New Century Auto Service

Great service. Was recommended to come here by a family member who the owner Harry knows by name. I was taking my car to different mechanic shops and they were never able to fix the whole problem in one visit like New Century Auto. Fast service when you take your car early. on the down side the office and waiting area seems a bit unkempt. The desk is always unorganized and waiting area is unattractive to wait in. I always walk over the Khol’s to shop. lol

AWESOME… I give them 10 Stars… Found New Century Auto by accident, recommended by a towing service. Been coming here for over 10 years… Harry the owner is beyond HONEST, so knowledgeable and this from Honda to Porsche and other exotic foreign cars. This place is always busy due to loyal customers. Coco does the best Auto Body Repair and always smiling. David and the rest of the gang make my visits so inviting that I look forward to taking my car in and everyone’s else who goes there is amazed the the customer service. SIMPLY the BEST and HONEST, HONEST, HONEST & SO KNOWLEDGEABLE.

I literally trust these guys with my life! Lol. The entire crew is so knowledgeable. I just tell them what the problem is and they already know the solution. I wouldn’t go anywhere else. Well done New Century Auto!

Amazing! I came in without an appointment and just wanted Harry to check out a car I was thinking of buying and he did a full service check and didn’t charge me anything! Thanks Harry!

Absolutely the best shop in Los Angeles. Harry is by far one of the most knowledgeable mechanics in the business and he is an absolute professional. The work is done fast but with extreme detail. The shop works like clockwork and all the employees are great people. I highly recommend this shop for something as simple as an oil change to complete vehicle teardown. They have the expertise to handle any and all matters and the best part is that their customers are their primary interest and they will do whatever it takes to save you a few dollars. Highly recommended!!!

Amazing service! Stopped by here to get a quick tune up and Harry was extremely helpful and gave me very affordable quotes! Also advised me to get my alignment done at Costco if I get my tires there because it is more convenient.
He also told me to order my future tired there and he will give them to me for at price just charge me for labor!
Very thorough inspection was done and I was very happy with the customer service and the bill! Will be back and referring my friends and family!

We’ve been taking our POS MINI Cooper here for nearly 5 years. The first time, they did $ 1500 worth of work without a confirmation from us. We let it slide because we needed the car fixed anyway. They’ve installed little bits on the car that were broken, with parts we purchased. That was good.
What has not been good is the clutch. They first said they fixed it in fall of ’13. Both me & my husband kept bringing it back because it was still not driving correctly. I mean like, there was a month where we took it back FOUR times. The pedal shuddered, there was an awful burning smell and I just couldn’t get the car into 2^nd gear without some force. The car would also just jump out of gear while driving. We spent all this year telling them this. In the spring of ’14, David showed me a part with some bearings and hinges that were loose. I told him to fix it. We got the car back only to learn they just put it together with some silicone glue. o. O
July ’14 — Nov ’14, we took the car back 5 times. This last time because the car revved up, popped out of gear, then just stopped. Thanksgiving weekend, we towed the car back to the shop, just just a mere 5 weeks after the last time we towed it back. Now, they say it’s a problem with the clutch (DUH!) it’ll cost us $ 600. The parts company won’t honor their warranty and NCA is charging us to fix what they should’ve fixed in the first place.
At this point, I’m done with them. I’ll let them install a new glove box or window, but never again will they work under the hood.

There was a time I would have given this place at least 4 stars, but unfortunately I now see the way this place runs their business. My mom has a Mercedes and we’ve been using this place for years, I recently got a VW and followed suit. Recently we had a close friend of the family take a look at our cars and he was astonished (used to be a Mercedes mechanic at a certified dealership) we showed him receipts of the work we had done here and he said half of it looks like it was never done. I had motor mounts replaced and he showed me that the ones I had in place still had cracks in them. I had a leak which they said they fixed and he showed me goop they used for a Micky mouse fix. My mom had plumbers tape around her leaking O rings, which were «replaced» here. Nothing but shortcuts. It’s truly unfortunate, I’m utterly dissapointed that we wasted years trusting the wrong people and now it’s our cars that ultimately paid the price. Big thumbs down.

Another great experience fixing my Lexus; first a high pressure power steering hose and today a front brake rotor swap! Harry and Gor are great guys and the price is unbeatable!

Harry and David were extremely helpful in helping me diagnose an alignment issue. I bought my 2001 M5 salvaged at 20k miles back in 2007, and have had countless alignments since then. Every single shop, no matter how highly reviewed on Unilocal,gave me an alignment, charged me upwards of $ 100 each, and could not get the alignemnt perfect, citing that because the car was involved in a front end collision it would be impossible. Well, after some frame measurements Harry performed, he identified that 1. the frame was straight (thank goodness) and 2. it needed a new suspension spindle, as it was probably bent in the accident. 7 years, over 7 different alignment shops, and Harry was the first to care enough to recommend a solution?
I ordered the part and it arrived a couple days later. I stopped by early in the morning and it was already a full house. Harry started moving cars around and worked on my car personally, and an hour later, it was good to bring to the alignment shop. Not only did he give me a solution to my problem that I was told my whole life it was something I had to live with, but he did it in a reasonable amount of time at a good price. It’s hard to find trustworth mechanics, but I can wholeheartedly recommend Harry and David for all services needed. I’m going to be coming back to replace my serpentine belts as soon as I’m able.

Just like how Mike Kojima uses Howard at Technosquare for all his installs, I use Harry. Yeah, it’s a bit of a drive for me now, but come on, it’s Harry we’re talking about here now.
Since the last time I reviewed him, I brought the Ridgeline in for a door lock actuator, valve adjustment, and o2 sensor before finally delivering it to Rawlings Audio; Wife’s Civic for a new a/​c compressor, fluid changes, brakes, etc.; and cousin’s Civic for a timing belt, water pump, accessory belts, valve adjustment, and plugs; and now the new Silverado for an intake and exhaust install. I have a lift kit for the truck coming in that I’ll have him install. Wife’s car is in need of an alignment too, so maybe I’ll just have him use his alignment guy for that.
I see myself spending some good money with Harry in the not so distant future, but that’s because I trust him and David.

Took my car to 3 auto mechanics and noon of them knew what was wrong with my car. Took it to Harry the owner and he found the problem Right away And got my car fix. This is my 2^nd time coming here and they found the problem with my car real quick. Great mechanics here.

How is it possible that New Century Auto has 5 stars on Unilocal?There is something seriously wrong here. Typically, I don’t like to give 1-​star reviews. It usually isn’t THAT bad. But I have never had a worse experience getting my car fixed.
Here’s what happened: my Honda Civic had just passed the 100K mile mark, so I decided to be proactive and get my timing belt changed. A few days later, I drove to San Francisco, and had some serious issues (to keep this brief, I will not go into detail). I stopped at a garage in SF, and was informed it was most likely due to an error from the timing belt work. So I brought it back to New Century (assuming they would fix it for free). They claimed it was not there fault — and charged me full price. Shortly afterwards, my check engine light went on. Again, assuming it was due to their errors, I brought it back. No such luck. I am embarrassed to admit that I spent $ 150 for them to replace my gas cap and to fix my cruise control (which they didn’t actually fix). And to top it off, a few days later, the check engine light went back on.
I got the distinct feeling that Harry thought he could take advantage of me because I’m a woman, and probably don’t know anything about cars. Needless to say, after dropping nearly a grand at this place, and dealing with Harry’s rude attitude, I would highly recommend going elsewhere.

Harry is such a great guy! Friendly and honest. Service is great and the price is really reasonable. Highly recommend!

They are so fast and give really reasonable prices! I got a dent and they fixed it without an appointment in like 30 minutes. They are amazing, everyone should go if they have car trouble!

One of the owner’s wives’s called the cops on me when I was like 10 years old or something playing with his daughter our neighbors. A Family friends, with ties. The same owner’s car broke down, lexus, while he was giving me a ride.
Also, I gave them 5000 for a 3s-​gte swap, and they not only fucked up my rear runner circuit, they fucked up my alternator circuit, and wanted 2500k more, for a shitty job. They not only didn’t change out the TRD shifter, they gave another random kid with a mr2 and 3s-​gte way better service and body work…
They also fucked up my uncles cars a few times, and arn’t honest with their customers as they can b. I say 2 people can do a better job than all of them combined, or 1 engineer/​scientist.
I tried to call harry this morning to ask why a car with a HKS Stopper Headgasket and 5k in the engine bay overheated, and why they did a shitty job on the wires and didn’t add better wiring or a distributor plug cap baffles me… or a better radiator cap.
Celica (Runs) — They Turned it into something (Wiring Problems, Alt Circuit and Lights and getting worse) — Overheating Problems (Didn’t put on big enough Radiator or Proper Fans)… Terrible service «He doesn’t want to talk to me» Its my fault 5 people can’t do their jobs…

Ask for Harry!
I’ve been coming here for 5 – 6 years now. The guys are great and friendly. Harry is very helpful and he will try his best to fix your car. Sometimes, if the same problem keeps coming back, he will not charge you until the problem is fully fixed. The prices are reasonable and service is quick. They open early, close late, and open on Saturdays. One of the best auto shop in the area. They also do body work and they do a good job fixing dents and paint job.
Highly recommended auto shop. No matter how busy they are, they will make you their first priority.

These guys are amazing, kind, generous, friendly, honest, and great at what they do.
Harry really goes out of his way to take care of his customers (and their friends too, apparently!).
I got to talk to the other guys for a bit as well, but never got their names… sorry!
I came in, told him which friend sent me, then while they were supposed to be doing a diagnostic, they just went on fixing minor things — on the house! I insisted that I at least give them something, so they charged me the minimum credit amount.
I told another friend, and she said that the same thing happened when she brought her car here.
Ladies, this is where you want to bring your car. Their quotes are fair, sometimes they throw in extra work, they definitely DON’T try to rip anyone off.
Matter of fact, when I was leaving, I called my Uncle (who is a mechanic in NY), and told him my quote from them for the catalytic converter I have to come back for, and he said that they gave me a great price.
I highly recommend them!

I’ve known Harry for years. He is legitimately an honest guy who cares about the quality and craftsmanship of his work.
Our entire family of cars (5) is exclusively cared by Harry and his crew.
Recently the switch went out on my old 89 BMW e30, which any unscrupulous mechanic could have blamed on a faulty regulator and swapped it out, easily charging me a few hundred dollars.
Instead, he diagnosed the problem to be a faulty window switch and busts out his handy soldering iron to fix the faulty circuit. That’s reusing resources and doing things the old fashion way.
And how much for all this labor? $ 30. I feel terrible for waiting this long before reviewing Harry.
If you ever stop by New Century Auto Repair, ask Harry about outer space. He knows his outer space. :)

Friendly, fast service. Harry, the man I’ve dealt with twice, is all-​knowing and not creepy at all (which is a huge bonus when you are female and need to deal with folk of the mechanic sort). The price is always right: don’t expect to get screwed for even the smallest thing, like an oil change.