Thank you Danny, Rod and the crew are very knowledgeable and communicate very well. I first came to Shadetree Automotive to have them put in a new starter in my 2006 Toyota Corolla Sport, which was recommended by EXTRA STORAGE San Clemente Thanks guys for helping when my starter quit! (Legends) Shadetree was there for my brake needs during COVID days I brought my car to have maintenance done at 180k 2026 I'm going to return this week to have more deferred work done I love my Toyota I'm trying to keep it ! I have heard 300k is possible in this economy I highly recommend this business! Go make the appointment today thank me later read more

Shadetree Automotive is truly top-tier from the moment you walk in the staff is welcoming and attentive,taking the time to explain complex repairs in plain English without any high-pressure sales tactics. Dan was able to get me back on the road on the same day. Worked on my 2017 Honda civic 2.0 lt Highly recommended :) read more

Shadetree Automotive - Car - Smog Check Stations Near Me - San Clemente, California

I can't thank Shadetree and their team enough but more specifically, Dan. He truly went above and beyond for me. We recently moved from the Bay Area and after almost a year of dealing with so many different car repair places after a hit and run my frustrations are over. Not only was he incredibly helpful Dan was so kind and patient through the whole process. Today they replaced my mirror and I couldn't be more happy and thankful! Thank you so much!! read more

Awesome staff. Honest and reliable service on our older car model. Would definitely recommend if you need to have work done on your car.

Shade tree is the best shop in San Clemente. They are fairly priced and are quick in repairs. Dan the service manager is amazing and is super helpful. I really appreciated his kindness and his willing to accommodate me at such short notice. I will forever be a customer here! Best automotive shop in SC! read more

We lived in Mission Viejo for many years and could never find a respectable mechanic. When we moved to San Clemente, a little bit of research and word of mouth led us to Shadetree Automotive. We have lived in SC going on 10 years and all 4 are cars are serviced by Shadetree. There has been be been an issue with service or pricing, including last week when my daughter's car needed brakes. I knew it was coming up as the vehicle had 67k miles and we bought it with 36k. The rotors grinding scared her, but I called Dan at Shadetree and noon in which he told me to drop off the vehicle. The vehicle needed rotors and brakes on the front and back, the batttery was just about dead, but lastly he recommmneded the brake fluid exchange. I was hesitant but seeing we sold one of the other cars the weeek before, we needed to ensure this car last a long time as well. I got the text at 5:15 for the invoice, paid it online and my daughter picked up the car at 5:30. With out a doubt, if our car needs any type of work, Shadetree is our only option because they way they do business and pricing is reasonable. read more

I continue to use this wonderful service. They are very honest with even telling me that my old car is doing fine and not charge me a fee Thank you read more

I've been taking my Honda Element to Shadetree for years (it's a 2005), and hope I never have to take it anywhere else. The car is always repaired correctly and as promptly as is possible (sometimes we have to wait for parts to arrive etc.), and at a fair price. My only problem with Shadetree is that they don't work on BMW's and that's my other car! read more

They were totally HONEST and said they were not the best place for my BMW's particular issues. HONESTY with Auto Repair is #1.

These guys are honest and do great work! I won't take my "family fleet" of cars anywhere else! Can't tell you how many times I have learned that lesson!!Currently I have a service contract on a new car with the dealer and have had a few oil changes there. I just caught the dealer recommending unnecessary repairs, even went as far as to have Shadetree thoroughly check out the dealer's recommendations and brought the dealer's notes to Shadetree. Dan and co saved me thousands of dollars!!! Not only would their repair have been much less, they identified it as unnecessary and premature and didn't charge me a penny! These guys are awesome! If you want free coffee and a lobby to sit in, go to the dealer... If you don't want to be ripped off, come to Shadetree! read more

Amazing service helped when we needed it for a bike amazing staff. Didn't charge us for a bolt and was very quick with it. I would 100% recommend this place. read more

Can't say enough about this place. I am a retired/widow living ion a teacher's pension. This shop was recommended to me by another great place Holly's tires right down the street. Dan was very helpful in explaining to me just what was wrong with my car. It's a 2008 Chrysler Town&Country Van that needs to our live me My request was to fix what would get me back up and running. I believe that the price was fair for the amount of things that were fixed. Dan even give me $35 discount on the bill. If you need to go to someplace that you would feel comfortable and at ease having them repair your car, call Dan. read more

My car has about 118,000 miles on it. Shadetree keeps it operating as new. It idles quietly then can run strong. Recommendations they make are items needed I did not notice but they needed changing or service. They are also pleasant to work with and schedule service to my availability. We take two other vehicles there and it holds for all 3. Run as new with significant mileage all about 120,000 miles. read more

LOVE this place! Dan and Rod are excellent. Great service. Took the CRV in with the usual not sure what is wrong, weird noise, growls, humms weird, etc etc. Need breaks and runs like a dream. Thanks GuYs! read more

Prices are a bit higher than elsewhere but they never "find" extra things that don't actually need fixing (which is how I ended up there). Very honest business, and there are some shady ones in this category in town. read more

Excellent garage! Excellent work done on my formed car and on my own. Pricing was good. No hidden extras. It was what they said it would be and not a cent more. Refreshing to not feel like your being taken advantage of. read more

Just picked up our truck from Shadetree Automotive and my husband says it was the best auto shop experience he's ever had. They were honest, thorough and quick. The payment process was super easy and we were able to pay online prior to picking it up making it an expedited process. We'll definitely take our truck there for all it's automotive needs. read more

A pre inspection for a sale turned BAD. Brought my very nice car in for a pre sale inspection. Even they said the car was nice--had no issues. I have been around the block and know shops and cars. Shadetree told me after their inspection that it had a VSC light on. NOT TRUE. The problem was that they put their equipment on it for testing set something off and then failed to correct it. I called after I drove off and explained that the problem was never there till it went to them. Shadetree gave it back to me, maybe hoping I would pay them to correct the problem I allegedly had going in. They said bring it in a couple days later to see if it could be resolved. it took them three minutes to correct the problem that I had identified-they did not charge but they should have given it back just as I brought it in.. Unprofessional, deceitful and slimy auto mechanics. Yes they have a high rating but they blew up my sale, wasted my time and lied to me. I wonder how many others have gone through this and never said anything or charged them. As I left Roger got nasty with me... Dan who told me the light was on said his guy said it was on. FAKE- Good old boys trying to blow smoke at an honest paying client.... DO NOT TAKE YOUR CARS TO THESE FAKES! read more

I wouldn't take my car anywhere else. Thank you for the countless years of A+ service. Danny and Rod are the best and won't steer you in the wrong direction. read more

Great guys that are super helpful. They send me reminders for basic maintenance and never over charge.

This place is the best! I had an incident where I went somewhere closer to my apartment out of convenience and the auto shop gave me an invoice for $1300 trying to tell me I needed all these things added to my car. I brought it here for a second opinion and they said my breaks were rusted and they just needed to be cleaned and greased up. I only had to pay $120 for an hour of their time. The guys here are very genuine and honest to their customers!!! 10/10 recommend to everyone ! read more

Honest local shop. This last time I brought in my Jeep, they offered to have me take a mechanic on a quick drive to help identify an issue, which the quickly fixed! Happy repeat customer here!! read more

New to the state. Needed to sell my Dad's car so I was not aware of the smog check requirement. Dan was great walked me through the process, even though he was very busy. I would highly recommend this shop to friends and neighbors. read more

Shady mcShaderson. They did not accurately diagnose our vehicle and overcharged my teenager who did not know better, close to $1000 dollars. Takes advantage and does not even absorb diagnosis fee amidst repairs. Literally put cleaning product on our bill. Took it to my mechanic who is honest, and now everything all good. Shadetree had my child thinking their car was unsafe to drive, and in tears to just drive it home, unless they replaced all major parts for thousanda of dollars. Crooks. read more

Gave me a wrong diagnostic for my Acura and said it was transmission related but it turned out to be a bad gear shifter that I got fixed and charged me $270. When they asked me if I was satisfied with the service I asked for a refund because it was not transmission related and that's when Dan said he was comfortable with his diagnostic and no refund will be issued. read more

Total pros, fair-minded, good people! This is a place you can trust for your auto repairs!

Rodd and Dan were awesome. They took care of our smog test quick and easy. $65 or $60 with AAA discount. We walked up the street and had breakfast and even though they were busy they texted us the car was done before we even got our breakfast. Thanks guys we will be back! read more

Shadetree Automotive - Smog Check Stations Near Me - San Clemente, California

Professional & friendly service! A friend recommended me. They have an app that sends you photos & shows a review of your car. They are also AAA...which just makes it better! read more

Danny and his gang have been helping my family for years A+ . You can definitely trust Shadetree

Very pleased with my experience. Dan at the front was very helpful, accommodating, and friendly. The virtual was completed quickly, even without an appointment. read more

I found Shadetree on AAA and read the reviews here on Yelp. They were super helpful and attentive, gave me a detail vehicle health report, and did a great job at a decent price. In addition, they even repaired my back window that wasn't working without charging me. I can't recommend them highly enough! read more

Had something fixed, starter and some new spark plug wires and spark plugs for about $700 which is kind of obscene/ a price I think was steep, Turns out the starter wasnt even new it was rebuilt that makes it more absurd, & now a month later my car's just starting half the time so if you enjoy paying a bunch of money and having your car run for about a month this is a great place. I was told of anything goes wrong come back with it again but I'm not in the mood to go thru this twice. read more

More like SHADY-Tree! I took my SUV there for normal tune up. I picked it up, and nothing was said to me about any recommendations. I started to drive off and heard a terrible grinding noise coming from engine so I immediately turned around, still in the parking lot. I went back inside to talk about it, and they said, "yeah we noticed that too". I was furious because my car did not sound like that when I dropped it off. Turns out it was a bearing near the water pump and they had somewhere busted it while they had it. So I got my car back busted, and they wouldn't repair it because they "heard it too". Of course you heard it, you did it! After getting no where with them, and needing my car in proper working order to work, I took it to Bob's and they did a tremendous job. It sucks feeling helpless like that since I don't have a video of me driving up to the shop to show my car wasn't broken going in... Total crooks, please do not go there. read more

Got a quote of 400.00 from shady tree for same scheduled service work that Honda dealer would and did perform for 289.00. I guess being a woman did not help. Glad I checked around first. read more

These guys are awesome. Super fast, even with last minute issues. I needed my wheel bearing fixed ASAP and they managed to squeeze me in and fix it the same day. They're local and awesome! Reasonably priced, very efficient, communication on point and very reliable. I don't think I'll take my vehicle to get serviced anywhere else moving forward. Thank you guys! read more

Second or third time we have been here and this time, we passed. We had a minor radiator leak from a hose or maybe a cap on our SUV. These guys took three days to get an answer that ended up being the same one as before with a whopping almost $1400 price tag! Rod had no real idea precisely what the problem was. I deal with maintenance issues non-stop as an airline pilot and have even run large shops in the Corps. I know when I am getting a bad answer. This was not only a bad answer, it was a gouge in my opinion. My recommendation is just to bypass Shadetree and that is a shame as they're a local shop. I don't give bad reviews eaBut management is not supervising properly. This might have been a $300 dollar job at the most. Beware of these guys! Addendum: got the repairs completed for less than half of Shadetree's gouge estimate. There are components to auto repair - did the repair fix the problem and was the price fair? I suspect many people never compare the price at Shadetree unaware they have been gouged. They don't know and give a great review because they fixed the problem even though they paid a ton compared to other shops. read more

I gave Shadetree four stars three years ago, but after this recent visit, I take that back and give them five. Dan is great and will do everything he can to help you out with your car repairs. He is the most honest car mechanic in the area. They offer a great service. Definitely recommend! read more

My family and I have been taking our vehicles (and we have a lot!) to Shadetree for years! We are so thankful for their honesty and dedication to customer service. They've also been doing a great job of playing is safe with Covid. Thanks Shadetree for your hard work! read more

Great service! Hooked us up with smog certificate straight from the DMV. Give them a call! Friendly and professional! read more

Shadetree Automotive - Great service! Hooked us up with smog certificate straight from the DMV. Give them a call! Friendly and professional! - Smog Check Stations Near Me - San Clemente, California

Car overheated they said car needed the two thermostats changed, they supposedly changed them, but car overheated again two months later. Went to Shadetree again. They quoted me $890 they said that it might be the radiator but that they wouldn't know until it was changed. This time I towed my car to my usual car shop which quoted me a lot less to my surprise my mechanic said that they only changed one filter. He showed me how the seal on the bottom filter looked old he said if it would have been changed you see clean seal. I feel that they took advantage of me. I lost my grandfather and brother within this two months the money I was overcharged could have helped my family a lot. They charged the labor to change two filters and only did half the job. Also, they had a chance to rectify the mistake on my second visit and they chose not to. The two guys at the counter are great that's the only good thing I can say other than that I recommend that once Shadetree quotes you do yourself a favor and call other shops to compare cost to make sure they're charging you a fair price. read more