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TMA
“& a special thank you to Justin (if I remember his name correctly) at the front desk for constantly keeping me updated, giving me advice on what to do next with my car, and for being just an overall friendly person.”
Best Auto Repair in Rapid City, SD
24 professionals listed · 23 in Rapid City · 4 open weekends · 19 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 16, 2026
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Belly Brothers Auto Tech
“Love the texts that I get showing what's been inspected and if it's good or not and if it's not then you get pictures and explanations of what is wrong.”
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Pit Crew 2 You
- Company
- Life Savers
- Price
“Andrew arrived within an hour of my call, answered many, many questions with patience and knowledge, plus showed me how to use my trickler and Noco charger — he volunteered without my asking!”
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Black Hills Truck Shop
- Fair
- Vehicle
- Job
“My wife and I started calling every shop we could on Thursday afternoon to see if anyone had availability for an emergency appointment since we needed to make the trip back up to MN the following Tuesday morning.”
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Bob's Auto Service
- Work
- Battery
- Vehicle
“The mechanic told us he was backed up for the whole day but ran out to our car and assessed, listened as my husband drove slowly, quickly determining front driver wheel's nuts were loose!!!”
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Aamco Transmissions & Total Car Care
- Vacation
- Noise
- Prices
“My tire arm on my car broke, I called a few other businesses in town who all told me it would take them a month or a few months to get to my car and fix it, I called AAMCO and would 100% recommend them to anyone needing work done on their car, they h...”
Listed for drivers in and around Rapid City, SD, these 24 shops handle general repair work. What each one says about parts, warranties, financing and fleet accounts comes from its own website; ratings and quotes come from public reviews.
Area overview: Rapid City, SD
Of the 24 professionals we list here, 23 are in Rapid City itself and 1 comes from Hill City (20 mi). The professionals on this page are rated from 4.1 to 5.0 across 3,223 reviews; 22 have 50 or more reviews and 19 are rated 4.5 or higher. When customers rate these professionals on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (91%), quality (82%) and value (82%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the professionals on this page are "diagnosis" and "fair". 4 are open on Saturdays and 1 on Sundays. 6 list staff certifications (ASE) and 8 have a BBB rating of A or A+. Domain records put 11 websites of the professionals on this page at ten or more years old; the oldest dates from 2010. 4 offer financing; 2 give free estimates; 6 are family- or locally-owned and 11 list coupons or special offers. We have a website on file for 23 of the professionals on this page; 20 publish a contact page; 12 list a public email and 7 take bookings online. We count these figures across the professionals on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the professional before you visit.
How long have the listed shops been open?
16 of the 24 shops show ten or more years in business. Longevity is not a guarantee of anything, but a repair shop that keeps the same sign over the same door for that long has generally been settling arguments rather than walking away from them.
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Super Lube Plus
“Even tho' they did not have the specific items specified for my model of car, they quickly collected what they needed from their other locations and completed my services as quick as possible.”
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Sumners Automotive
- Transmission
- Communication
- Price
“I had it towed and the next day before schedule not only did they find the problem but they repaired it for a heck of a price and checked the stuff I asked them to check.”
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Royal Wheel Alignment
“Fortunately I was able to find a previous review on Royal Wheel Alignment that said they had been able to fix someone else's rim that had done the same thing.”
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Advanced Auto Repair Inc.
- Honest
- Engine
- Price
“So I took it to Advanced auto care the looked deeper and found that the only issue was camshaft needed calibrated Thank you for saving me $3020 I will forever be your loyal customer.”
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Tires Tires Tires
“The strange coincidence was that the former owners son was able to help me, and I was able to share with him the story of how his Dad helped my family in our time of need.”
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TMA
“I can remember, I used to handle all the maintenance for a fleet of construction vehicles as well using these guys, they have really always taken care of me, never lied to me and all of those experiences have been generally void of any mistakes.”
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Mark's Auto Repair
- Work
- Mechanic
- Price
“I generally do all my own vehicle repairs and after I did head gaskets on my car I couldn't for the life of me get the distributor timing set perfectly.”
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Wicked Wrenches
- Trip
- Diagnose
- Mechanic
“They didn't have time to get me in on the day I called with indicator lights on but they squeezed me in to run diagnostics to at least figure out what was wrong.”
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Elite Auto Repair LLC
- Brakes
- Diagnosis
- Price
“Took my 11 year old Dodge Dart Limited in for misfire issues, quickly diagnosed and repaired my problem, along with a full service on the vehicle and it runs like brand new.”
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Rapid Auto Repair
- Tire
- Mechanic
- Vacation
“I arrived at the shop via towing (and the towing service by Bubba and Shane was a nice start to what was a difficult situation made easy by the kindness of people).”
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The Repair Shop
- Work
- Cost
- Price
“He told me to give just a minute, he came back with a little hand held scanner, and in 2 seconds told me my thermostat was going bad he cleared the code, I made an appointment with them.”
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Thomas Auto Service
- Tow Truck
- van
- Price
“After trying several automotive places all within an hour drive, and after these places not picking up, being very dismissive and obviously not wanting to help or just limited on their side regarding technology and potential parts needed, Thomas was ...”
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Black Hills Tire
“But what sets them apart is as a business they sponsor an adolescent mechanic camp and I've personally witnessed the owners and staff return their blessing to the community.”
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Neumiller Truck & Auto Body
- People
- Video
- Respect
“By Owner Jamie being respectful & polite made people find his business take their time just like me and leave a very positive reviews at least about the owner himself.”
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Al's D & I Auto Repair
“What I particularly appreciate is their inclusive approach; they treat everyone equally and explain things in detail, ensuring you understand without ever feeling out of your depth.”
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Great Western Tire Inc
“The guys at Great Western Tire were the only shop in town who even considered squeezing us in, and then they went a step further and fixed our muffler issue way better than we ever could have.”
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1st Stop Repair
- Tools
- Price
- Vehicle
“Dudes here down to earth and speak in layman's terms that are easy to grasp and understand thoroughly, whereas if you go to some tire shops here in town, they act like they're mechanics for the Indy 500 and look down on you if you don't quite underst...”
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Shift Garage
“When it felt like everything was crashing around me, the SHIFT garage took care of me like family, helping me find a newer vehicle so I could get back on my feet.”
Auto Repair Services in Rapid City, SD Cost Estimates
Minimum cost
$337
Maximum cost
$2808
National Average
$517
Avg Per Hour Rates
$90
$416
$730
Fair price range is based on 409 cost profiles
Why these companies made our list
What customers say about professionals in Rapid City
- “Al's has consistently diagnosed the needed repair the first time and has made the repair on time and within $50 dollars of the estimate.” — customer of Al's D & I Auto Repair
- “I called for an estimate he was the most reasonably priced and has a new alternator on my car in about 4 hours.” — customer of Mark's Auto Repair
- “These guys came under the estimate and got the work done ahead of schedule.” — customer of Thomas Auto Service
Excerpts from public reviews of the professionals listed on this page.
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