There are certain companies I wish I could give 6 stars. Poway Valley Collision is one of them. A little background: I scratched the bumper on my new-to-me car. I'm very particular about keeping my cars in excellent condition, so I wanted professionals to handle the repair. From my first interaction, it was clear they understood that and treated my car with the same level of care. When I got the car back, it was exactly as I had dropped it off--no random marks or scuffs in the interior like I've unfortunately experienced with most dealerships and indy shops. They even went above and beyond by driving me to pick up a part that wouldn't fit in my car and then giving me a ride home after drop-off. When I picked up the car, I noticed a small scratch in the bumper. I expected the usual runaround or maybe a partial discount. Instead, they immediately took responsibility and are ordering a brand-new part and replacing it at no charge. Customer service like that is rare. I'll be taking every future auto body repair to Poway Valley Collision, and if you care about your car, I highly recommend them. I'll update again after everything is done. read more

rude, unprofessiona, zero accountability...I really don't think they know what they're doing. this gentleman named "Matt Woods" is destroying their reputation and culture. this guy told me he's the boss when I tried to talk to the owners. he's not a professional type man. they did not complete the work on my truck, incorrect parts haven't been replaced the wrong parts they ordered , they broke my wire harness for radio and told me it was my problem and open another insurance claim for it. I had two expensive tools stolen out of my truck while in thier possession which they took zero on. so all in all, theft, unprofessional behavio, zero accountability. i have been trying to fix this for 3 months and he has never once called me back. and now I am active duty and have to go on deployment to Middle East and nothing has been completed. it's a damn shame....the amount of friction you receive from Matt when trying to have them accept responsibility for thier mistakes is overwhelmin. A now I have to go fight for this guys freedI'm...smh Respectfully, Thomas Martin read more

6/22/2026 Just picked up our truck today Matt and everyone at Poway valley Collision where friendly and professional and the did a fantastic job on the truck. I also want to say thanks to Geico Insurance they were very good to work with getting our truck fixed and getting a rental car and everyone at Enterprise Car Rental was great. read more

Great team. They helped out my daughter when someone hit her Civic and did a great job. Zero problems and the staff was amazing!! They made her feel very comfortable and updated her through the whole process. Thank you, Poway Valley Collision, for turning a rough situation into a strees free experience. read more

Poway Valley Collision went above and beyond to restore our truck after we were hit by a red light runner. From the start, their team was professional, transparent, and focused on doing the job right.   They handled everything with care--from structural repairs to the final finish--and kept us informed every step of the way, explaining the process clearly and giving us full confidence in their work.   A special thanks to Matt and Angel for their outstanding service. They made a stressful situation much easier and ensured every detail was handled perfectly. When we got our truck back, it looked and drove like nothing had happened. The craftsmanship speaks for itself. We're incredibly grateful for their dedication and highly recommend them to anyone needing top-quality collision repair. read more

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Poway Valley Collision is a wonderful Poway business. The office staff are incredibly kind and helpful and Angel was extremely accommodating. He was very helpful and patient as our family wanted to say goodbye to our much loved Tacoma pickup. We've used PVC a few times and they are the best in town! AAA insurance uses this company. read more

Poway Valley Collision doesn't take responsibly for its own mistakes. In March 2025, I had my Honda Accord in to repair the front fender. It was repaired, but after getting the car back, I noticed that the door that was blended to the fender wasn't able to lock. After taking the car back to PVC, the manager Matt said he wasn't sure where to start diagnosing the issue, but he would be able to reimburse me if I have Poway Honda fix the issue. Honda said the cables for the door lock actuator were incorrectly connected and charged me $460 to fix the issue. The invoice noted that the problem was caused by the preceding body shop work. I brought this back to Matt, which started a weeks long process of them trying to contact Honda themselves, sitting on the decision, and giving no clear timeline of when it would be resolved. Eventually they decided to reimburse only half of the $460 invoice because they "hadn't done any work on the door", even though it was blended and the lock door lock was working before their work and not working afterward. I was seriously disappointed in their failure to own up to their own mistakes. This isn't even the first time they have had trouble with door locks on Honda Accords and not taking responsibility according another review: https://www.yelp.com/biz/poway-valley-collision-poway-2?hrid=9KvLMYRGHI7TKNZa8mUcbA&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) I would have assumed they would have learned by now how to repair doors, but nevertheless their own greed, delay tactics, and poor customer service convinced me to never use them again. read more

Received an estimate after being rear ended and spoke with Jordan the estimate specialist here at Poway Valley Collision. Jordan went above and beyond to assist me with all the information I needed and ensured me that his team will provide the most excellent service in San Diego. Take the time and drive to get all of your collision and auto service needs taken care of! read more

From start to finish, my experience with Poway Valley Collision has been nothing short of spectacular. I got into an accident without collision insurance and truly had lost all hope for my car. I commute a far distance to work and had even started looking at jobs closer to my house. I went in twice and spoke with both Angel and Matt, who helped get my quote down to a very manageable price! They took phenomenal care of my little 2007 accord, and she truly runs like new. Every single member of the staff I spoke to was communicative, helpful, and so kind. I hope I never get into another accident, but I know exactly where to go if I do. If you're anxious, nervous, or just genuinely out of hope for your car, please take it to Poway Valley Collision. Thank you guys for everything. Truly. read more

My son's car was damaged due to debris in the road. Insurance paid for it minus our deductible. They were all so kind to my son and it was a pleasant experience for my son's first issue dealing with Insurance, etc. They communicated with both of us and got the car back to us sooner than expected. The car looked so amazing! I was so appreciative of this entire experience. I cannot refer this place enough. Great people, excellent service, very thorough and most important....amazing work. Thank you for being an all around amazing business. In which, is so hard to find nowadays. I will refer you to everyone I know!! read more

Poway valley collision was great. I took my car here and Jordan helped me and was super helpful and great customer service!

Was quoted a 1 week turnaround that ended up being week and a half. Communication was very poor until I complained about not getting any notifications on what was going on. Repair work was done well. Received the car with a drained battery, I had no issue with the battery upon giving the car to be serviced. They took no responsibility and said I was just due for a new battery and to just drive the car around to charge the battery. Would give 1 star but repair work was done well. read more

Best body shop in Poway by far. Matt and his team are consummate pros and great people to boot. Absolutely beautiful work-car looks better than new. read more

Poway Valley Collision - Auto Repair Near Me - Poway, California

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Required minor body repair to rear bumper with alignment to side panel. Fair quote given and a time frame for completion was 2-3 days. I was initially disappointed in the communication of this shop once the repair surpassed 3 days. My initial 2 calls were not returned once the initial 3 day repair time frame was surpassed. The 3 rd call was returned. I was also disappointed in the alignment between the bumper and side panel, which is not flush to each other. My car repair was not available to me for 7 days. read more

We were run into on Fwy and all on dash cam so not our fault. They had good insurance so our insurance promised us we would not need to pay deductible. They would not release our truck to us without us paying the deductible and would not refund it. They claimed our insurance company owed them more but never submitted a revision to the agent. They seem very confused and kept passing the buck. read more

Second time visiting Poway Valley Collision, and if you have to have work done on your car, this is the place. Stopped by to get a bid for some scratches due to a garage door closing on the trunk of the car. Jimmy walked out to the car with me to take a look. He walked me through how much it would take to sand and repaint, but said he didn't think that was necessary. Because he thought he could fix it right there. Whaaat? He put some sort of magic liquid on it, it almost disappeared. Put a compound on it, buffed it a little more and you'd have to get a microscope out to be able to see the scratches. Best part of all of that, no charges!! I hope I won't have to visit again, but if I do, they're my auto body shop. read more

My family had work done here twice over the last decade. The work done by this professional autobody shop is exceptional. The staff are friendly and seem to care about their customers. I didn't get the sense that I was just another number waiting to get work done. Both cars have been made like new! If you are looking for a place to get work done, consider Poway Valley Collision. read more

This place is the best! Jim and Mary and everyone there were so helpful and professional. I am so grateful to them for helping me through a very difficult and tricky situation with my car. I highly recommend this repair shop. read more

These guys are the best. Courteous, professional, honest and will keep you updated on the progress of your car. And when you go to their office you will feel right at home as they welcome you right away. My car came out perfect and they went over everything with me from start to finish. From now on the only place to fix my car is here! read more

Amazing staff and very supportive to the customers needs. They worked with my insurance company to find the solution to get me back on the road without cutting corners or doing shoddy work that would place my family and I in danger reply never need another collision company but if I had to recommend one, Poway Valley Collision would be my number one choice. read more

These guys have had my car for 2 months, for damage I did backing out of a parking space into a light fixture. I was told the work would take a few weeks and no one ever called to keep me updated. I had to track down the information every time. When I went to them after 30 days to tell them my rental coverage was up, they said they were waiting for parts that they didn't know they needed from the beginning. Why did it take a month to determine what parts were needed to complete this job! Matt has told me several times that he will try to have it done or that it should be done by a certain date only to change it again once the day comes. I'm a single mom taking care of 3 kids with one vehicle and have had to rent a car off and on for a month to get to work and drive me kids to school. Matt refuses to help me get a rental because he says he hasn't done anything wrong. This is not taking care of the customer at all. I have never been run around so badly by a company ever and no offer of assistance at all!! read more

Terrible experience!!! They took 3 weeks to fix my car after telling me it will only take 1. I obviously showed up upset and Instead of receiving any sort of customer service or an apology, I got one of their employees Jim gets in my face like he was going to fight me then had another lady threaten to call the cops on me because I was "scaring her", after a bunch of empty threats no cops showed up and they finally let me pay and gave me my car, avoid this place like the plague!! They will treat you terribly read more

Poway Valley got my car to me when promised. They were professional in keeping me up to date on the repairs. The car looks great. I would recommend them. read more

So, we just got our car back from Poway Honda, and they said whoever reassembled this door after painting it, broke the Door Lock Actuator and its associated wiring They replaced it for us, and now the car is functioning as intended, no erratic behavior of the alarm and door locks. Poway Valley Collision could have admitted fault, but didn't. I highly recommend you stay away from this shop, as their focus is not on their service and honesty, but on profits. read more

I am a return customer and all I can say is --EXCELLENT SERVICE!!! The staff is awesome!!! Love the updates!!! They all listen and pay attention to all the detail of their business. read more

Someone sideswiped my car and didn't leave a note, so I was recommended to take my car here per my insurance company. Got my estimate with Jim. Then I called back the next day to confirm how long it would take to get the job done. Didn't catch a name, but that guy that I spoke to was not friendly. Was told it would be roughly 2 weeks. So I asked if it was possible if I paid my deductible first and have them preorder the parts and once it comes in I'll drop it off to avoid having to rent a car for 2 whole weeks. I was told they stopped preordering parts. He said Jim (the manager) will give me a call back on whether or not they'll preorder; Jim never called back. It's absurd to think that my car needs to sit in the shop for the duration of the time it's not being worked on. Side note- A rep did follow up but she couldn't answer my question, so I still don't know if preordering was an option, so I ended up going with another collision repair place. read more

We have used Poway Valley Collision for over two decades whenever we need collision work in our family's vehicles. Bree and Jim explain everything for the scope of the work needed, are attentive and timely, and make you feel confident in the quality of work done before and after. Along with owners Jim and Debbie, the staff make this business another reason why Poway is a great place to live and do business in. read more

Was rear-ended in my car while at stop light. Other driver did have insurance. Their insurance sent me to a place on Miramar road where I was given a hard sell job to leave my car with them for the work. I chose not to stay there and instead called the insurance company and said I was going to Poway Valley Collision. I had heard a friend say how satisfied they were with the work there. From my call to Amanda to when I got there and Mary immediately helped me. Within minutes they were working on the estimate and calling the person's insurance helping set me up with a rental car. Everything else with Poway Valley Collision was first class all the way through. I hope I never get in another crash, but if I do there is only ONE place I will go. Thanks for great service. read more

This review is for Luis , The Glassman . I had 2 negative experiences w/ Safelite after being referred by my insurance company. So I reached out to Poway Valley Collision for help. Luis made 2 home visits , w/ in a few days of me calling. He was very nice, professional, reliable , and efficient. Thank you for great customer service & I will recommend others to him as well. read more

I can not say enough wonderful things about Poway Valley Collision! This shop went above and beyond anything I could of imagined when I brought my car here for repairs! I am truly grateful for all the time, thoughts, care and efforts that went into my car! This shop is thorough, they have empathy and they show compassion PLUS this shop is extremely knowledgeable! Thank you times a million! Thank you Jimmy so much!!! and Karen and everyone else's name I didn't catch but for all your help!!! I HIGHLY recommend Poway Valley Collision!!! Jenelle - 2018 Mazda CX-9 read more

My son's vehicle was involved in a non-travel related accident. I chose PVC as my repair shop to fix a damaged passenger door. Over the years. I have used PVC for other collision repair work. I would highly recommend them to anyone that has that need. My experience has been that their estimates are not questioned by the insurance company. They gave me a reasonable timeline for repairing the door and provided me, via email, with almost daily updates on the status of the repair and when I could expect delivery. The front office staff was friendly and very pleasant and cooperative. The completed work was excellent. I could not see any evidence of it even being repaired, particularly the paint job which was flawless. Again, my highest recommendation for their work. read more

First of all, have you even been to an auto repair shop that was super clean and nice inside? If not you will be amazed by this place. But more importantly, they did a fantastic job fixing our truck. They kept us updated on the repairs AND their communication with our insurance the whole time. They made sure all of the parts that we wanted were used in the repair and the vehicle came back better than new! All around fantastic experience, quality work, and top notch customer service. P.S. they are still open during this crazy time and doing a great job keeping cars clean and safe for return. Have some down time during the stay at home order and need work done? I highly recommend checking them out! read more

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Grace (yes I am one of those weirdos that names my cars) looks new again and was almost a week early. Great job on this. People were friendly and updated me on the status of my vehicle almost daily! Wouldn't hesitate to take any vehicle here. read more

I have worked with Poway Valley Collision on two jobs. Initially, the work was good and less than 1 and 1/2 years the paint job started to fade. wash away and as it it did it became clear the new paint applied was not the same color match as the rest of the car. They claim to warranty their work and could not in my case because they got a new computer system and could not find any evidence in their computer that they did the work. The crazy thing is the people did remember me when i came in. Go figure. I also want to reinforce some of the other comments, many of the phone people are rude and would rather not be bothered by customers. I recommend you grant them their request. read more

Not too happy about this place at all. Girlfriend crashed her car into a telephone poll and we got her car towed to this place to see how much it would be to fix it. Now I knew the damage was greater than the bluebook of the vehicle. So it would have been salvaged but since it was an older car and she was only one involved in accident (at fault) it didn't have comprehensive coverage therefore we would have been paying out of pocket to fix it. Of course there was some other reasons I won't go into as to why we would even consider paying more than the car is worth to get it fixed but if we want to do that give us a quote and let us decide. But no the people here simply said it's not worth it to fix it. You have 4 days to get it off our property or we will start charging you storage fees. I tried to explain to them I knew the damages exceeded the bluebook but we were still interested in a quote they told me we are not giving you a quote the car is done please get it off our lot as soon as possible. Now the car had front end damage broken windshield air bags deployed but the engine still ran after we got it towed off their lot and to my friends place we turned the engine on and actually parked it. So the car is done? According to them but still runs? Just seems like they were too lazy to even look at the car for us. read more

I wish I can give more stars to this place. From the time I came to drop off my car, I was treated so amazing. They were so nice, honest and always on top of things. Everyday almost, they called me with an update about my car repair. They gave me a target date (because I told them I was leaving town on the 25th for two weeks), they said they would try and treat my car as priority. The car came back fixed a week before my target day. They asked me if everything was okay and even made sure my car was clean and done at pick up. They saw some glue on my bumper so they took it back and cleaned it off. The staff, customer service was just fantastic. If your insurance recommends this place, GO!!! read more

This my second car that I got repaired here. They do excellent work. Hats off to Jimmy C asst Mgr. For taking care of a issue we had after work was done. Jimmy went out of the way to take care of the issue. Wish I could remember the names of the other staff all very friendly. I highly recommend this business if you have any Collision issues. read more

Complete time wasters . Took my BMW to get a paint job did the quote . Had me wait for a month they said they would work on it . Then last minute cancelled the job . Told me it will take 8 months for a paint job . I think they didn't want to accept the job because it's out of their league and couldn't handle the task . Should of told me in the first place so I can get the job done somewhere else . Wasted my time read more

After being involved in a car crash (other driver tried to pass me as I was making a legal left turn into my apartment complex on a lightly traveled residential street in broad daylight), AAA directed me to Poway Collision Center for repairs on my Tahoe. Initially, Jimmy (PCC manager) and his staff were welcoming and professional. Once it was determined to 'total' out my vehicle, and I didn't agree, the interactions with PCC deteriorated immediately! Jimmy became very curt and completely sided with AAA. I had to have my vehicle towed to another shop ASAP. Not GOOD! read more

I've used this body shop on two occasions and I would not hesitate to use them in the future. Their facilities are leading-edge, and their customer service is fantastic. Even the lobby looks like it belongs in a four-star hotel. Poway Valley also has an outstanding website, as well as a e-mail service that automatically informs you of your repair progress. read more