This is the second time I needed a repair done to my 2011 Honda, beside the normal oil changes, the first time I had my front brakes done. Juan was so great, I took my car back to him for my back brakes. I must say I was pleasantly surprised with how great Juan was he showed me what needed to be replaced, he actually showed me the parts, which was super great. He has great customer service skills and is very nice his prices are reasonable, and the best part is it only took him a few hours to do the job. He keeps you posted/ update if there are any additional fines with your vehicle. I will definitely recommend him. read more

I moved here from Oregon almost 2 years ago and ever since I've moved here, I always go to Juan for my car. My dad is an auto body painter / technician and owns his own shop in Oregon. His biggest fear when I moved was having car problems and he couldn't personally fix it for me. I'm a young female college student having to go into a mechanic shop alone and risking getting played. This is the only place my dad tells me to go to for any car problems because he trusts him and so do I. He has always communicated very well, makes me feel safe and comfortable, thoroughly explains what's wrong with the car in way that I can understand, and only repairs what truly only needs to be repaired. He's also reasonably priced for any repairs which is a major plus. I refuse to go anywhere else! read more

I have a Honda Fit which needs synthetic oil for oil changes. I went here and got an oil change and a tire rotation for under $70. They did a great job, it was super fast and they have a bench for you to wait. I passed right by it, so if you are looking for it it is behind the gas station :) read more

Juan is great at his job doesn't overcharge does the work correct. He is a very honest man. Been my mechanic for 2 years now. Always finds time to work on my car according to my schedule. I recommend him as a female because a lot of mechanics would normally try to get more unnecessary money out of me for things that don't need to be done to the car. Great man read more

After all these years trying to find a local smog place I finally found it. Juan the man is the best. He know everything about cars. I mean everything. Cool local place to take my business from now on. Excellent customer service. Great service. read more

I called 11 different Smog Test locations before I called Martin's. Spoke to Juan on the phone and he was the most helpful of any that I had called. Had me read my DMV form to him over the phone and then explained what I needed. I told him I had found a coupon on www.smogtips.com for $19.75 smog test. He said yes, but that it was an additional $10 for certificate and fees. That was still the best price of the 11 smog test locations I called in the 91104, 91106, 91107 area codes. The only catch is that you have to pay cash if you use the coupon. Fine by me. Juan was super friendly, and easy to understand and service was prompt. I just found Martin's today, and I'd definitely consider going back for regular auto maintenance (since they're a full service auto repair shop. read more

I wouldn't recommend this shop at all. I know alot of people in Pasadena who rant and rave about Juan, the owner, however, i disagree. He is VERY rude to women. He's nice in the beginning, but once he's gets your business, he can be VERY VERY nasty and quite unprofessional. So ladies, if you go, please take a male. I had been going to him for about 4 years and he became very disrespectful because I asked him about turning off a sensor light, which takes all of 3 seconds. His work is decent, but nothing to write home about. His people skills on a scale of 1-10 are a -0 Ladies, please don't go to him. Its a man's world, but only if we allow it. read more

Not sure if my review is even necessary given all the 5-star reviews previously mentioned but these guys are great. Juan was up front from the very beginning. He mentioned that I was in for a big expense due to some damage to my rear end but his price ended up being less than what he had quoted me and my car is running really well. I would recommend him to all my closest friends and family! read more

When I searched for smog checks in Yelp, many came up with 3, 4, and 5 star ratings. I thought it'd be tough to weed through the potential shops so I called a few close to Colorado Blvd. BIG mistake. They were incredibly pompous and expensive (possibly because they heard a female voice on the other end?). Luckily for me, my husband was going to be taking the car in for it's 1st smog check, so he wasn't going to waste his own time with any shop's shenanigans! I kept reading through the list, and saw a previous poster mentioned a COUPON! (This is when they reeled me in!) Sweet! I love coupons. You need to get your hands on this coupon, too. The coupon includes the smog check itself only, but even so with the cert & fees, my husband said it came out to roughly $30. (And it's cash only so go prepared.) Not too shabby compared to the $50+ in the surrounding area! His comments about his experience: - Mid morning is a great time to go. - Employees are extremely easy going, well mannered, and courteous. - They explained everything to him and never took on any attitude (he hates attitude from associates, especially since he manages CS). - He was in and out in about 20 minutes which was great since we had visitors coming over. Thank you Martin's for providing a great experience for us and for not trying to make a hole in our pockets like other shops nearby. ;] We will be back next time we need a smog check and will definitely refer your business to all of our friends! read more

Came here for a smog test because of the low price. Seemed to be a popular place -- there were 2 cars waiting for smog test in front of me when I arrived. The total amount paid was $29.75 with the coupon from smogtips.com. A couple of notes: 1. The $29.75 offer is good for cash only. However, they do accept credit cards for other car maintenance and repair services. 2. This smog test is not for "test-only". read more

Juan Martin is a fantastic mechanic and an even better person. He is very ethical and pleasant to be around. Also, his prices are fantastic! Juan is my go to guy whenever I need something for my car. read more

Juan is honest and does a great job. We never worry about car issues because we have a reliable and great mechanic we can trust. We definitely recommend him for any automotive care needs. read more

Great service! Very knowledgeable and friendly. Juan Gonzalez is an excellent mechanic. I highly recommend!!

I take all of my vehicles to Martin's Auto Worx I have 2 work trucks and a car. Juan is a straight shooter and tries to give you the most bang for your buck on repairs. He never suggests unnecessary repairs and is very competitive and reasonable in pricing. I would recommend Martin's anytime and to everyone for fair, reasonable and quality reapirs and smog checks read more

Juan is the owner/mechanic. Martin is his grandfather, who no longer works with him. Juan is a great mechanic, who is also trustworthy and reliable. He was our mechanic for several years before we moved away and I recommend him highly. Juan is very personable and did a great job with all mechanical work on all our cars! read more

Juan is the best mechanic ever. He's very nice, patient, and easy to understand. I had my car dropped off at the shop since I work all day, and he did the diagnosis and quoted me for the repairs needed. He's honest - I left a signed, blank check with him and after I approved the repairs, he filled the check out himself for the total amount. When my car was done, the tech even dropped my car off at home, and got a ride back to the shop from my dad. Big thumbs up for a great shop! Highly recommended. After getting serviced here, I'd be hesitant to go anywhere else! read more

I agree with all the other reviewers, and it's about time I posted a public thank you to Juan Carlos. I also had a positive smog experience with him and that made me take my 2002 Audi Quattro to him when Rusnak was not being so nice. He not only fixed my car at a fraction of what I was paying the dealer, but he defended me to the BAR when Rusnak refused to take responsibility for an oil leak they caused in a previous repair. He spent an hour under my car, for zero personal gain, convincing the BAR rep that Audi caused the leak. Then and only then did the rep go back to Audi to request reparation. As it turned out, they did cause the leak and were forced to repair it at no cost. I never want to buy a new car again, because as far as I'm concerned, nobody beats Juan Carlos' warranty. read more

Really nice guy and he has the cheapest smog check in the area. For my truck it was 40$ out the door.

$19.75 smog plus $10 for the certificate! No one can touch these prices. I've already checked. read more

My go to smog place. Fast, easy and cheap. Great service and a friendly attitude.

Ive got to be honest here. I found Juan when using a coupon for a smog check. I went in there a couple times and he seemed very helpful and upfront about a lot of things. I checked yelp and saw all of the positive feedback at the same time my "regular" mechanic was starting to deliver less than consistent results. Needless to say Juan at Martin's is now my go-to guy. 100% trusted and recommended!! Thanks Juan! read more

Great , fast, honest, service i have been coming here for years they are awesome i came in for a smog check today and they helped me right away they even honored an old coupon for $19.95 plus eft fees came out to $29 some thing impossible to beat they no longer accept the coupon but he was really nice to do so AMAZING customer service !! i will definitely tell every one to use there services. Also its family owned so go support Pasadena's local businesses. read more

Been looking for an HONEST mechanic for some time and by george I think I've found him!! Aside from the trusting vibes that the owner, Juan, gives off, he's also a super nice guy. I would refer my family to him -- oh wait, I already did! If you're looking for someone you can trust, this is the place! read more

Juan and Larry, but especially Juan at Martin's Auto Worx is the treasure we all look for in a mechanic. Straight up, easy to understand, patient to explain what needs to be done, and in my opinion, more importantly, why. It took three shops, more money than I'd like to admit, and three days to get my Smog Cert, but he was a godsend. Someone I felt I could trust, and coming from a mechanic's daughter, that's no easy feat. Juan went far out of his way to help me in the most affordable way possible and I'll def be back for anything else I'll need done. read more

Last week I needed to take my dodge neon into a test-and-repair station and I found Martin's Auto Worx in Pasadena. Juan was friendly, hard working, fair-priced and above all, an excellent communicator. Juan told me exactly what was going on with my car in layman's terms, and even told me NOT to get certain parts replaced because this would just cost me money and wouldn't fix the problem I was having. If you're looking for a professional, polite and honest mechanic, I recommend Juan. read more

The folks at Martins are honest and smart. Juan is an encyclopedia of automotive details, believe me or quiz him yourself. They're friendly and look out for me and my family. read more

Read the reviews here before I visited Martin's. Got the coupon from the SmogTips.com which works on my Toyota RAV 4. Very professional people. read more

Cheapest smog check in town at just under $30 out the door (with coupon from smogtips.com). Juan was easy to work with and squeezed me into his busy schedule for a same-day appointment, much appreciated! Quality service at the cheapest price around! I'll definitely be going back! read more

Best place I ever been to! Quick, honest and great service! Will be back for sure! I felt that I can trust him with my car and he did not try to push other services on me. read more

Came here for an oil change after reading the Yelp! reviews and I must say the high rating is well-deserved. Juan is friendly and honest. Id recommend this shop to anyone. No bs, tells you about your car in a way anyone would understand, great prices and no upsell attempts. A+ service. read more

I came here for oil change and i wanted Full synthetic oil for my car. Juan is a great person and gave me the price of synthetic oil and it was little expensive then costco because costco had $10.00 off coupon. Juan suggested me to get the oil from costco and he will do the oil change for $16.00 + Tax. + $5.00 for oil filter. The best deal. I will always take my car to Martins for service and oil change. The best auto service i have ever found. read more

I took my car over at Martin's Auto Repair shop a few days back. I had some suspension related issues in a used car i just bought and wanted to have someone take a look at it, narrow down the problem and then suggest what needs to be changed on the car. after going to 2 other auto repair shop's in Pasadena and getting contradicting and expensive repair estimated, i wanted to take another estimate from Martin's. I got there early enough and Juan was at the shop. He didnt have any of his mechanics IN yet so i waited for some time. Once his mechanic came in we went for a test drive. Upon returning the mechanic said he would have to look under the car to be able to see what the issue was, but he seemed positive that it would be some bushings that have worn and might need to be replaced. Upon lifting the car up, initially they couldnt find much of a problem but upon deeper inspection they have one of the bushings on both sides of the front to be worn and needed to be replaced. Juan checked if the aftermarket part was available with his sources, when he couldnt find them at their aftermarket sources, the option was to then check with the dealer. i offered him to see if we can order the part online which might be a little cheaper vs buying it from a dealer, but he had his reasons why we should get it from a dealer. I was in no rush to get it done today and would have appreciated if we could have checked a little further and found the aftermarket parts to keep the parts cost down. He got the pricing options at the dealer and discussed the options of replacing the entire assembly of what was needed vs changing the bushings only. Based on the discussion i decided to get the entire assembly changed. He ordered the part from the dealership nearby and asked them to have it delivered in a couple hours. I offered him to pick up the part since i didnt have much to do the entire day, However he insisted that they would deliver. Which they did, only a couple hours late. I would still suggest that i could have saved some $$ on parts if we could have searched a little further and waited a couple days. But thats fine. The final estimate from Juan was fair in terms of the labor costs, and they didn't want to replace any parts that were not needed to be replaced. so i liked the honest approach they took. He even checked for any open TSB's my car had which would cause this issue just to be sure. since i was local to Pasadena, Juan offered to drop me home while the car was being fixed, so that was a nice gesture as well. I routinely followed up with them to check on the status. Overall the work was done, a few hours later and both their mechanic and Juan took a test drive to make sure how it drove, i was with Juan during the test drive he took and it seemed like the repairs were done based on what was needed to be fixed. So overall it was a good experience having my car repaired at Martin's Auto Worx, I would suggest anyone who takes their car here or any other mechanic shop to double check and confirm the cost of parts and make sure the repair shop is not adding a ton of margin on top of the actual cost of the parts. Thank You for reading. read more

Good service, low price (with coupon). Call to make sure they are there.

I have been a customer of Martin's for over 2 years and just love them. Honest, dependable, and great work ! Juan is so helpful and patient (since I know nothing about cars). I would HIGHLY recommend Martin's to anyone. Kate C. Altadena read more

Service, service, service! I felt very comfortable here. The repairmen there showed me the issues on my car before they repaired it. He told me that my brakes needed to be repaired soon, but not right then. He told me to bring my car back in two months or so. Who does that? I have always just been told it needs to be done, and NOW! I've never had someone tell me that it can wait for a few months. Well done! read more

Terrific experience. Juan was friendly, honest, and easy to work with.

Had to replace a clutch on a relatively new Scion Tc, Juan was ultra helpful and upfront about the costs. He kept me up to date on what was happening with the repairs and tracking down any parts. At the end of the day the car felt better than when I drove it off the lot. Juan is great and knows what is talking about. YNWA!!! read more

I arrived in Pasadena just a couple of days ago and needed an oil change and replacement headlight for an '04 Jetta. I called the dealership and was quoted $120 for the oil change and $80 for the headlight change. I then called around and got a few other prices, but Juan at Martin's was the only one who gave me a breakdown of parts and labor. Plus, when I arrived, the techs were not only friendly, but honest about everything I was going to spend and exactly what I needed to do. I ended up spending $55 for both the oil change w/ new filters AND the headlight swap. Add to that the fact that they had the best gas prices I found on my way to and from the shop, and I think you'll understand why they keep getting five stars all the way around. I will definitely be going back for any work I need on my cars. read more