We were in a bind on a long road trip on a Saturday and despite being backed up, John made time for us and went the extra mile to fix additional issues! Very grateful for this humble man’s work!

Been going to Certified Auto Repair for a few years. John is honestly one of the most honest mechanics Ive ever came across. And he gets the job done!! Everyone is super nice and friendly and I recommend everyone in the Barstow area to go to certified Auto repair you wont be disappointed.

I really dislike this place. I should have known better than to use Priceline with the facility hidden till paid for. There is man who works evenings who seems nice but is intolerable. When getting the room, I reserved it in my bfs name so he would have no problem getting in, in case he arrived first, as he was traveling from quite a ways away. I ensured their were 2 guests noted to be staying. I arrived first, with ID and credit card used to purchase the room. I was not allowed in to take a restful bath, ad planned. I had to sit outside for 2 hours until he arrived.(There are purposefully no seats in the lobby.Ive been through difficult situations with him before, 2 years ago when I first moved to this area. Every person Ive seen him deal with has had difficulty with him.The gentleman behind me tried to assist me, as I had done for others when I moved here 2 yrs ago.He is loathsome.We got to our room and after awhile my bf called down for assistance getting the pop up screen that comes on after a minute(if you clear it from the tv) offering Roku, Netflix, etc. He got no results so I asked to speak to the not friendly clerk. He reiterated several times that he had nothing to do with the tv and tech/maintenance was gone. He was less than helpful. -5 in the helpfulness department. I, also, was quite miffed that there was NO MICROWAVE.I would have called to discuss this with the powers that be, but why bother when that powered was Mr. Less-than-helpful.The price may be $10 cheaper, bit, as always I wished I stayed elsewhere.This was the evening of 3 August 21.The room was clean. Thats about all I can say. 1#DisabledNavyVeteranannuallydissatisfied by this establishment.

Friendly knowledgeable fair prices 👍👍

My family has been doing business with Johnny at Certified for years. He is capable and honest. I wouldnt go anywhere else.

Certified Auto repair is a very good place to take your car to very clean they keep the workshop very neat and clean thats a good place to go to and nail charge as much very good prices love it love it love it and very good customer service

Certified is the best smog place in Barstow, they are always friendly and honest!

One of the friendliest owners and repair shops in town! Highly recommended!

Had my car break down outside of Barstow and the owner helped me so much! The most honest and reliable mechanic Ive ever come across. Please take your business here!!

They have a lot more work than other shops in the area. Enough said👍

These guys are great, super honest, and thorough! My Durango was in a crank, no start condition. I suspected that the engine was not getting fuel, even though I could hear the fuel pump prime, however, I had no plans of messing with anything in the fuel system! They let me drop the truck off on Sunday and got to work on it first thing Monday. Instead of jumping to the conclusion that the fuel pump needed to be changed, they did a series of electrical tests to make sure they understood the true nature of the problem. It turns out that the fuel pump itself was fine, but there was a problem with the electrical harness that was part of the fuel pump assembly. Given the amount of time they put into troubleshooting the problem, their fees very affordable. Also, there were 3 things that they noticed when working on the truck that they pointed out. 2 of them I was aware of and 1 I had never seen before. They offered to fix the third problem for free if it reoccurred, which it hasnt. I need to change my fuel pump, a job that I could probably pull off, but I will definitely be taking the truck back to them for this job, or any other job/car I have in the future. Its an easy choice to make when you trust the mechanic. Thanks guys!

Great place. Love John very honest man. He has help me alot with my vehicles. I wouldnt take my car no where else. Keep up the good work Certified Auto Repair!!

Great service. Best mechanic did great work on my Honda Odyssey. Thank you. God bless

John is very caring and takes care of ur car.

I have been going to Certified many years and always walk away happy with the service and the quality of their work. They are professional and they are personable. Other mechanics recommend and take their vehicles to Johnnys shop. If you want great honest auto repair, go to Certified.

Dude acted like I was dumb. They charge $80 an hour. And he told me they wont install parts that you purchase. So yeah wont be taking my vehicle here. Ill just do the work myself, like always.

Johnny is great. Sweet man. Busy always but they are honest and work with you...had my AC up amd running in no time!

Treat You. Like Family Ty Johnny

John has always been straight with me but I think $80 was a little high for a smog test. Years past it was only $53.

The service was great! And the price was affordable even though the job was big job. Had my engine replaced and now it runs new! Will bring all of my cars here for repairs from now on!

Good fast friendly service.

These folks were so kind. We were from out of state and needed help with our vehicle. They stayed open late and got us back on the road. Reasonably priced with a warrantee even out of state. A big thanks to them.

Johnny is a great guy! Went out of his way to help me out. Very reasonable and professional. My car runs great!

Had my car towed in from Baker to Barstow to Certified Auto. The owner went above and beyond to repair my car and made sure I was able to get back home safely. Extremely pleased with the customer service. Price was more than fair. Its too bad that all mechanics arent as honest as Johnny is. Would highly recommend!

Good job on water pump

Johnny is the best Machanic ever. My family and I have never been disappointed... He has ALWAYS helped my family & I out of difficult situations.I highly recommend Certified Auto to all.

John and his team were fantastic and fair. My daughters car broke down 12 miles out of town, 350 miles from home and at night. We chose to have it towed to Certified Auto Repair based on these reviews and left it overnight. We arrived before opening to find John already hard at work. He took us right in to diagnose the problem and got started on the job as quickly as possible. During the test drive we spoke about many things, not just the car. John takes pride in his work and business. He made the unfortunate experience the best it could be.

Car broke down on the way to vegas. Obviously my luck began early because I found Johnny. Certified Auto Repair was able to fix my car quickly and reasonably priced. The owner went way out of his way to take care of me (finding a difficult part). I wish my mechanic back home was more like him and his shop. Thanks A MILLION!!!!!!

Had them check my car not to long ago and they said nothing was wrong. Told me there computer wasnt showing anything. I took it somewhere else and there computer poped up it had two different things that need to be fixed. Safe to say they dont know what there doing. Oh also someone else told me that they swapped out one of there new parts for a older one. 😕 with that said i wouldnt take my car back to them again.

Owner there is very good with cars, friendly service. Good recommendations, good prices.

John. Great man. Good prices

Just called to see if they did trans work

My car was having timing issues so i took it to a place I trusted and they said they really couldnt find anything wrong. A bout a week later the problems had gotten a lot worse. My service engine soon light was flashing at me which means something is seriously wrong. I dropped of the car expecting to have to pay several hundred dollars to get it back in working order. They confirmed I had two cylinders misfiring and said they would give me an estimate in a couple of hours. They found that some of my spark plugs wires and plugs had not been put back together properly. The fix was under a 100 dollars. Some might think that is expensive for like 30 mins of actual work and no parts but they could have told me i need a whole new spark plug cable assembly or new fuel injectors and charged me a lot more. But they were honest with me and you cant put a price on that!

Great service quick turnaround and the job done right.

Best auto service in the High Desert.

Loved it..loved it he was fast,kind,gave me a great deal and great service...

My daughter was traveling from SLC to San Diego when her 2009 Nissan Sentra started have power problems especially on any kind of incline. I immediately told her to stay put and found Certified Auto Repair on the internet - and called. The gentleman I was speaking with told me to tell her NOT TO DRIVE IT because it was probably the transmission, but that they couldnt do anything with it. He then told me that Nissan had a recall/alert, something we had NEVER been notified about, and suggested I call the dealer in Victorville... Now, they could have told us anything, but they were so forthright and honest, and now the dealership is replacing the transmission.CERTIFIED, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CANDOR AND HONESTY! Im a firm believer in karma, and yours shines like gold!

John, great service! Thank you!

Great auto repairs

I would call before going. These guys seem a bit limited in the range of vehicles they can support for smog. If driving any car not common on road, might need to find an alternative shop. I ended up down the street at Firestone for my smog

Replaced my a/c line little over a hour! Have cold a/c again!!

Top Billing .Top..

The mechanics are good

Smog check

Johnny is the best