We had a wonderful experience with BMW Weatherford Berkeley! Kevin provided excellent guidance and…read moresupport throughout the entire preordering process for our new iX3. He was helpful, knowledgeable, and made sure we felt informed and comfortable every step of the way. On the day of pickup, the entire team was welcoming, attentive, and happy to answer all of our questions. Everyone made the delivery process smooth and enjoyable, which made receiving our new vehicle even more exciting. We truly appreciate the outstanding customer service and attention to detail from Kevin and the whole team. Highly recommend BMW Weatherford Berkeley to anyone looking for a great car buying experience!

I would like to extend my genuine appreciation to Angelina Poirier for the exceptional service…read moreprovided by your Service Advisor. Her attentiveness, understanding, and consideration of our timeline made the entire service experience seamless and reassuring we had our car back the same day. She took the time to reach out to us at the restaurant to ensure we had a way to get back to the dealership. She didn't have to do that, and we appreciate Angelina for that. She communicated with me via text letting me know the status of my car. It reflected not only initiative, but also a genuine commitment to customer satisfaction. Service experiences like this reinforce confidence in the BMW brand and the Automotive Group. Please recognize her outstanding performance, as it made a meaningful impact on me and my wife. Thank you, Dennis & Nadine Jenkins

Great place to bring your VOLVO for service. Reliable, trustworthy and efficient…read more Thank you very much

I recommend this shop to all my subaru friends. I originally took my subaru outback to another…read morereputable shop in livermore when there was oil in the coolant reservoir and that mechanic told me the car was toast. Thankfully I decided on a second opinion and read that Bruce was the go-to guy for subaru knowledge on a reddit forum. I gave him a call and told him what was going on and he immediately said " sounds like you have a bad pcv valve" and he was right! Im so grateful I found Bruce! If I would've trusted that livermore mechanic's diagnosis I would've retired a car for a cheap valve part...

These guys were great. Got me in and out and a super deal. The staff was professional, funny and…read morekept me laughing while I waited for my car to be finished. Thanks Guys! You are great!

Do not come here!!!!! If I could leave minus 5 stars I would. I have never had a mechanic lie to my…read moreface and then scream like a banshee when asked about it, but it finally happened the mechanics we have been warned about, and it was here at Orozco's 2. SO disappointing. I came to get a bushing put into my car, if you know anything about cars you know the tool that is needed for this is expensive and the process is a pain. I also requested them to take the car to get new tires at Orozcos 1 because the tires on my 4x4 were the wrong size (4x4 owners will change out tires in order to sell their car and keep the good tires) so I bought new rims for install, just those two things. I called to ask when it would be done. I was told that my tires were fine, but I needed to put new rotors and brakes on my car, I needed new motor mounts and I needed something else. Anyone with any mechanical sense could see the tires were too wide for my control arms WTF? Since I just put the new shocks on my car and installed brakes less than 5,000 miles before, (when I say I installed, I mean I did the work and I did it well) I though they must be talking about the wrong car. Not only that when I said, "hey why would you tell me that?" he started screaming at me like a psycho. Told me I was crazy and confused and don't know anything. His reaction was so extreme for the questions, like a guilty ashamed person would act. OMG terrible human beings try to rip off unsuspecting women, but seriously. I as a gen X woman was not allowed to get my driver's license until I took auto mechanics. I work on my own car. I only came here for a bushing (which I brought with me), and tires from Orozcos 1. What the hell? Then I heard him ripping off another women on the phone while I was there. It was really pathetic business practice. Sad Orozcos 1 needs to get these guys to change their name because Orozco's 2 is shady!!!! Do not go here. Women you have no idea, just because you have never questioned their integrity doesn't mean they aren't ripping you off. If you don't know you don't know!!!

Now that I live in Oakland, I've found my new local mechanic Eric!…read more I took my Toyota Rav 4 in for its 60,000 and I had a great experience. Dropped it off around 8:30 am and picked it up at noon. All's well, no major repairs, just regular maintenance stuff. Very reasonable priced, especially compared to if I'd gone to the dealership. Eric provides great customer service. He's got a lot of experience with Toyotas.

In this case, "Old School" is the greatest compliment I can give. Eric gave "Old School" service…read morefor my Toyota with a faulty liftgate. He was flexible with scheduling, clearly communicated the problem (and the aggravatingly expensive faulty part), brought the repair in under the estimated cost, and even helped troubleshoot a recurrence of the issue. Johnny's can be tricky to find, but it's worth seeking it out.

Super honest. Ive brought my car in there twice and left with a fix cheaper than the estimate. My…read moreother mechanics was gonna charge 1000 for a repair he estimated 600, but ended up costing only just over 400. Very knowledgeable and friendly, works on a wide variety of cars and their coresponding quirks.

They recommended brake pads and rotors and I don't even need brake pads much less rotors. They said…read morethey were at 15% and they're at 44%. I had them checked out by a brake specialist.

Been here 3 times for catalytic converter shield, hybrid battery replacement, and oil change for my…read moreToyota Prius. Each had the best turnaround time and price compared to all mechanics in Berkeley / Oakland / Richmond area. Henry is the man

Excellent, very careful and responsible service. Fairly priced. Trustworthy. Specializes on…read moreJapanese and European cars.

New to the East Bay with a Lexus. Berkeley Minicar is reasonably priced, clearly explained service,…read moreprompt, and friendly service. (huge contrast to overpriced at Coliseum Lexus dealership in Oakland).

Charged 50% more than the Honda dealership for scheduled maintenance, tried to pad part prices by…read more2.5 times what the dealer quoted for genuine OEM part, and tried to sell services that were not necessary. It's one thing to charge labor rates that exceed the Honda dealership, but if a shop is charging 2-3 times the genuine Honda part price...it is owned by scumbags.

The coolant expansion tank on my E46 -- and if you know, you know: the E46 is arguably the best…read more3-series BMW ever made, the last one built before the brand decided that every car needed to look like it was designed by an angry PlayStation -- exploded in the parking lot of the Oakland Whole Foods. Not overheated. Not leaked. Exploded, in the way that E46 cooling systems eventually do, because BMW in its infinite German wisdom decided to make critical cooling components out of plastic that becomes brittle after fifteen years and then shatters without warning while you're deciding between organic and conventional blueberries and wondering why "baby" bok choy here were the size of my fist. AAA towed it. The dispatcher pulled up the list of nearby shops and Wise Auto Tech had the best ratings and could look at it that day, which on a Friday afternoon in the Bay Area is the mechanical equivalent of getting a same-day dermatologist appointment. It also happened to be blocks from my Berkeley pied-à-terre, which felt like the universe apologizing for the parking lot coolant geyser. Not much to say beyond the basics, and in a shop review the basics are everything: they were friendly from the moment I walked in. They finished the job the next business day. The bill came in at the low end of what I'd been quoted online by other shops, which in 2026 -- a year in which every dollar has been asked to do the work of about a dollar forty -- matters more than it should. I felt slightly guilty asking about the 10% AAA labor discount, the way you always feel slightly guilty asking for a discount from people who are clearly already being fair, but they didn't bat an eye. Here's the detail that stuck with me: when I picked the car up, I noticed they'd plugged in a loose fog light wire -- something that had come undone during an ill-advised encounter with a parking block weeks earlier, something I hadn't mentioned, something that had nothing to do with the cooling system. They saw a loose wire and they plugged it in. That's the kind of thing that tells you more about a shop than any Yelp rating ever could. It means someone under that hood was actually looking, not just fixing the thing they were paid to fix and closing the hood and moving on. Quick, friendly, honest, reasonably priced, and fastidious. That's the whole list of things you want from a mechanic, and most shops manage two or three of them on a good day. Wise hit all five. Recommended.

I can't believe I haven't yet reviewed Wise Auto Tech. I've been taking my car to Wais, owner of…read moreWise Auto Tech, for about 15 years now. My car is 25 years old, and still running like a champ, thanks to the expertise and quality work consistently performed by Wais and his team. Wais and his team are knowledgeable and well-versed in all things automotive, honest, and their pricing is fair. You don't have to worry about being ripped off here or sold on things you don't need. My partner and my partner's neighbor have also been loyal customers of Wais for years. I spoke with another customer while waiting one time who has been a customer for nearly 30 years. Wais has a loyal following, and for good reason. On top of being a great mechanic, Wais is also a genuinely nice, stand-up guy, and always pleasant to talk with. My car is my baby, and I wouldn't trust it to just anyone. I am confident entrusting it to Wais and his team, and recommend them for all your automotive needs.