Kishi Auto Repair

Mike is one of those rare commodities… An HONEST mechanic. I have been going to Kishi Auto repair for over 14 years. Just had another great visit today – Oil change and front brakes. He will always tell you when a repair is needed and when it’s not too. :) He knows cars and does a great job at a very reasonable price. Thanks As Always for What You Do. Jacqueline V.

I am sad that my whole family would go to kishi and get my car fixed. But this last time on nov. 7^th 2015 mike was not friendly and would not admit to his mistake. Please be careful and make sure he understands.

Great service and honest. I wouldn’t take my car anywhere else.

I have been going to this honest mechanic for over 20 years. Kishi retired and sold the business to his employee, mike. I just trust them and have never been disappointed. Fair pricing. Not cheap but they do the work they know is necessary and don’t pad the bill.

Just had my 2002 Jeep Wrangler worked on by Pete. Great guy. Honest. I bought the parts, so he just charged me for labor. Seemed like a fair price. I felt like he treated the car as if it was his own.

Mike does an amazing job each and every time I’ve taken our cars to him. As others have mentioned, he’s very honest and won’t try to up-​sell you on services that you don’t need. He always has the customer’s best interest and provides service at a very low price vs other mechanic shops.

Honest Mechanic, how rare is that? Mike has been working on our cars for about 10 years now. If something needs to be done, it gets done right. If something does not need doing Mike will let you know it. This is the only shop I still know that won’t try to B.S. my wife when she takes one of our cars to his shop.
I highly recommend Mike and Kishi Auto Repair

highly recommend.
mike is very honest and highly competent. he does a great job for a very reasonable price.
i live in downtown L.A. and will drive the distance to his shop because i have absolute trust in him.

I have been going to Kishi motors since it’s original owner some 15 years ago. Mike worked there at the time. As the owner left, Mike took over. I found that things were always well and that Mike has kept up and improved on his quality care, repair, and affordability well. Mike is about the most honest mechanic one could find. He has always met our needs when it came to the repair of all our family Japanese automobiles. He will go out of his way to please a customer. We should have many more mechanics like Mike.

true gem!
concur with everything the other Unilocalers say about mike. (at the time of this review, every single one gave 5 stars)
i have to go back to get a few things patched up again, but looking forward to it.

Honest Mechanic!
This Auto repair shop is a rare find now-​a-​days. My vehicle was due for a serpentine belt repalcement and I noticed what I thought to be a leak from the radiator. Thanks to Unilocal and fellow Unilocalers I found a couple pontentially trust worthy Auto Repair Shops in my area, needless to say I went with the highest rating, and Unilocal came thru!
Mike the mechanic that was mentioned by fellow Unilocalers, turned out to be as described. After briefly analyzing my engine he confirmed the need for a serpentine belt replacement and also pointed out that there was no longer a leak from the radiator. It seems that the Nissan dealership did a quick fix on a faulty stock radiator when I recently took my car in for a re-​call and they failed to notify me!
So needless to say if you are in need of an honest Mechanic I highly recomend this repair shop.
THANK YOU Unilocal!

Mike is the most honest mechanic you’ll ever meet. He’s a genuinely nice guy and never takes advantage of a customer. Once you come to this place you’ll be a lifelong customer guaranteed! This place won’t rip you off and Mike does repairs that are cheaper and much more dependable than any other auto mechanic.

Excellent! I have been going here for 10 years and they are easily the best in the area! They are very honest (important in the auto repair industry) and friendly as well. Kishi has been in Japan for awhile now but ask for Mike and you will be in great hands with him.
What amazes me about them and is so unique is that they are out to save their customers money. As an example, I sometimes take my car into Mike and he would take a look at the engine and tell me if I needed it to be fixed or if I could hold off for the moment.
Go once and you will be a lifelong customer (best kept secret in the South Bay for auto mechanics).

I note the other reviews here and have similar glowing things to say. We have been taken our vehicles to Kishi for quite a few years. Typically we are treated with courtesy, care and diligence. The charges have been reasonable. A trustworthy, hardworking mechanic — what a real find!

An auto mechanic you can trust that doesn’t rip you off? Wow! I feel lucky to have found this place.
I first went here a couple of years ago when my car started stalling on me at traffic lights. I had replaced the battery and was almost willing to pay anything just to have the thing fixed. I dropped the car off and 2 hours later they called and told me it was ready. They said they just cleaned out the interior and tightened all the connections on the wiring and charged me something like $ 10. No joke. They said another mechanic would proobably try to get me to replace some parts but it wasn’t necessary. Well, two years later, they were right. No more problems.
A couple of weeks ago my car started shaking and I promptly took it to Kishi. I was in a rush to get to work, so they stopped what they were doing and used the code reader right away, and said I had blown the 4^th cylinder. Great. They ordered the part and I brought my car back two days later to be fixed. They popped the hood and determined that I didn’t need the new part, but just spark plugs. They replaced the plugs, patched up some wiring with tape, changed me air filter, and sent me away for about $ 150. I was willing to pay a couple thousand to get the cylinder replaced.
This place has earned my trust and I’d recommend them to anyone. I used to only go to the dealer because of my trust issues, but that has changed.

Smart, honest, friendly & hard working people here.
I once brought my Honda in here for him to tell me that the work needed can be done through a recall for free at the dealer. They have a customer for life.

I’ve taken my Honda here for service, and they’ve been great. Some difficulty understanding their English at times, but they are competent and honest, and I’ve been happy with their work.