Jomag Auto Repair

I never feel compelled to write reviews but Jomag is excellent. Great service and I never worry about being sold services I don’t need. Mauricio is great and very knowledgeable. I highly recommend these guys !!!

I am moving out of Los Angeles (to Azusa) and am sad that Maurico will no longer be just up the street. I will still likely bring my cars to his shop however, despite living out in the burbs now.
Mauricio has always done such a great job taking care of my cars for the past 4 years — I decided to go to Unilocal to try to return the favor (no, as other reviewers have mentioned, I wasn’t paid to write this!). I am sad to see so many bad reviews previously — I have never once had a bad experience with him.
I have a 1997 VW Jetta and a 2007 Audi A3. He does all the work and service on them. I first met Mauricio 4 years ago. My car would not start in the DMV parking lot in Downtown LA (go figure… move to LA, Jetta breaks). I searched Unilocal for a good VW mechanic and he popped up. I called, had my car towed to him and he had it fixed the next morning (broken fuel pump relay) for a really great price. He has since changed the timing belt (on both cars), water pump, done all of the scheduled/​routine service. Never one has he had to fix the same problem twice. Same thing with the Audi. A few things wrong here and there — he always fixes them right for a fraction of the cost that the dealer quotes.
I always call ahead and see when is best for him to fit me in. He tells me how long it will take and how much it should cost. I am always surprised by the value he gives. Really is a fair price for good work. Others have posted previously about a cheap ‘first time in’ price followed by a steep rate increase on subsequent visits. I have not experienced this. I have been in at least 10 times in the past 4 years and always a great price. No complaints at all.
It is not an aesthetically pleasing shop. Just an old school mechanic. No waiting room. You are not paying for frills. Just a job well done. My hat is off to you Mauricio. I always like to say I have a mechanic (I have previously lived in Seattle, San Francisco, and Philadelphia — have had a guy in every city). Mauricio is by far the best I have worked with. I know if something is wrong with my car that I can take it to him and he’ll fix it right.

A diamond in the rough.
Mauricio has truly renewed my faith in auto mechanics. Having an older VW can be a pain and a half when it comes to repairs, particularly for my wallet, but Mauricio always goes out of his way to explain to me exactly what I need for my car and quotes extremely reasonable prices. Often times with an older car the list of «things to be fixed» appears endless, but he actually prioritizes in order of relevance what needs to be worked on, and what can probably wait until later…
I cannot recommend this place enough!!!

These guys are pretty good. Straight forward. Reasonable. I take my Volkswagen there all the time. I recommend them.

They quoted me a rediculous price for something I got done for nearly half the price with better parts elsewhere.

I recently moved to LA and was immediately faced with car issues.
I found Jomag on Unilocal and am so glad that I did.
My front passenger window wouldn’t roll up. This is a problem I’ve had with all the windows in my 2000 Passat, so I know the run around shops will give you on this job. I spoke with Mauricio over the phone and explained the issue. He hesitantly told me that the window regulator would need to be replaced, which I already knew. I explained that I have had horrible luck with this in the past and had crappy jobs done in other locations. He assured me that 95% of the work he does is on VWs and that he now only buys VW parts. He told me that he used to buy the cheaper parts from other places, but they would break and the work would have to be re-​done. He would rather buy slightly more expensive parts and do the job once. I appreciate this and agree completely!
I took the car in the next morning and he said he would have it done by 4pm. At 12:30pm he called to tell me it was ready to pick up.
He charged me slightly less than he quoted me on the phone, and it was 75% what I paid in the Bay Area when this happened a few years ago.
Fast, quick, professional, fairly priced work. I am so happy I’ve found this shop, and hope I continue to be this pleased with their work.

Jomag!
you fixed my windshield wiper when it was raining!
you helped me put the fuel line back in the fuel pump!
all in seconds! with no wait.
amazing Vintage VW mechanic. great guys.

I brought my 83 vw rabbit to get fixed and got it back more broken than before. In the 3 weeks it was at Jomag i never got a call and had to keep checking in for any updates. When I came to get it, Mauricio asked me if I knew my car has a leak. I know it does not since I’ve been in rain and car washes and not a drop had ever gotten in. My car had been swamped with rain and left to sit like this for enough time for mould to be growing all over, even on the seat belts. In addition, the door handle is now broken and the dash lights are out plus the original reason I brought the car in is not solved. My car is old and delicate and after the damages made, I can’t afford to fix it anymore and will have to invest in a newer car. My lovely rabbit is old and Jomag brought it to it’s sorry death. My hopes that Jomag would be an expert in vw’s and handle problems with care and good customer service were not answered.

Went here for years and spent many $$$$ of dollars getting sometimes good work and a lot of half ass work done. Shame on me for being so stupid to keep coming back. One of the many bad experiences that sticks out in my mind was the time when I took my ’75 Beetle in for some brake work. After it was done I got a call from Jomag saying it was ready and to pick it up, so I did just that. The only problem was that they didn’t close my hood all the way and as I got on the freeway to drive home, the hood blew open as I was going 60 mph! Smashed my windshield and I could have been killed. Thank god no one else was around me on the freeway when it happened. I went back to Jomag and they told me they were not to blame since they hadn’t touched the hood. Complete BS, because I know they had to get to my break fluid reservoir to do the brake work. Guess where that is located? Yep, under the hood. After a lot of arguing, they finally agreed to pay half of the replacement cost for the windshield.
The final straw for me was when they told me that they were really no longer interested in doing «restoration» work on older air cooled VW’s since all the money was now in doing quick repairs on the newer expensive VW’s. No problem guys, take care and so long… Oh and yes, instead of doing the proper work to get cars to pass smog, they instead will just mess with the fuel/​air mixture to get it to pass and then put it right back where it was. Completely illegal.

The owner of this place is knowledgeable on VW and a person with integrity. I highly recommend if ur having any problem with your vehicle.

Jomag has won me over for life of my volkswagen. Mauricio is an expert… let me repeat, an expert. He knows everything about your car and then will know things you dont know… but should know. He is honest, fair and smart. I will bring my VW passat to him for everything. Even the oil change counts.

GREAT SERVICE! Mauricio has a huge heart, honest, but above all very professional. I would definitely recommend any german car owner to take their cars here!

Positive reviews = paid reviewers … this HAS to be the case. The guy is a crook … and I love the reviewers that chirp, «he even has a buddy with a SMOG test shop down the street!»
3 hours there, watched my VW driven away to «this friend’s shop» three times, car comes back and he hands me a bill for $ 70.00 (he sprayed RustEater into the Fuel Distributor) and apologizes saying in broken English, «there is nothing more I can do for you, it won’t pass SMOG». This was after he hoodwinked me into his shop in the first place by saying, «oh, you want to pass SMOG, eh? I get you passed today!» (he say!)
Real bummer. Total waste of my time and money. Guy is ANYTHING but some type of VW guru … more like a VW goon! Do NOT trust this smiling idiot! Warm to your wallet is about as friendly as his personality gets … ignore the positive «twit reviews» here, these fools are clueless … read the REAL reviews that speak volumes on this idiot’s criminal ways!

Called with a question about warranties, the man replied with the word «No» and hung up. Cartoonishly rude. Will not be going there.

Took my Jetta here when I had it and now my Hyundai will get seen here also! great shop, great service. If you want a great job you have to pay the great people. No complaints! obviously paying for car repairs isn’t on anyone’s dream card swipe but it’s gotta be done when needed.

Since I moved to LA just over a year ago, Jomag has repaired my 2000 VW beetle twice and both times it was done so quickly with short notice on my part. I love this place!!!

Always ask for old parts and receipts for new parts! I like many of you thought Mauricio and Jomag were great, but I was lied to and completely taken advantage of. I think he reels you in, but drastically undercutting dealer quotes on your first visit and then does sloppy work, to keep you coming back. I have a file full of repairs on a car that only had 37K miles on it when I first started going to Jomag. I had also taken to Audi for a detailed inspection when I purchased and mechanically my car was great. The original repairs I needed taken care of were for window motors due to an attempted break in. 2 years and $ 4,200 later, when my car was literally needing non-​stop maintenance and in Jomag 4 times in 2 months, I caught Mauricio in 2 lies. I suspected something was fishy and asked for receipts of all repairs and to see all my parts. I wish I would have done this from the beginning, but he had me convinced I just had a lemon. I feel like an idiot for being so trusting. In addition to all the repairs, I was out so much money in car rentals, because he’s so busy and usually takes about a week to complete a repair.
I have a new mechanic now and my car has been running great for the past 11 months since I STOPPED going to Jomag. I was literally in Jomag every 1 – 2 months for a new repair.
Just be smart and ask questions, don’t just assume like I did that he’s honest, because he gives you a good rate on your first visit. I called Audi after I started suspecting Jomag and compared all the additional repairs they had done and was quoted the same rates. The first time discount is a ploy.
Hope you have better experiences, so hard to find a mechanic you can trust and I was really disheartened by this experience.

My driver’s side door electrics stop working on my 2005 Jetta. I had absolutely no wiggle room in my schedule to be without my vehicle. So, I drove with the issue for about three days until my gas light came on.
Then I realized the only way to open my gas tank was with the switch inside my malfunctioning door !! (Oh, did I mention i was 40 miles away from home & had to be to work in less than 5 hours when i came to this realization?) I started googling alternate ways to release my gas door latch. I came up with several articles saying that there was a secret lever in the trunk just above the wheel. I decided to look for it. BAD IDEA! I ended up breaking the latch altogether, creating a whole new issue. So, I now had a broken gas tank door AND non-​operational drivers side door.
The dealership quoted me $ 1500 over the phone. I immediately turned to my Unilocal family for a better option and I landed at Jomag’s front gate just before opening time.
There were cars already lined up to be service and the lot was full. I was so freaked out because I thought that they wouldn’t be able to help me right away due to them being so crowded. However, after about a 15 – 20 mimute wait they got to me! I was soooo ecstatic because I was literally up sh*ts creek if they couldn’t fix it. The guys told me they’d take a look it while I waited. Mauricio called me after 30 minutes & told me he could fix both issues for less than $ 200.
He was very thorough & explained every little detail to me. I appreciate his kind service. He really went out of his way to help me. He provided better service than ANY of the Volkwagen dealerships I’ve been to. They also did great job on my repairs. I recommend them !

Mauricio is quite simply the best mechanic I’ve ever used.
I have been going to Mauricio since the early 1990s, when he helped maintain my restored 1971 camper van. From there, he took wonderful care of our 2002 Golf.
Mauricio is a good — no, great — reason to buy a VW.

As if they needed another five star review…
All I can say is that Jomag has saved me hundreds upon hundreds of dollars the few times I’ve been here. My catalytic converter had gone bad, and it is typically a repair that cost upwards of thousand dollars at the dealer or at most shops. Fortunately Mauricio uses an aftermarket solution that allowed me to pass the stringent California smog check laws at a cost of a mere 350. In addition, he saved me the trip of going to a smog check station by taking my car to a buddy’s shop of his up the street.
If there was a downside, it might be that the owner is not super communicative, so you might have to call in to get status updates on your car; however, repairs are typically done pretty quickly so it’s not a big issue.