Auto Repair Shops and Mobile Mechanics in Knoxville, TN

We list 16 in Knoxville, TN. 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.

SH Truck Repair MOBILE SERVICE ONLY currently holds the highest rating in Knoxville at 5.0 stars from 213 reviews. SH Truck Repair MOBILE SERVICE ONLY, Serious Mobile Mechanic LLC, Mobile Auto Tech Service Inc 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. 12 of the businesses we list in Knoxville 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 Tennessee usually bill $85 to $130 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.

Tennessee does not require a periodic safety or emissions inspection for passenger cars. Emissions testing ended in Hamilton, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties in January 2022. Davidson County (Nashville) ended its test on February 5, 2022.

Yes. 7 of the businesses we list in Knoxville show Sunday hours, including Grant’s Mobile Brakes, Mobile Auto Tech Service Inc and Wrench Pros Knoxville Mobile Mechanics. 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. None of the 16 listings in Knoxville has been claimed yet, so call to confirm hours and what the shop works on. Get the quote in writing before any work starts.

Usually not. 12 of the businesses in Knoxville 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.

Knoxville gets about 87 nights a year at or below freezing. Cold exposes a weak battery, and salted roads rust brake lines and exhaust parts. Test the battery in the fall and rinse the underbody in winter.

Yes. PPI Auto, our sister company, inspects used cars in Knoxville 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. None of the 16 listings in Knoxville has given us a license number yet. Rules differ by state, so check with Tennessee's consumer protection office if a shop's answer sounds wrong.

0 of the 16 listings in Knoxville 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. 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. 12 of the Knoxville listings come to you, 16 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.