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Ilkeston Garage
MOT station | Services | Repairs in Ilkeston
4.8
(from 22 reviews)
About us
Ilkeston Garage, led by Matt, is known for its professional and friendly service. The team excels at diagnosing and fixing automotive issues promptly, ensuring your vehicle is back on the road quickly. With a reputation for honest advice and expert care, Ilkeston Garage offers reliable solutions at fair prices. Trust them for all your vehicle maintenance and repair needs in Ilkeston.
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MOT
We ensure your vehicle's safety with our expert MOT services. Quick, thorough, and reliable inspections
Car Servicing
We offer a full car service & diagnostic checks using state of the art Snap-On Equipment
Repairs
We can complete all types of mechanical repairs to fix whatever problem your car might have.
Full Service
Interim Service
General repairs
Oil Change
Brake Inspection
Engine Diagnostic
Tire Rotation
AC Repair
Transmission Service
Wheel Alignment
Battery Replacement
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10+
Years in business
Reviews
4.8
from 22 reviews on GoogleBrilliant service! Sorted my car out, not only that, as I didn’t live locally, he offered to drop the car off too. No hesitation in recommending Matt and Ilkeston Garage. I know where I’ll be taking my car in future…
Matt was both very professional and friendly. He diagnosed the fault quickly and was up front about the costs. He took the car in 1st thing and had it back to us before closing. Can't fault him, expert knowledge and very skilled mechanic. Highly recommended, wouldn't take our cars anywhere else.
It's seldom you come across a car mechanic as reliable and as trustworthy as Matt at Ilkeston Garage. Over the years he has saved me a fortune with his honest advice and speedy service. I can't recommend highly enough and I'm always pushing friends and family to take their cars here. On the one occasion I did take my car to the main dealer last year, here's what happened: This is what happened after I took my car in for repair. This review is based on the servicing side. For routine maintenance, they appear to be proficient enough but give them a slightly more difficult task and in my case at least they failed miserably. Without going into too much detail, I was quoted a new ECU £2200 fitted which, I was told, may not adequately fix the problem and may need new manifolds too £2000! Not willing to risk this amount of cash on a fix which I didn't believe was the actual fault I took the car to another garage for a second opinion. They diagnosed, correctly, a faulty turbo and I subsequently gave them the job of sorting it out costing about £1000. Had I left it with Variava they would eventually have discovered the true fault but not before charging me £4000+ for unneeded parts. After complaining to them with all the details they agreed to refund half my diagnostic charges whilst not admitting any liability which I accepted as I didn't want the hassle of taking this further. Their customer facing staff are well trained and polite, their mechanical diagnostic abilities leave a lot to be desired and I would avoid with all but the most routine service requirements. EDIT: Of course the "Other garage" is Ilkeston Garage, I'd trust Matt to do anything car related, I wouldn't trust any main dealer, they will charge rip off prices and really don't give a toss about the customers unless they are towing a large suitcase full of cash with them and have zero knowledge of their car and how it works.!
Absolutely fantastic service, I had a Renault Megane with faulty window motors and rotten electrics, thought it would take ages to fix, was done within a few days all fully working and a very reasonable price. Since then, I now have a Van and take it there for every MOT, service or any issue. Polite, friendly, honest and an all round excellent service, you won’t get ripped off like many others do!!!
Great service and pleasant chap. My car had been standing since the start of COVID lockdown and was completely dead. Came out to start it and did repairs and MOT overnight. Everything A ok. Will be my go to garage for the family’s cars from now on.
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Address
Belfield Street, Ilkeston, DE7 8DU
Opening hours
Mon-Fri: 9:00am - 5:30pm
MOT
We ensure your vehicle's safety with our expert MOT services. Quick, thorough, and reliable inspections
Car Servicing
We offer a full car service & diagnostic checks using state of the art Snap-On Equipment
Repairs
We can complete all types of mechanical repairs to fix whatever problem your car might have.
Full Service
Interim Service
General repairs
Oil Change
Brake Inspection
Engine Diagnostic
Tire Rotation
AC Repair
Transmission Service
Wheel Alignment
Battery Replacement
Show all repairs
10+
Years in business
Reviews
4.8
from 22 reviews on GoogleBrilliant service! Sorted my car out, not only that, as I didn’t live locally, he offered to drop the car off too. No hesitation in recommending Matt and Ilkeston Garage. I know where I’ll be taking my car in future…
Matt was both very professional and friendly. He diagnosed the fault quickly and was up front about the costs. He took the car in 1st thing and had it back to us before closing. Can't fault him, expert knowledge and very skilled mechanic. Highly recommended, wouldn't take our cars anywhere else.
It's seldom you come across a car mechanic as reliable and as trustworthy as Matt at Ilkeston Garage. Over the years he has saved me a fortune with his honest advice and speedy service. I can't recommend highly enough and I'm always pushing friends and family to take their cars here. On the one occasion I did take my car to the main dealer last year, here's what happened: This is what happened after I took my car in for repair. This review is based on the servicing side. For routine maintenance, they appear to be proficient enough but give them a slightly more difficult task and in my case at least they failed miserably. Without going into too much detail, I was quoted a new ECU £2200 fitted which, I was told, may not adequately fix the problem and may need new manifolds too £2000! Not willing to risk this amount of cash on a fix which I didn't believe was the actual fault I took the car to another garage for a second opinion. They diagnosed, correctly, a faulty turbo and I subsequently gave them the job of sorting it out costing about £1000. Had I left it with Variava they would eventually have discovered the true fault but not before charging me £4000+ for unneeded parts. After complaining to them with all the details they agreed to refund half my diagnostic charges whilst not admitting any liability which I accepted as I didn't want the hassle of taking this further. Their customer facing staff are well trained and polite, their mechanical diagnostic abilities leave a lot to be desired and I would avoid with all but the most routine service requirements. EDIT: Of course the "Other garage" is Ilkeston Garage, I'd trust Matt to do anything car related, I wouldn't trust any main dealer, they will charge rip off prices and really don't give a toss about the customers unless they are towing a large suitcase full of cash with them and have zero knowledge of their car and how it works.!
Absolutely fantastic service, I had a Renault Megane with faulty window motors and rotten electrics, thought it would take ages to fix, was done within a few days all fully working and a very reasonable price. Since then, I now have a Van and take it there for every MOT, service or any issue. Polite, friendly, honest and an all round excellent service, you won’t get ripped off like many others do!!!
Great service and pleasant chap. My car had been standing since the start of COVID lockdown and was completely dead. Came out to start it and did repairs and MOT overnight. Everything A ok. Will be my go to garage for the family’s cars from now on.
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