National Motorworks

Where do I start. Well a sometime last year I went to Big o tire, right in Broadway Chula Vista next to the cerebral palsy thrift shop (don’t go there) any way, I knew my brakes needed to be done, but I was more concerned with my tires being bald. The guys ended up
Trying to charge me up to 750 $ for my breaks. I would have paid had I not called my brother, they have me all this talk about how my brakes were metal to metal and that there were to many groves in my roaders and that they had to replace them. Well I ended up not doing it and stumbled on this place based on the Unilocal review of the guy with Subaru I decided to give them a try. Best decision ever not only were my brakes not metal to metal but I still had padding and my roaders and drums were ok. I spent less than half of what Big o quoted. On top of that it’s a very personal interacting with them, they pay attention to detail and tell you what they think should be done they aren’t trying fool you into thinking your at might have a problem, and the traffic outside of their shop speaks for itself!

This place is amazing! Called to get a diagnostic done on my moms car. They were very helpful and clear with everything that needed to get done. They told us the price and got the work done. My mom and I felt very confident with Uriel and Oswaldo. They both performed professional work and now my moms car drives so smooth w/​o problems. This is now our go-​to mechanic!

This is my first review on Unilocal… I felt compelled to do so… family owned place with amazing service and great prices… always had a hard time finding a good mechanic but this was a great and short experience .and that’s what you want in a mechanic… a short and easy visit

It’s a reliable place for getting your car serviced. My car got full service for very good price. Very satisfied with the service. Not only they helped me to fix the car but also got my car fixed at a body shop for a great price. Great customer service.

Quality, honesty, affordability. I found out today that these characteristics do exist with a mechanic ;-) I brought my car in for its 180,000 mile service. Repairs were completed in about 24-​hours, the prices were very reasonable, and the mechanic showed me the old /​broken parts.
The business is owned by two brothers, Uriel and Oswaldo, who have run their family business for over 19 years. The longevity of their business is shown in their work, plus it’s nice to get that personal (non-​corporate) feel from working with a business like this one.

Outstanding Work and Customer Service.
Uriel and his brother Oswaldo are top notch. My engine light came on and would not go off. Code 0420 on this Nissan is a bad catalytic converter. So, I researched Unilocal and read the reviews on this shop. So, I brought my 2004 Armada to have manifold-​Catalytic Converters and, Thermostat/​Housing replaced. They were clear in explaining the details of the work and recommendations. I felt very comfortable and trusting that the work performed was the best and attention would exceed the dealer. 19 Years in the business and ASE Certified Mechanics. A very clean shop. I brought my vehicle in Thursday evening after work and they had it ready Saturday morning! I will definitely bring my vehicle again to these good people who I know I can trust! Thanks Uriel. Thanks Oswaldo!

My check engine light was on in my car after searching far and wide for a good honest mechanic with reasonable prices I chose to come to national motor works. Oswaldo really makes you feel like you are in good hands and he is very clear in explaining what they did. I had a random misfire and my car felt like it was shaking but they tuned it up and now my car is running like new. I will definitely always be coming back here for any car services I need. He also threw in a free car wash

Honesty and integrity, along with fantastic service and reasonable prices are all STANDARD and included with the repairs and services offered by Mr. Oswaldo, Mr. Uriel and the family at this excellent auto repair shop.
Only wish I never had to go to a separate tire or muffler shop etc., because these guys are the best. Years of trying out other repair shops and mostly feeling dissatisfied make these guys all more valuable. No other shop comes close!

This auto shop is a keeper!
After getting my oil change and receiving horrible service at South Coast Subaru… less than a week later I leave to San Diego for school. As I am driving there I notice some noise coming from the car… wondering what this is… I take my Subaru to the Subaru dealer in San Diego for a diagnosis. I leave the car at Frank’s Subaru for an entire day so they can figure out what is wrong… their conclusion is a broken axel and it would take 4 days for the parts to arrive in San Diego and another day to install.
Since I will need my car repaired in order to go home I take it to a local auto repair shop called National Motor Works. Their conclusion is THAT THE AXEL WAS NOT BROKEN AT ALL!
To make a long story short… SOUTH COAST SUBARU DID NOT SECURE MY TIRE AFTER THE TIRE ROTATION AND FRANK’S SUBARU IN SAN DIEGO DID NOT PEFORM THE DIAGNOSIS THAT I PAID FOR ($ 100). National Motor work did nothing to my car except examined it (SOMETHING BOTH DEALERS SHOULD HAVE DONE)… and figured out that nothing was wrong except a loose tire. I drove from orange county to San Diego with a loose tired because South Coast Subaru is incompetent.
This is a great shop… if they were local to me i would definitely come back. They have honest workers with great friendly service and best of all they have great prices. I would definitely trust my car here for any kind of service.

Good honest shop, I recommend this shop to anybody that needs a mechanic i’ve been a customer for the past 10 years.

I got to know about this place from one of my friend. The owner, Oswaldo is a great man. The prices are fair, and the service is really good. I have been to other places in past to get minor fixes in my car, but ended up paying too much money. National Motor works is so far the best place I have known to get any of my car issues fixed.

The owner Oswaldo is a great man. He is fully trustable guy. I am having Hyundai and I had been in his garage two times. My car is having almost 200 thousand milage and there is some problem in brakes and there are some other noise as well. So the way of inspection which he did and the quotes which he provides is way better then from any other place. I will recommend everyone to choose him as his mechanic. Great Guy!!:)

I’ve brought my Audi here several times. The services has always been great. Osbaldo took time to go over the repairs in a way that we would understand why they needed to be done and also what didn’t need to be done. Very competitive prices. Trustworthy people. Recommend.