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Mr. Good Wrench: Best Auto Repair Shops

Here are 70 of the area’s best auto-repair shops, body specialists, detailers, and other experts you can trust with your wheels

  • Absolut Autoworks 45916 Old Ox Rd., Suite 100, Sterling; 703-437-1607
  • Alexandria Bavarian Service 416 E. Raymond Ave., Alexandria; 703-836-2002
  • Auto Tech of Tysons 1524-G Spring Hill Rd., McLean; 703-442-0166
  • Baird Automotive 3427 Washington Blvd., Arlington; 703-527-1770
  • BCC Automotive 4912 St. Elmo Ave., Bethesda; 301-986-0003
  • Bethesda Import Specialist 5435 Butler Road, Bethesda; 301-656-0056
  • Billy Weber Tire 303 Mill St., NE, Vienna; 703-255-0201
  • Bradham Automotive 220 N. Henry St., Alexandria; 703-549-6418
  • Brittain’s Auto Service 14630 Southlawn La., Rockville
  • Burnt Mills BP 10711 Columbia Pike, Silver Spring
  • The Car Doctor7714 Lee Hwy., Falls Church; 703-560-8870
  • Caton’s Auto Repair2605 Caton Hill Rd., Woodbridge; 703-494-0732
  • Certified Auto Repair202-C Park Rd., Rockville; 301-279-9451
  • Cherrydale Motors 3412 Lee Hwy., Arlington; 703-527-5511
  • County Transmissions 320 Dominion Rd., Vienna; 703-281-1840
  • Distad’s BP Amoco 823 Pennsylvania Ave., SE; 202-543-0200
  • Dranesville Auto Service 11800 Leesburg Pike, Herndon; 703-430-3334
  • Ernie’s Automotive Service 5200 River Rd., Suite 9, Bethesda; 301-656-1246
  • Far East Motors 963 Selim Rd., Silver Spring; 301-495-7300
  • Fort Hunt Service Center 1914 Elkin St., Alexandria; 703-799-7320
  • Huntington Car Care 2600 Huntington Ave., Alexandria; 703-960-4300
  • Japanese Auto Care 4530 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington; 703-243-0550
  • Japanese Auto City 1066 W. Glebe Rd., Alexandria; 703-684-8877
  • Japanese Auto Clinic 4831 Lee Hwy., Arlington; 703-528-1812
  • Kensington Simca Service 4114 Howard Ave., Kensington; 301-564-1377
  • Laytonia Auto Service 7979 Muncaster Mill Rd., Gaithersburg; 301-975-0024
  • Lee’s Auto Service 3315 Eighth St., NE; 202-526-4443
  • Merv’s Auto Repair 6850 Springfield Blvd., Springfield; 703-644-1900
  • Mitch Carr’s Auto Service 4232 Howard Ave., Kensington; 301-493-9460
  • Murray’s Auto Clinics 999 Philadelphia Ave., Silver Spring; 301-585-7557
  • Preferred Automotive Associates 12356 Wilkins Ave., Rockville; 301-881-8530
  • RC Imports 100 England Ter., Rockville; 301-762-4205
  • Reinhart’s Garage 3203 Lee Hwy., Arlington; 703-528-8820
  • Scandinavian Import Servicenter 285 Derwood Cir., Rockville; 301-340-7222
  • Silver Star Motors 340-C Mill St., NE, Vienna; 703-281-5606
  • Snider & Co. 1311 E. Gude Dr., Rockville; 301-340-3038
  • Springfield Auto Care 8535-L Terminal Rd., Lorton; 703-550-7644
  • Steven’s Auto Clinic 7419 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria; 703-765-0910
  • Sunset Hills Automotive 11014 Sunset Hills Rd., Reston; 703-438-7001
  • Tysons Auto Specialties 8455-U Tyco Rd., Vienna; 703-893-1860
  • White Flint Auto Repair 11748 Parklawn Dr., Rockville; 301-984-3902
  • White Oak Exxon 11177 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring; 301-681-4188
  • Wrenchmasters 1081 Taft St., Rockville; 301-424-7574
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