. read more

I had a parking accident and needed to have my car fixed. New in town I was recommended to go to John Briggs Motorsports. I found in John and Marsha the best possible service I could get! A Family run business, they provide good work, fair prices and fast service! This is the place to go if your car needs body work! read more

John and Marcia (the owners) are true professionals. My first contact was with Marcia who scheduled a time for me to bring in my car as well as suggest that I work with the local Hertz office. She coordinated everything with AAA and Hertz and had the rental car delivered to the shop when I dropped my car off for repair. It was a very seamless process. The work was done one week later as promised. The work was very well done and I could not tell what area had been repaired. They even fixed some shoddy work that had been done by another local autobody shop a few years ago. It is very evident that John is very skilled at what he does and takes a lot of pride in his work. I don't write a lot of online review but a 5-star review in this case is clearly warranted. Great results and great customer service. It is greatly appreciated. read more

I had a very bad experience with Montes Auto Body in Buellton at the end of 2015 after a tree limb fell on my Chevy Traverse. After I finally got it back after taking it back to Montes 6 times trying to get it fixed properly, I traded it in and got a brand new 2016 Chevy Z71. Sure enough I sideswiped a wall in a parking garage in SB in my brand new Truck. It barely had 2000 miles on it when I did it. I took it to John and he and Marcia assured me it would be as good as new when I got it back. Well they went above and beyond! Not only does It look brand new again, they also took care of a few scratches that were put on my bumper by my garage door. They have a customer for life, and I will be sure to tell everyone I know to take their cars to John Briggs! They care about their customers and will do everything possible to make sure your car is as good as new! Thank you John and Marcia!! read more

I've now had two experiences with John and Marsha and their crew. This is a second 5 start rating from me for them. They are friendly, professional, and reasonably priced. The quality of work is outstanding and I heartily recommend them to anyone. read more

John and Marsha run a first class business and their work is second to none. I highly recommend them if you need work done on your car.