Auto Repair Business

2 Tips For Starting A Successful Auto Repair Business (2025)

Updated: April 15th, 2025

Want to start your own auto repair business? Here are some tips you should know:

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting an auto repair business:

#1: Johnny Van, founder of Finish Line Towing & Repair:

We chatted with with Johnny, founder of Finish Line Towing & Repair ($415K/month). In our interview, Johnny says:

I did not see a massive change in growth until I started to get referrals from local shops, this took about 5-6 months of busting my ass to gain the trust of these businesses.

Additionally:

You can fail 100 times at things and continue on to be a major success.

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