Murph's Auto Tech Center Good guys with good guy pricing. Need your car, truck or suv fixed possibly a motorcycle too. This is the place to come and see what's happening. I drive a little over 30 some odd miles one way and surpass all the other stops and shops just so Dave and Jose can check out my car and work on it as needed. They don't B.S. you and the pricing is according to the repair. No more no less. So I would say if you don't want to feel like getting jacked around at another shop or at dealer pricing. Then check out Murphy, Dave & Jose. Guaranteed they'll make you smile. read more

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Mike Murf and Jose are amazing people! The rest of the staff is great too! Quick, effective, honest, all things you want when hiring a mechanic!! I feel safe going here and that I'm being treated fairly. Much better than my past mechanics. I'm a customer for life! Highly recommend! I have a BMW and they always take great care of it and have it fixed in no time! Thank you again!! read more

These are hard working men at this shop. I find them to be honest, kind, understanding of each situation I bring them. They are willing to do their best to make the cost low and reasonable. I have 5 cars , 3 of them very old. I trust them to tell me what can and can't wait to be fixed and what the cost will be in this expensive city. They don't include the original estimate (labor to look for problems) in the cost. They absorb it when something needs fixing or just let me go if they can't find anything wrong. Another shop I was going to always charge me for labor costs just to check out the problem and then would charge me for the repair on top of that, no matter how costly the repair. I really like these guys and will continue to use them. read more

The only place we will get our cars serviced! Ask for Dave. Honest mechanic with a long standing solid reputation with our family read more

Murfs Auto Tech Center - Auto Repair Near Me - Los Angeles, California

You simply cannot beat Murfs Honest Fast Reliable Great work on all my cars: Xterra, Volt, and MDX Mike Murphy = The Man! read more

I'm so glad I took the advice of several friends and took my car to Murfs for an oil change. Dave and Mike really are pros not just with getting the work done but customer service as well... something most places severely lack these days. They are located at the north-east corner of Venice & Robertson, across the street from the Culver City Expo Station. Give them a try for your automotive service needs! read more

Prior to just leaving the area, I used Murfs Auto for close to 15 years. Mike and Jose have always been friendly, helpful, reliable, and professional. Price-wise they are also extremely reasonable and trustworthy. I cannot recommend them highly enough! read more

Fair honest and fast service. Very happy with the work I got done and there's an amazing Mexican restaurant next store

This place is really great. I always take my car here. I got it diagnosed a long time ago with Pep Boys and even though they found several things that needed to be repaired they had no idea what was of most importance. Also they wanted to charge me an arm and a leg. Murf's Auto is old style, they look at THE CAR not a computer and they are VERY reasonable with the price. Its awesome, the only problem I have with them is that they are getting popular and now I will have to wait a little longer than before.... but they are worth the wait. read more

All my life, I've been going to the same mechanic my mom goes to. He's far away, and he's not very good, but I continued to go to him because he always gave us the cheapest rates I could find anywhere, and I'd been going to him so long (as far back as 9 years old, when my Mom would pick me up after school and we would get the oil changed). Last year, I found Mike at Murf's Auto Tech in the west side. It's still a drive but not nearly as far as my old mechanic. Besides that, Mike and his crew are THE BEST. I have never had to bring my car back in because they screwed up the repair. I've never felt gouged. In fact, Mike keeps things as reasonably priced as possible. And, the one time the repair cost more than we had initially thought it would, Mike called me every step of the way, keeping the whole process forthright and transparent. It is such a relief to fully trust the person handling my car. I didn't realize what a source of stress it was to me to have to drive really far to see a mechanic that wasn't very good. Mike is THE MAN. Besides honesty, communication, and a great sense of humor, this guy is just an all-around nice man. I went this whole review and didn't ONCE make a "Mike and the Mechanics" reference. All I Need Is A Miracle!!! And. I'm. Done. read more

I have taken both my Landcruiser and my BMW 7 series to Murf's and always get the best service. Mike at Murf's is a straight shooter and has a combination of really good mechanics and fair prices, a hard combination to find in Los Angeles in my opinion. He and his team really care about their customers and want to build a relationship, and not just a one time repair. I highly recommend Murf's to all my friends, as you always get treated with respect, professionalism and fair prices. Larry Redondo Beach read more

Avoid!Avoid!AVOID!! Multiple less than satisfactory experiences. I have a classic American car, i.e., generally pretty easy to work on and no computerized components, that I put very little mileage on since I mostly get around on a motorcycle. This is a car that I frequently get inquiries as to its availability for sale whenever it is in public, including while at Murf's shop. I had been taking my car to Murf for a few years when in October 2015, I needed a valve job. Work completed and car ran great.... for all of 100 miles before I threw a rod in April 2016, supposedly on the opposite side of my V8 from where the valve work had just been done. Kinda fishy, but I suppose it happens; it's just really hard to swallow having a significant engine event right after having substantial work done on the engine. Almost $5k later for the combined valve job and engine rebuild, car ran well, as should be expected. Except shortly thereafter, the engine compartment would constantly be splattered with oil and the oil pressure gauge needle would dance about wildly while the car was running. I hoped nothing serious and that was just a feature of an older car. Still, didn't drive it much (more on this below). In 2018, I took the car in for a brake job (that I was charged $750 for, which is very high; Murf also changed my battery and charged me $200+ for a battery that I could buy retail at AutoZone for $120). Upon picking the car up, I noticed that the floor on the passenger side was completely and significantly bubbled up, indicative of where the mechanic had apparently jacked the car up or placed it on the lift. Extremely careless, inexcusable, and not indicative of taking the best care of my vehicle. I later had to take the car to a body shop to have a bent cross-member replaced, that was damaged in the same area of the passenger compartment floor bubble. Hmmmm. $650 later, body shop mechanic mentioned that MULTIPLE serious oil leaks were apparent while underneath my car changing the cross-member. So I took my car to different shop in August 2019 and found out exactly how shoddy Murf's work on the engine rebuild had been, and well over $2000 later (significantly more), I had to replace numerous cheap, janky, and second-rate seals, gaskets (including the "new" valve cover gaskets, engine main seal, and oil pan "rope" gasket), and crappy Korean-made engine mounts that collapsed (on my American classic car!) (see photo), as well as engine-adjacent but connected issues that should've been addressed at the time of the rebuild (oil pressure gauge line, transmission output shaft seal, differential pinion seal, etc). I don't understand how a competent auto tech can work on an issue and not even take a look at other potential issues in the same area (tunnel vision); as but one example, my motorcycle mechanic checks the tire pressure and life remaining on my brakes EVERY TIME, even when the bike is there for unrelated matters. New mechanic was in utter shock at how awful and shitty the previous work had been. Oh, and by the way, I have put less than 3000 miles on the new engine (although the stated symptoms manifested long ago). Murf is a really nice guy and all, but his techs, and whomever he farms his significant engine work out to, will NEVER be touching my car again. While I don't believe it to be Murf's intent, I do feel like I got ripped off. Multiple times. In January 2020, I sent a draft of this review as an email to Murf to engage in some kind of constructive dialogue and elicit a response. Murf contacted me and told me he would look into things and get back to me. I provided detailed invoices reflected the shoddy work that had to be redone. I followed up in April 2020 via email, and never heard back from Murf. In March 2021, I stopped by his shop, but he wasn't there, so I asked his head mechanic to relay a messaage that I wanted Murf to get in contact with me. Here we are in June 2021, or almost 18 months after initially raising the issue with him, and Murf has never responded or explained why I was the victim of his substandard work. TL;DR Crappy, shoddy, expensive, improperly done work. AVOID!!! unless you don't care about quality of work done on your car and you're ok with incompetent/lackadaisical service by guys willing to cut corners while not looking out for your ride. Maybe your car is disposable; mine is not. read more

My family was recommended here by some friends and glad they did. They know their craft, they shoot straight from the hip, and will work with you on all the options available for your needs. If you are looking to build a relationship with a shop, I cannot recommend this place enough times. read more

Murf's have some of the most honest people, not to mention the owners, Dave, Jose, and Mike. Dave has been working on my car since he was at Albertson's Olds and has never failed me. He used to work on my 1st car, a 1993 Geo Prism. Awesome guys!!! They are not your typical rip-off artists so go to them because they are reasonable!!!! read more

Mike and his crew have taking care of my families cars for years. He is always fair, does only what my car needs. I just purchased a used 2005 Toyota pick-up. Mike went through it, runs like a new car! read more

MURF'S IS THE BEST! They always take great care of me. At this point I feel like I'm just dropping my car off with family, like they're all my uncles. I trust them completely to do quality work at the best deal they can manage for me. Mike, Dave, and Jose are WONDERFUL. I recommend them to everyone for every car need! read more

A few years ago when I was new to the area my old Buick started acting up and I needed help ASAP. Thanks to the great reviews on Yelp, I took a chance on Murfs Auto, and after who-knows-how-many-repairs on my clunker, I'm still a big fan! Mike is the best. He is patient and kind with me despite all my worries, questions, and needs and is always honest with me. I'm so happy to have found a mechanic I can trust in the big city ;) read more

BAD AUTO REPAIR: To all of my friends out there. Having your car repaired correctly is key to your family's safety. I had a very bad experience recently, and wanted to pass my experience on to you so you will not have to go through the mess that I did. I had Murphs Auto Tech Center replace my U-Joints on my SUV and with only 2,590 miles on the U-Joint, it failed, which caused $3926.13 in damages to my transmission. I have asked Mike Murphy to back up his work, and after 5 weeks, he has NOT offered to me, any compensation for the damages to my SUV. Mike Murphy does not care enough to return phone calls and he returned only 1 phone call to me 28 days after the event. There is no integrity demonstrated by this company. I will file a lawsuit to get compensated for the unacceptable work performed at Murphs. I will never have my car worked on by Murphs Auto Tech Center ever again. I would never recommend having your car serviced here. If you care about your family's safety, then don't use Murphs Auto Tech Center! read more

When a hit-and-runner smashed my side view mirror, I was like @&$!?, this is going to cost me a fortune. Luckily, I immediately dropped by Murf's where they quickly called and ordered the part at a killer price. Installation was quick and everyone was very chill. Least stressful car damage I've ever had. Thanks Murf's! read more

Updating my experience, many years later Murfs continues to impress. The team was a big help in keeping our Mini running without failure for over 12 years. I bring my Acura for service on a regular basis, and my Fiancee brings her new Mazda for regular checkups. read more

The guys at Murf's are quality people. They always treat me with respect, even though I'm a girl who admittedly know very little about my car. I've never felt ripped off by them--in fact, they are quick to tell you if they think you can get some more time out of a malfunctioning part. I started going there because my boyfriend's trusted mechanic Pete moved there when he closed his shop. I don't know if he's still working there, but Jose always takes good care of us. Really though, see any of them. The owner Mike is a really nice guy, and he'll take good care of you. read more

These guys are great! On our way back from Santa Barbara, my boyfriend and I noticed my car making a really weird noise so we get off the freeway and luckily enough we found this auto shop. Once we pulled in there, Co-owner Jose immediately figured out what was wrong and rebolted what was causing the noise enough to at least get us home. This was a very fair place read more

HIGHLY recommended, just be sure to make an appointment since they're fairly small. Now I know why my Culver City neighbors recommended them. They obviously believe in the 'customer for life' credo, or at least they give a hoot. They don't make up stuff that isn't wrong with your car (like, say, Galpin Mazda) and then overcharge. You know those 'coupons' for oil changes, inspections, etc.? They're scams. Murf's don't play that. If they recommend your car needs something, your car does. I know about cars, just no tools, time or skillz. So when I brought my car to them for nothing more than an oil change and brake shimmy on my Mazda 5, they did exactly that. Only $50. Then a discount on the inspection, knowing I had to get my rotors turned. But he pro-rated the discount right there, w/o assurance I would even show up the next day to do the rotors (I did of course). It's little things like these that will instill a sense of trust with customers. Integrity, folks. It's a nice, warm fuzzy blanket. read more

Just had the motor rebuilt here along with a list of other things. Mike and Dave are awesome. They got the car right in and efficiently got the car right back out. I came here with high recommendation from friends. I will return. read more

My review is mixed ... I think that some auto places are just TOO busy and they don't want to turn anyone away and then they get in a jam of consistently providing excellent service. Under a tremendous amount of pressure, I think they know what they can get away with when it comes to bad service versus who they really care about ... it's either this attitude I describe or sometimes they just get too busy and are sloppy with the diagnosis process ... i.e. they don't take the time to test for the problem, they just choose to replace things willy nilly and not diagnose the actual problem and then fix that. I say this because the first time, they really did help me out when my car was in such a terrible state of needed repair. During the first experience, I have no complaints. So much praise from my mouth, as they not only helped me out of a huge jam with my car and fixed many things but they gained my trust and confidence in their work. The second time, again in a jam, so I trusted they would figure it out ... and I didn't find out until 6 months later that they screwed me over !! Let me say this ... NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRUST, GET THE USED PARTS THEY REPLACED. Now ya think that's a "duh" and I typically do (they provided them in my first experience), but I didn't during my second experience and on top of it, I didn't request an alignment before/after "report" from the place next door that supposedly did the alignment. That was the problem, car was not coming into alignment and I did not know that it was not fixed when I left .... I found out 6 months later when I blew a flat tire in the rear (unrelated, ran over debris) and took it in (to a completely different place) for a new tire ... it was THEN when I found out that the front was still way out of alignment. So the car never was fixed for what I took it in for, rather, another part was replaced in the rear and then the car was "aligned." Had I requested the alignment report, I would have seen that the car was still not aligned and had I requested the used part that was replaced, the rear part may have been replaced but the problem still would have existed in the front end. Trust is everything with mechanics. They lost mine and I learned a valuable lesson ... no matter how much you THINK you trust them, request the parts and the reports proving the work was done correctly. read more

Murf's treats me well each time I go. I've been three times since they opened, twice with my girlfriend's car and once with my own. I only take in the work I can't do myself. They are fast and don't try to over charge me for parts or inflate labor time. All the work has been top quality. Since moving to LA from the east coast I have been to a few garages and it seems like the default is to jerk the customer around and rip you off because they can. We all need our wheels out here and when your car needs work done they got you by the balls. I was glad to find these guys, dealing with them reminds me of my old place I used to go to. Highly recommended shop. read more

I went to Murf's with a couple of problems, and they told me one wasn't worth fixing, and gave me a competitive price on the other one. They also showed me the part that needed replacement, and taught me what the problem was. My most important criteria for an auto shop is trustworthiness, and I trust Murfs! read more

Murf's scored a last-minute, holiday touchdown for me recently! Old Jeep's don't give a lot of notice when things go bad, so this tucked-away Washington Blvd. gem turned out to be a real life-saver. Thanks to Mike and crew for the quick and pro repairs! Jay @ NFL Network read more

Been going here for 6 years now. Every experience has been great . Always take care of the issue at hand. Never shady shit. Always an honest talk and price. It's pretty Nice to have a great go to automotive shop to get work done. and Jose,Murph and Dave are equally on the same Page for customer service. I recommend you trying them out. You won't be sorry read more

I have never felt compelled to write a review for anything before, until today. Mike and the boys at Murf's Auto Tech have always been good to me, but today made me realize how lucky I am to have found such a great mechanic...or mechanics. I have been bringing my 1993 Jeep here for over 4 years and these guys are a big reason my baby is still on the road. A 20 year old Jeep will have many issues and ailments over the years and these guys have always repaired it without any problems and they have done so with quality and honesty. The price is always reasonable, if not surprisingly less than what I've grown to expect from other mechanics and the work is always done well. I've never had to bring the jeep back in for a repair they have done. I only wish I had found these guys earlier, but at least I know where I'll be taking my vehicles for years to come. If you are looking for a shop with integrity then check out Murf's Auto Tech. They'll get the work done in a timely manner and at a great price. Plus they are really nice guys. read more

I've had the opportunity to use Murfs twice in the last few months. My daughter moved from MN to the Culver City area and ran into car problems a couple of times. She drives a 2003 Jeep Liberty with about 250k miles, so yeah, it needs things from time to time. How do you pick a repair shop in CA from MN? Murfs came recommended by my insurance company or at least they were close to where my daughter lives and where her vehicle broke down. So, perhaps by luck/chance/kismet, I've become acquainted with their work. They treated my daughter respectfully and did JUST the work needed to get her rolling again. The vehicle could probably use 20 different things at any given time but they focused on just what that day's problem was, explained everything to both her on site and me via phone and got her on her way. This first time was a fuel line issue. A few weeks ago while I was visiting over the Holidays, (although not known at the time) the water pump gave way causing an overheat. I was leaving the next day (Sunday) but had the Jeep towed to Murf's. After contacting them first thing Monday morning and speaking first with Jose (who asked me why I lived in MN. funny guy!) and then later with Mike, I was assured they would get the vehicle rolling again. They did, as expected. Prior to finishing, Mike called to say that there was something else, not related to the water pump, that should be replaced (I asked him to check out a high-pitched noise). Before I could even think he then said he doesn't want to nickel and dime me but since it was on the rack, the part should be replaced. He said it would cost $38 with no additional labor. Well, that didn't seem nickel and dime to me, that sounded like a preventative solution. Do it! And so it was done. On time and as quoted. I've tried to explain to my daughter how valuable a neighborhood/local repair center relationship can be. It hasn't taken long for Murfs to win my business and loyalty. I trust them enough and value their service that next time I'm in town from MN, I'll need to drop by with some donuts or fresh tacos to meet the guys and personally share my gratitude in doing right by me from a distance and my daughter locally. read more

If you are looking for amazing and reliable service, Murfs Auto Center is the place to go. Mike was extremely helpful, walked me through the repair process so I knew exactly what they were doing to my car, and fixed everything in less an 24 hours. He is honest, fast, and very trustworthy. I highly recommend this shop! read more

I have been taking my cars here for years. They are very knowledgeable about all different kinds of vehicles, and do not try to rip you off and over charge like many places out there. I would highly recommend this place to anyone. Mike and Dave are great! read more

I have a VW eos that needed new spark plugs and coils. Murf was able to get my car in right away and quoted me much cheaper than the vw dealership. He was incredibly honest and my car has been running smoothly since it left his shop. I will definitely be returning for the friendly, wonderful service. read more

I went to see Mike for the first time yesterday and he's a total pro! My AC wasn't working and I needed it fixed quickly. He had it back to me the next day. I highly recommend this shop! read more

We have been taking our cars to Jose at Murf's Auto Tech Center in Culver City for the past three years. He has always given us good service at fair prices. It's nice to have a mechanic you can trust. read more

I've been taking ALL of my cars to Murf's the last 5 years! Whether it's a timing belt on a 2002 Honda or front end work on a classic '55 Chevy, these guys always find a way to get it done! Their honest, excellent work for a great price sets them apart from any shop I've dealt with previously - they are my "one stop shop" :) read more

I have been taking my car to Mike and Dave for several years now and have recommended several people, all of whom have been satisfied. They are nice guys and have always done good, honest work at a reasonable price. When they fix something, it is fixed. These guys used to work at a local dealership that closed and decided to start their own business, so they bring a wealth of knowledge. I will continue to recommend them. Thanks Mike and Dave!! read more

I've been a customer of their for years and I recommend them to all of my friends. Honest people who do quality work in minimal time.

Nice people, however had my car for two full days and couldn't fix it. When I took it to my regular shop they discovered Murfs had disconnected many wires and did not replace. My car will never be there again. read more