Oliver Automotive

We broke down far from home and were towed here. What luck! Mike was very professional and did not take advantage of the fact that we were at his mercy. Keep being honest. It is so appreciated!

I appreciate the way the owner, Mike runs his business… no up-​sell or or other nonsense. Just good work for fair pay. It is good to do business with someone you can trust.

My husband and I have been taking our cars here for years! Mike is the best that I’ve found. He doesn’t talk down to people, is honest, funny and most importantly TRUSTWORTHY. Both my husband and I work down the street from Oliver Automotive, one morning I drove my car into get the oil changed and a few other things (they were going to have it all day) and I was going to walk the few blocks to work. Well, I didn’t account for the huge rain storm (or monsoon), Mike drove me to work and even picked me up so I wouldn’t have to walk in the rain. In this day and age, who does this anymore! I will not take my cars to anywhere else, unless it’s warranty work. My new car is a Honda, since Honda’s engines are in sideways, I made sure Oliver automotive works on Honda’s because that would go into my decision making process for purchasing a new car.

I have probably taken my cars to Oliver more than 20 times. I always get first class service at a good price. Sometimes it’s even free! Mike knows a lot about cars and he has always proven to be honest and easy going. Doing the right thing is important to him and the reason why he recently expanded his business to a larger and better location. He runs a successful operation. If you read all the reviews you will find a small minority that have a complaint. I would trust Oliver and recommend this business highly. You will notice most of the reviews are 5 stars. And that’s all you need to know.

My old car was totaled in a accident. Had to do the dreaded shopping for a new one. I found one I liked, drove it over to Oliver’s and they gave me the list of what should be done prior to buying it. Saved us money, time, trouble and most of all it’s great to have a car guy I TRUST! Thank’s Mike for being such a honest car man!

Ok so I recently got a car that wasn’t under factory warranty and had a problem with my car, I trust Mike at Oliver Automotive because of my previous experience in 2012, I took my car to him and he’s the same olé mike, friendly, kind, professional, trustworthy. I made an appointment, took my car in, he explained some things it could be and it made sense to me, I left the car with him for a few hours and when he called and gave me an update on how we would proceed with my problem and about how long it would take, I got a call saying «all done» explained what was done and the problem was taken care of and the price too.
No gouging, no unnecessary upselling, hey sometimes we take a car in and if they find something additional wrong, it may need to be taken care of, that’s a shop doing a thorough job, but many shops do this when it’s not necessary for us as car owners.
Mike is honest and a straight shooter, after being a sales/​customer service and management professional for many years plus being a consumer too, I can tell when someone isn’t honest.
I believe this is why Oliver Auto is so busy and been around for as long as he has. It’s smart long term business, creating advocates and repeat loyal customers.
Do yourself a favor and go to Mike (owner) at Oliver Auto, you’ll be in great hands and at competitive prices too.
Thanx Mike.

Mike is absolutely awesome — yesterday I broke down a short distance from his shop and ran into him at the gas station. He helped push my car out of the way and took my key telling me he would take care of everything as soon as he had opened up! Indeed he did this, putting my car ahead of other peoples and had my car ready for me by 9:45am so I could still head to work. I love this guy!
I went to his new location and it’s way bigger and better — really happy for them!

We paid for a tune up, $ 400.
A month later the car began to miss, running on 5 cylinders.
We took it back and they changed the spark plug wires again and charged us $ 75.
WHY?
These guys are local boys who are not professionals, check out One Stop Auto across the street.

Huge shout out to Mike Oliver! Our car did not sound the best and I made an appt. and dropped it off. When I picked it up, he charged me = $ 0, because there was nothing wrong with my car.
Today the «check engine» light came on and I made a phone to get it checked. He told me to come by at lunchtime and he would take a look. He hooked it up to the computer and found that I had no oil, despite the fact that I had stupidly taken my car in for an oil change at Oil Changers in Novato where clearly no oil was changed!
Mike filled it up with a quart and I made an appt for next week for a check up. Again when I tried to pay him, he would not let me give him a cent — «my money is no good there!»
Mike Oliver has true integrity and knows how to look after his customers — great guy!

This is the mechanic you have always wanted to find.
Honest, pleasant, good work.
Mike Oliver, is a nice guy, down to earth
and yes, a really honest mechanic. Great customer service.
Highly recommend.

I was in a bind this morning at 7:30 a.m. as my daughter had her drivers license test scheduled for 9 a.m. (an appointment it took a month to get!) and her turn signal bulb burned out! All lights MUST be in working order to take the test!
I headed to O’Reilly’s who offered great service and recommendations but couldn’t do the bulb replacement for me. They referred me to two local mechanics, one which wasn’t open yet and Oliver Automotive.
I called Oliver & spoke to Rhea, who immediately put my mind at ease and told me to come on over. When I arrived the technician did a thorough test of all the lights on the car, replaced the bulb and refused to accept any payment. He could have charged just about any amount & I would have paid it at that moment! I grabbed a card on my way out so that I could get his name and call back after my emotions subsided (I was moved to tears). Rhea informed me it was Mike the owner who had performed the repair.
Mike was courteous, thorough and sweet and so was his staff. Service is rare these days, I will be sure to return and support this business!

I had been having trouble with a P0420 code in my Subaru Outback for quite some time. I had been recommended by Jay @ Jay’s Kustom Exhaust and Muffler to see Mike Oliver. Upon understanding my ongoing situation with the car Mike had me come back in a couple of weeks when he had some free time to look at it. The end result was me needing a new catalytic converter. He didn’t even charge me for the diagnosis. That was awesome.

Got me in right away… diagnosed the problem got it fixed & bam! On my way home… Thank you!!!

Personable service, quick turnaround, fair rates. I’m very happy with the repairs to my van from past visits. And today they fixed a different repair issue for me, which I need to have my van towed to their shop for. It turned out to be something minor that caused a major undriveable problem for me (power steering went out). They fixed the problem in about a minute, and checked a couple of other things for me too. And didn’t charge me anything! My van arrived on a tow truck, and I drove it home within minutes, and wasn’t charged anything. Oliver’s is totally trustworthy and honest. At another shop, my situation today could have been easily exploited and I could have easily have been taken advantage of. THANK YOU SO MUCH Oliver’s!

All I have to say is IF something is working when you take the car in for an unrelated repair and is NOT working when you drive off with the car, it doesn’t say much about their care for your vehicle while it is in their possession and during the repair. Our cars won’t be going back for this second repair or any others in the future.

The most honest car repair spot in the world. Oliver’s cares for all of our cars from the new Mercedes to a a very sad looking 1999 Ford Ranger. The owner Mike, will tell you what needs to be done immediately and what can wait. His prices are very reasonable and his work is excellent. The car never has a dirty floor mat or hand prints on it when returned like so many places. Our teenage daughter brought her car by one day when she was concerned about something and they helped her and sent her safely on her way to Tahoe. They are excellent, professional and trustworthy.

Mike is the best Novato has to offer for automotive repair, My catalytic converter went out on my 2005 Mustang, he had it fixed in a day at way less the the dealership wanted.
He’s just the man. do yourself a favor, go Oliver Automotive for all your Automotive Repairs.

Mike was amazing in his work on my boyfriend’s car. I was so worried when the problem persisted after his original diagnosis (it was actually something else that was causing the system to short) but after spending an extra two days on the car, he only charged an additional $ 50 dollars for the new part. He was honest, quick, polite and easy to work with. It is so nice to have an honest mechanic in town!

Mike’s been my family’s machanic for years. He rules. He knows his stuff and hooks it up. Gives great deals, doesn’t rip you off with unreal parts and labor prices.
He’s just the man. Just do yourself a favor, go Oliver Automotive or go home.

Took my car there after I was having some trouble with it. They were very nice and diagnosed my car free of charge, it turned out I needed to replace my whole transmission. They worked very hard to get my quotes and find a used transmission that would be affordable. I ended up not doing any work on the car and was not charged any money. They provide good service and are very honest with their work. This is the only place I take my car when I have a problem, it is hard to find mechanics that you trust and are accomidating, but I have so I am staying with it. I definitiely recommend if you need a mechanic you give them a try.