Black Bear Auto
Auto body & collision repair · Bristol, Connecticut
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About Black Bear Auto
Relaxed, family-owned car repair shop doing oil changes, tire repairs and more, plus shuttle service.
Black Bear Auto is an auto body and collision repair shop at 56 Frederick St in Bristol, Connecticut. Its Google listing also files it under auto repair shop. It is one of 23 auto body shops we list in Bristol.
Customers rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 461 Google reviews. That matches the 4.6-star average across the 23 rated shops in Bristol. The average shop we list in Bristol carries 134 reviews, so this one has been reviewed far more than most of its neighbors. Those reviews are 15% of all 3,078 Google reviews written about the shops we list in Bristol, putting it #3 of 23 locally by review volume.
Listed payment methods are credit cards, debit cards and NFC mobile payments.
What's around this address
The three closest shops we list are all within a mile of this address, the nearest being Touch Ups Unlimited LLC at 0.4 miles — comparing quotes here costs little more than a short walk.
When you can drop a car at Black Bear Auto
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Black Bear Auto publishes hours for 5 days a week — Monday to Friday. Its published hours are the same on each of those days: 8 AM–5 PM. It lists Saturday and Sunday as closed.
Black Bear Auto does not open on Saturday. 4 of the 21 shops in Bristol that publish hours do, so a weekend drop-off means looking at one of those instead.
Services
What Black Bear Auto is known for, based on its public listing.
Its listing carries only general repair categories, so before calling it is worth knowing what the work usually runs: typical auto body repair costs.
What customers say
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How Black Bear Auto compares in Bristol
Standing among the 23 auto body shops listed in Bristol, from Google review data.
#3 of 23
by review volume in Bristol
4.6★ vs 4.6★
this shop vs the Bristol average
#15 of 23
by rating among rated shops in Bristol
Nearby alternatives to Black Bear Auto
The closest shops to Black Bear Auto, straight-line distance from its address.
| Shop | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bear AutoThis shop | 4.6★ | 461 | — |
| Touch Ups Unlimited LLCBristol, CT | 4.7★ | 40 | 0.4 mi |
| Academy Auto Sales and CollisionBristol, CT | 4.9★ | 11 | 0.4 mi |
| Auto Body Supplies & Paint IncBristol, CT | 4.7★ | 19 | 0.4 mi |
Auto body shops in towns near Bristol
Distance is to the closest listing in each town, measured from this shop's address.
Where to look beyond Bristol — the nearest towns we cover, with how many shops each holds.
- Plainville, CT10 shops · nearest 1.2 miles
- Southington, CT5 shops · nearest 2.5 miles
- Wolcott, CT7 shops · nearest 4.2 miles
- Pequabuck, CT2 shops · nearest 4.4 miles
- Terryville, CT3 shops · nearest 4.6 miles
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