Auto Repair Shops and Mobile Mechanics in Portland, OR

We list 88 in Portland, OR. That covers mobile mechanics, workshops, diesel and heavy duty specialists, body shops and tire shops. Every one has its own page with the phone number, what they work on and the reviews we have found.

Pop A Dent Service & Paintless Dent Repair currently holds the highest rating in Portland at 5.0 stars from 397 reviews. Pop A Dent Service & Paintless Dent Repair, Maxim Auto Care, Fast Lane Mobile Mechanic are the top three by rating among businesses with a real review history behind them. We rank on the ratings themselves and nobody can pay to appear there.

Yes. 25 of the businesses we list in Portland will travel to you rather than making you bring the car in. That covers most servicing, brakes, batteries, diagnostics and plenty of repairs that do not need a lift.

Independent shops in Oregon usually bill $100 to $145 an hour for labor. The national range is $95 to $140. Dealers charge more. Most quotes are the book time for the job times that rate, plus parts, so ask the shop how many hours it is billing you for.

Oregon has no safety inspection. Cars registered inside the Portland area or Medford area testing boundaries need a DEQ emissions test when they renew registration. Portland tests 1975 and newer vehicles, Medford tests vehicles 20 years old or newer, and the newest model years and fully electric vehicles are exempt.

Yes. 14 of the businesses we list in Portland show Sunday hours, including Fast Lane Mobile Mechanic, ThinkA Auto Repair Mobile and DOT Mobile Express®. Call first, because Sunday hours are often short and some only take emergencies.

Look at the review count as well as the stars, because five stars from four people tells you very little. 1 of the 88 listings in Portland has been claimed by the owner, who confirmed the details. A repair shop must prepare an estimate before it starts work and give the owner a copy. If the estimate shows work will cost more than $200, the shop needs the owner's authorization first. Get the quote in writing before any work starts.

Usually not. 25 of the businesses in Portland come to you, and with no building to pay for, they often charge a bit less than a shop. What they cannot do in a driveway is work that needs a lift or a press, so heavy jobs still go to a shop.

The most reviewed junkyards and used parts yards near Portland are Pick-n-Pull, B&R Auto Wrecking and Portland Import Auto Parts. Pick-n-Pull let you pull the part yourself. Call before you go, because what is on the lot changes daily.

Yes. PPI Auto, our sister company, inspects used cars in Portland for $225 on most cars, pickups and SUVs. The inspector comes to the car, runs a 122 point check and sends the report the same day. Call 951-267-8500 to book.

Ask the shop for any state or city license it holds and get the estimate in writing before work starts. 1 of the 88 listings in Portland show a license number the owner gave us, marked as owner-provided on the page. Rules differ by state, so check with Oregon's consumer protection office if a shop's answer sounds wrong.

26 of the 88 listings in Portland show a photo or logo. They come from the owner, from the business's own website, or from our own jobs for Supercanic locations. We never put a stock or AI photo on someone else's business. Owners can claim their listing free and add their own.

We call, text and email the businesses we list to confirm their details, and listings whose numbers turn out to be dead come off the directory. 1 of the 88 in Portland have been claimed and confirmed by the owner. 1 hold a Mechanic Rank Certification, which anyone can verify at mechanicrank.com/verify. Nobody can pay to rank higher.

Because we work with these mechanics, not just list them. Besides checking listings, we run free study guides and certification exams for mechanics, publish repair cost guides by state, and give shops software to send written quotes and invoices. 25 of the Portland listings come to you, 84 carry a rating with the review count beside it, and the order on this page follows the published rules on our How We Rank page.

Most mobile mechanics in Portland price by the job, not the hour. Independent shop labor in Oregon runs about $100 to $145 an hour, and mobile prices usually land in the same range for the same repair. Some add a trip fee and some fold it in. Ask for one total price, trip included, before they drive out. Our repair cost guides show typical parts and labor for each job.

Yes. Typical independent shop labor in Oregon is about $100 to $145 an hour, so $100 is inside the normal range. Dealers often charge more. What matters most is the total. Ask how many hours the job is quoted at and compare that with a second shop.

By rating and review count together, the strongest mobile mechanics in the Portland area right now are Fast Lane Mobile Mechanic (5.0 stars, 99 reviews), 1st Choice Mobile Mechanic (4.9 stars, 150 reviews) and Lubomiroff Performance (5.0 stars, 60 reviews). We weigh stars against how many reviews back them, so a perfect score on a few reviews does not win.

Some work needs a shop. Transmission swaps, engine rebuilds, alignments and anything that needs a lift go to a garage. Bad weather can push back a driveway job, and you need a safe, legal place to park where the mechanic can work. Many mobile mechanics also run a shop, or will tell you up front when a job needs one.

Get a written estimate that lists parts and labor. Call two or three shops with the same estimate and ask each for a total price. Ask what warranty comes with the parts and the work. Read recent reviews, not just the star score. A shop that explains the problem clearly and shows you the old part is a good sign.