Drive Auto Works in
Mountainside (NJ)

I purchased a 10-year-old Volkswagen Golf for my son and wanted a trusted shop to give it a full inspection and bring everything up to date. I’m really glad I chose this place. They went above and beyond — from a detailed look-over to carbon cleaning and a full timing chain service. They also spotted a few minor issues I never would have known about and addressed them right away without any hassle. Highly recommend them to anyone looking for quality work and peace of mind.

Have used this shop dozens of times over the years to work on my D2 and D3. They are pros on Audi's and they offer great customer service as well. If you' catch them on a Saturday morning and there are some donuts around you'll get one of those too! Great shop and even greater much of techs.

I brought my B8.5 RS5 to Drive Auto Works for a routine oil change, and during the inspection they discovered both a coolant leak and a transmission leak. They handled everything from start to finish, including working directly with my warranty company to get the repairs covered — which took some patience, but they stayed on top of it the whole way. They also diagnosed and fixed an EPC light issue that had been ongoing for months. Turns out it was caused by an incorrect fix done by the dealership, and Drive Auto Works was finally able to resolve it properly. Overall, I’m really happy with the thoroughness, persistence, and quality of work from the team here.

They are the best and super honest. I would never take my car anywhere else. My wife and I coordinate with Orlando. He’s amazing and very friendly. Sachin

Customer service - excellent, pricing - good, quality of service - great, repair time - superb. I am beyond pleased with the service from this shop. As a woman, at no point in time did I feel like I was being upsold on service or taken advantage of. Overall, I am very pleased with my experience with Drive Auto Works.

Drive Auto woks is the best auto shop in New Jersey . Their technicians are knowledgeable and experienced with high end cars. They provide the most incredible customer service, responsive, honest and efficient! This is the only place that I trust with cars!

I took my F-type to get 4 new tires mounted and balance. The service was amazing, top craftsmanship, very professional and a great price👍🏽 I will be taking more of my cars to get service

Sloppy work. Went in to get tires fitted, alignment, and shocks. Here are four strikes I experienced at Drive Auto. 1. Tech didn’t remove the old wheel weight adhesive from the wheel. My old shop which I no longer am close to, or good shops in general, don’t have to be asked twice. 2. Torque spec for wheel bolt on my car is 120 NM. Tech used an impact gun and absolutely welded the wheel onto the car. I nearly broke my breaker bar using all my weight and all the added leverage from a jack handle just to get the bolts off. They nearly ruined the threads on the rotors. 3. Asked for old shocks to be kept aside for me for future study. I figured I shouldn’t nag and see if they remember. They forgot. Made for an awkward moment where the owner himself had to go fetch some from somewhere. 4. Tech over-inflated tires to 41 psi when manual states at most 38 psi. There were other smaller grievances that indicate poor workmanship, lack of situational awareness and basic respect and enthusiasm for foreign cars. If you need tires, this isn’t place to go. Management seems receptive and willing to listen, but I question the workmanship. They seem more interested in bigger ticket items where maybe the customer service is better. No debrief whatsoever after the job was done this time and last when I went in for routine transmission service. Radio silence unless you pry info out of them. Just pay, here are your keys, goodbye. Not a great experience.

Drive Auto is one of the best and most reputable mechanics in the tri-state area for all your VW, Audi, and Porsche repair, service, and maintenance needs. Their pricing is competitive, and they consistently exceed expectations when resolving issues, regardless of the size of the job. I have visited them on multiple occasions for oil changes and repair work, and I have always been satisfied. Thank you, Dion and staff, for maintaining my vehicle throughout the years.

The staff at Drive Auto Works are absolutely without a doubt the most professional, honest and reasonable auto mechanics I have ever encountered. They went above and beyond to resolve the issue on my 'only' vehicle. A vehicle that I desperately need to have functioning properly, especially with the amount of driving I do. I am very grateful to Drive Auto Works and would highly recommend them! Thank you so much!

Drive Auto Works is the best! They get you in quick, do great work and charge a fair price. And a quick story.. My car broke down after business hours (on a Friday during a heat wave). I called the office not thinking anyone would pickup. Orlando picked up right away, offered to come out and was there within a half hour. Jumped the car and I was on my way. A++ customer service. Thank you!!!

Dion and the staff here at Drive Auto Works are awesome people, and very professional. There is a reason they've been in business for so long with such positive reviews. Don't hesitate or think twice about bringing your vehicle here, especially if it is an Audi/ VW / Porsche. Shout out to Orlando as well!

Drive auto works is a truly exceptional place to have your car serviced and to work with overall. The owner and manager, as well as the knowledgeable mechanics, are all a true pleasure to work with. It is not often you leave an Autobody shop in a particularly pleasant mood, especially at times after having to spend thousands of dollars on your vehicle. Every time I am in need to a visit to drive auto works I am assured that no matter what the issue may be (and how frustrating) that I will be sure to have it handled, and to be in only the best of hands. If I could leave 10 stars, I would. A big thanks to everyone, especially Orlando, at drive auto works.

Best place to get work done to any euro car especially an Audi! Very affordable and professional. Dion and the mechanics always make magic happen. Worked on many of my Audis and always come out 100% better than what they were beforehand.

Great experience, will definitely be back. Dion and the team couldn't have been nicer guys. Quality service, I got an appointment the next day, and they were so easy to get in touch. My car was ready in just 2 hours!

Fantastic experience here from start to finish. Emailed the owner, Dion for a question about what work I can get done here. the responses were prompt and we were able to get a drop-off date scheduled. First great thing about this shop, they allow you to bring your own parts. I needed tires replaced, and other shops made you buy through them, or the dealerships force you into certain tires. I drove down here with the tires in my car, and there was absolutely no problem. I found out they do wheel repair (wheels were very curb rashed), and inquired about that. I then agreed, and they asked if they wanted it a different color as well. I opted for gloss black. I also mentioned that I needed to get my front pads replaced, but didn't have the parts yet. Since they were going to have my car for a few days, they said I could just come down when I had all the parts. I decided to change out the front rotors AND do my rear pads and rotors. Once the parts arrived, I drove down in my beater and dropped off all the parts. No issues or problems. They just took them off my hands, gave me an estimate of when all the work would be done, and I was on my way. Got my car back a few days later. They did a great job. No issues, and the refinished wheels look awesome. Loving my new Michelin tires, Akebono Ceramic pads, and Zimmermann drilled rotors combo. I had no issues driving off after all the work. The price and rates were very fair compared to the dealer and even some other independent shops. I also asked about other services they offer, and they mentioned pretty much anything you could want/need to do to a car, they will help with. I am exploring installing a dash cam, radar detector, and remote start on my car, and they accommodate electronic parts installations too. They also mentioned they do detailing as well! The Service Advisor, Orlando, was a super cool and friendly guy. I will absolutely be doing business with this shop in the future. If you have a Volkswagen, Audi, or Porsche, I strongly recommend checking out this shop. They are Euro Specialists in general, so if even if you have a BMW, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Etc. do your car and yourself a favor and bring it to these guys at Drive Auto Works.

I can't say enough great things about Dion and his team. Dion mentioned that he has been doing this for 20+ years and it shows! It's difficult to find a shop that you can trust to do quality work and not rip you off. I had an intercooler and intake installed on my 2022 Golf R as well as a radar detector and dash cam installed. For the radar detector and dash cam, he utilizes a third party installer that comes to his shop. The install for the dash cam and radar detector was done perfectly with absolutely zero issues. Very clean install. The same is to be said about the intercooler and intake install. Pricing is great as well. I'll be back for all of my vehicles for any installs and maintenance work that I need. I will for sure recommend them to anybody I know.

Dion has worked on 3 repairs on my Audis (A4 and A6) spanning over 10 years and I have always appreciated his integrity and great service. He has gone over and beyond the normal expectation and for that I have gone back when I needed to. I have recommended DAW to a couple of friends and have been satisfied as well. A++ shop.

Just wanna say hands down this is the only Guys I will ever trust with my car...Dion is the most honest, knowledgeable and hands on owner of any shop I've ever been to..he takes the time to listen to anything and everything that is going on with your car or upgrade suggestions and always gets it right the first time and is very fair with the price and provides service that is unbeatable....Ben is the most knowledgeable and awesome mechanic I've ever known....he always takes my car and treats it as if it was his own and trust me, that is hard to find these days...I'm telling everyone give these guys a try, you will never leave disappointed. Update 12/27/22 Just finished getting my car back from Dion and the crew for an engine job and my car never ran better, even when new. There were many different options to take and consider when my engine failed and Dion was very patient and gave me a lot of different options including his own personal recommendation and that's what I decided to go with. Not only was the car ready in an extremely timely matter but the results were incredible with the car looking like it rolled out the factory floor and driving like never before...For all your maintenance needs and general repairs look nowhere else. These are the only true guys I know that treat your cars as if it was there own

Brought my Audi there because I was hearing a creaking noise in the suspension. Dion and his team were very professional and friendly. I worked with Orlando and he was great; very knowledgeable, sent photos of any issues they found, answered all my questions and kept me updated on the turn around for the job. Overall, extremely satisfied with my experience & the outcome! Highly recommend this place and definitely plan to bring my car back in the future.

Dion and crew are awesome I have b8.5 audi, For 100k maintenance carbon clean, dual pulley, alignment, all control arms, wtr pump, pcv, dsg trans fluid, belts. Everything was done in couple days. Will be going back for more. Thank you again drive auto works.

Called about installing lowering springs on my model 3 Tesla was told they have done them before so I scheduled An appointment and had them installed. I would recommend them no issues what so ever.

This place is awesome... Great to find honest people who aren't trying to bang you for your hard earned money. And super high quality work. If you own a VW. Or any german car and need a real deal shop look no further. And you can get anything done for your performance needs. 👍🏾👍🏾 I won't let just anyone touch my car either.

Brought my “new to me” 2016 SQ5 in for a stage 1 tune. Learned it had a stage 2 that the dealer flashed back to stock that I had no idea about. Got it re-flashed and it went from decently fast to scary fast. Thank you Dion for your honesty and integrity. Saved me a bunch of money in not buying something I didn’t know I already owned.

Excellent experience!! This is a truly professional shop that goes above and beyond. I tried a bumper install myself and ran into a few difficulties. Called Dion who tried to squeeze me as soon as possible since it was an emergency (I had no bumper on). Dion and co. did an amazing job getting the work done, communicated every step of the way, and were fair on pricing. When picking up the car Dion explained everything they had to do to finish the job, showed me pics of the process, and gave me pointers for the future. DAW is a gem to have in the area. Appreciate all you do for the car community.

Great shop for both maintenance and performance needs. They handle my personal cars as well as my family's. Very experienced owner and team who offer very fair prices for parts and labor. They handle all my track day prep and inspections. Probably the only place I trust to take care of our vehicles. AAA+++!!

I cannot recommend Dion and his team enough! They have been doing all of my maintenance and repairs on my Audi for the last few years, and have saved me THOUSANDS since I've stopped going to the dealership. They pay much better attention to my car and do more thorough work then any of the 4 dealerships in the area I used to use. Although I have used them strictly for maintenance and repairs, I hear they do an incredible job with tuning and upgrades. I drive over an hour just to have them do the work, seriously, they're the best!