Husteads Auto Body-Central Berkeley

4.7 (148reviews)
97%
1829 San Pablo Ave,  Berkeley,  CA  94702

At Hustead’s Auto Body on San Pablo Avenue, we provide professional auto body repair, collision restoration, and paint refinishing for all makes and models. Serving Central Berkeley, our certified team combines advanced equipment with decades of craftsmanship to restore vehicles safely and accurately. We use certified parts and factory repair procedures to maintain your warranty and ensure long-term performance. Whether you’ve had a fender bender or need complete collision repair, Hustead’s Auto Body delivers precision results, honest estimates, and customer care Berkeley drivers have trusted since 1948.

Services
  • Free Estimates
  • Insurance Company Assistance
  • Lifetime Warranty
  • Detailing
  • Paintless Dent Repair
Payment Types
  • American Express
  • Discover Card
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • Debit Card
Languages
  • Spanish
  • Korean
Hours
Sun Closed
Mon 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat Closed
* Holiday hours may differ.

Reviews (148)

Customers say
Overall Customer Satisfaction
Customers consistently praise the shop's excellent customer service, with staff described as professional, kind, and accommodating. Many highlight the quality workmanship that makes vehicles look like new, with attention to detail and thorough repairs. The regular communication through text updates and phone calls keeps customers well-informed throughout the repair process. Timeliness is generally good, with many repairs completed on schedule or even early. Customers appreciate the complimentary car cleaning and detailing service. The shop receives high recommendations for their seamless, stress-free experience and willingness to go above and beyond for customers.
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"They did a great job, checked all the sensors, took care of small details."
"They did a beautiful job. They stayed in touch with me regarding any delays. Kind, attentive, and ..." Read more
"... knowledgeable, informative and helpful professionals. The quality of work was excellent; they maintained contact with updates, reminders ..." Read more
"Work seemed flawless, communication was good. Folks were friendly and helpful, and the car was ..." Read more
"I couldnt ask for better customer service, quality work, timeliness of repair, and fair pricing."
"They communicated and kept us up to date with the progress."
"... car looks brand new! Great service. Accommodating. Always kept me apprised." Read more
"I received i frequent status updates."
"Regular texts. Lived it."
"I got phone calls and text updates as my car moved through the process."

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Hustead did a great job with my car! Rep Lupe was exceptionally good and professional and nice in helping me try to deal with unresponsive AAA reps

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Car was done as promised, on time. Delivered very clean.Tks. Customer service very courteous!

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Friendly service and kept us informed throughout

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Great service. Easy to work with.

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Great Service !!! Kept me updated on the process and repairs to my car from start to finish. Fair prices and great customer service.

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Highly recommend to anyone looking for honest and high quality repair body shop

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I had a great experience with this body shop. Excellent job on repairing my car. They kept me inform throughout the process. Appreciate their detail attention. Very friendly, professional and organized. Definitely recommend this shop to anyone looking for quality and honest repair body shop.

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Returned Clean

My Experience

Thank you so much for your excellent work. You were very attentive and kind, and the work is of high quality.

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I’m so happy, because every one it’s very kind, Lupita helped me , in Spanish and I feel very comfortable, they did excellent job, I will recommend you Place, thank you so much.

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Thank you

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Quality repair work done. Timing of getting it done could improve. Very satisfying.

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Returned Clean

My Experience

Var is better now than before accident

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I appreciated the patient communication with staff in making arrangements for the repair of my car. They made a stressful situation much easier.

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Returned Clean

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Amazing job

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Nice work looks great

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The shop was very accommodating and the bodywork was wonderful and the follow up was so helpful thank you and I highly recommend this body shop. They fix the car in a timely manner and kept me updated of the progress.

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Great job. The part took a little while to get in, but I don’t think that was under Hustead’s control.

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My Experience

First issue I was quoted a totally different price but received a phone call regarding the bumper thinking the bumper actually needed repair which it didn’t they just buffered the scratch off however I believe because I said I thought I would be paying my full deductible which was $1000 they uped the price of the original quote stating it was because of the part but I don’t see the part being almost $300 more the second issue the lady told me they could do a touch up on my driver door at no cost but that wasn’t done maybe because I refused the over $900 repair I wish I would’ve did more research and found another shop all together. My deductible was $1000 so basically I paid $980 for a headlight and car wash/detail

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Returned Clean