I was referred to Melvin's Garage by a friend. I used to use Patriot Auto and when they closed…read morethe Dover Shop I have had a terrible time finding a trustworthy shop. From the minute I walked in, I could see this was a serious shop! They put all my info in their system and the computer will automatically send me a text when it's time for service and it calbrates it's notifications when it understands it's waiting too long or not long enough It learns to adjust. Work I needed was carefully explained especially when there is a cheaper route that they didn't recommend, and I was explained why the more expensive route was best and offered ways to complete the work over time, at my own pace if I didn't want to spend that much at once. I don't know much about rotors and even after just 1 visit, I had no doubt that what he was recommending was for value over cost and without hesitation, I went with their recommendations. That is what Ilike best! service is fast, and they are all super friendly and courteous and the prices are correct.

They are very versatile. The estimate was very fair and they stuck to it. Great Serviceread more

I contacted World Transmission & set an appointment to drop off my 2007 Chevy Avalanche to have a…read moreRear Main Seal replaced. It was a big job and I knew labor intensive so it was going to be a good bill. They performed the work very timely and certainly within the range of what I expected, even doing a couple of extra things while the transmission was out. Thoroughly impressed with the work and professionalism. They even asked me to bring it back in a couple weeks just to check it out and make sure it was good, no leaks. That impressed me. Thank you guys and I will be back. Jim K.

We have been customers for several years. The owner Tom and office manager Kristi are very…read morefriendly. All our vehicles have been treated like their own and never any issues. Great service and very competitive pricing. Highly recommend.

I called late on a Saturday and Zach made us a monday morning appointment for 10am. They did a…read morethorough overview of our car (which was making a noise) and gave us the news that nothing was wrong - all for $10. They did tell us that what we needed to keep an eye on (leaks, shocks, etc) but otherwise it was the best $10 I've spent in a long time!! Thank you!!

In October of 2025 I brought my 2016 Hyundai Tucson to the Dover, DE location for a set of brakes…read moreand rotors (I can't remember if it was front or back at this point it's been so long) and four new tires. I paid $1600 for the service. About a week later, the front tire on the passenger side falls off my car (due to improperly installed lug nuts) while it's in motion. This caused extensive damage that ended up totaling my car. The company accepted full liability, but once they learned that the damage would cost more to fix than the value of my car, they were no longer willing to fix it. The claims department offered a settlement for what they deemed to be the value of the car. Although, I was financing the vehicle, so I could not accept it. Aside from the eventual conclusion of the car being deemed a total loss, I had to deal with a tow truck driver threatening to impound my car due to not being paid by Firestone. I also had to deal with Enterprise Rental Car threatening to charge my debit card since they hadn't been paid either. Both situations took emotional distress and anger on my part to resolve. The accident happened in October of 2025 and my car wasn't fully evaluated and totaled out until February of 2026. This was a long, drawn out, tragedy that I was made to pay out of pocket for due to the circumstances. Go ANYWHERE else!

Dover Auto Repair has been my mechanic for more than 25 years. Mike now, and his dad, Ed, have…read moreprovided nothing but excellent, trustworthy reliable, and respectful service. I used to live in Dover, but I now bring or tow my vehicle from New Castle. Thank you Mike! Thank you Ed!

I found them very fair, trustworthy, reliable & they did the work as fast as possible. Being a…read moresingle female looking for auto maintenance and repair can be a tough experience, which they seemed to understand and did their best to help me out. I will definitely be a repeat customer

PLACE IS A SCAM. PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THIS SHOP. The staff is incompetent and they will charge…read moreridiculous prices. Please read other customers reviews if you arent sure. Took my car here for a check engine light after pep boys told me a solenoid needed to be replaced and they couldnt do it. The owner Chris re-diagnosed the the problem and agreed a solenoid needed to be replaced. He charged me almost $800 dollars and when I picked the car up the check engine light was still on and I now had a completely flat tire. Chris tried to tell me the tire was probably already leaking before I dropped it off despite me having driven hundreds of miles with no issues over the last several weeks. We then discovered there was a nail now in the tire that one of his employees had driven over in their parking lot. They patched the tire and told me they would fix the problem. Chris calls me 2 days later saying now he thinks its just the wiring but it will cost another $600 dollars to fix. He stated its not his fault he didnt fix the problem correctly the first time since "I told him to fix the solenoid" even though he called me and said he diagnosed that as the problem as well. He finally fixed a wiring issue after a week of working on the car and charged an additional $600 because he could figure out the problem the first time. The professional thing to do would have been to correctly diagnose and fix the problem the first time like a competent mechanic instead of becoming defensive and blaming the customer and the charging them twice for your own incompetence. If I could give 0 stars I would TLDR: I asked this guy to fix a check engine light. He couldnt figure out the problem, blamed me, popped one of my tires and charged me twice. I will never go back. Please do not waste your money here.

Took my car to hopefully get it fixed. Was told it couldn't be fixed. Didn't change me anything…read more Was able to find another mechanic that was able to diagnose and fix the problem

Office workers at the Dover location are extremely friendly and courteous…read more Technicians appear to come and go which I believe is due to the area's poor training at schools. Pricing is increasing which may force me to look for an alternative location. l

Last Friday afternoon, I picked up and paid for my 1987 Dodge Ramcharger…read more I had to bring my vehicle back after only about 3-4 months after they performed over $3,800(!) in repairs. The reason for the return visit was a "block off" plug just fell out ("rattled out", their words) on one of the 2 new exhaust manifolds that they had just replaced. No only would they not take ownership on an obvious "comeback", they charged me $85 to diagnose their own failure in workmanship. I also requested (me, not them) to have the both valve cover gaskets & all 8 spark plugs replaced. (V8 motor). I was bringing it back for the previously discussed oil leaking valve cover gaskets and the oil soaked (on the exterior) spark plugs from prior $3,800 visit. I didn't have an issue with either their hourly rate or the labor times charged, but I was price gouged over $120 for 8 Champion CopperPlus resister type regular spark plugs (NAPA list, $5.99/ea.) and over $75 for the set of Fel-Pro valve cover gaskets (NAPA list, $32.99). That's more than DOUBLE the list price on parts. I was planning on bringing my wife's Sentra back in again, but not now, not ever. You'd figure with the cost of advertising and new customer acquisition, they would want to retain existing customers, but obviously not.

One Stop Auto is the absolute best around, they treat me…read morebetter than family and couldn't keep all my junk running without them. can't say enough good stuff about them!!! I've used a lot of different shops in different states over the years and they definitely are my favorite.... if I had a shop I would want it to be exactly like theirs

Polite and caring, they make you feel like they care about your needs. thumps up Bobby and team.read more

Did some work on my car a year ago, good job. But now they don't return. Phone calls maybe because…read morethe job is too small but I'm frustrated. All I want is a phone calll. Kk

I HIGHLY recommend Evans PitStop to anyone looking for an honest, high-quality mechanic that offers…read moreamazing prices. my wife and I needed fuel injectors replaced on our Honda CR-V and he knocked it out for a really great price. The timely work that he did on our car allowed us to take a road trip that we planned. We have also had a couple of oil changes/inspections from him and the customer service, price, etc. was fantastic!

I recently carried my 2008 infinity m35x to the owner Mr. Richard Baker for a rod knock he told me…read morethat I needed a engine replacement so I purchased an engine and explained to him that I wanted my original engine for personal purposes he proceeded to scrap my engine and told me that my new engine was bad so I purchased another engine and he sabotaged my new engine lost my oem parts to my car body moldings air box numerous parts in my engine bay lost or broken and they never fixed my car when asked about my car and missing parts including misplaceing my ker to the car Mr . Baker then acted very disgruntled and angry cursing at me and telling me to come and get my f@#$!ng car That's why I don't like dealing with you people! Now I'm African American and I take that as a racist remark and I will be reporting this business to the bbb

There is always room for improvement. In the time that zi have had the pleasure of dealing with…read morethis family business. They do quality work and stand behind it. I've really come to refer as many people needing truck and auto repairs. They are giving great work that adds value to the product that do not hurt your pockets. Kind regards: D. L. Beckham