Carlson Auto
Auto repair shop · Cottage Grove, Minnesota
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About Carlson Auto
Carlson Auto is listed at 8799 E Point Douglas Rd S in Cottage Grove, Minnesota under 5 categories, among them Auto repair shop, Brake shop, Oil change service and Tire shop. Its primary category is not a body shop, though the listing does carry auto repair shop — worth a call before assuming it takes collision work. It is one of 5 listings we cover in Cottage Grove.
Customers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 286 Google reviews. That matches the 4.7-star average across the 5 rated shops in Cottage Grove. The average shop we list in Cottage Grove carries 212 reviews. Those reviews are 27% of all 1,058 Google reviews written about the shops we list in Cottage Grove, putting it #2 of 5 locally by review volume.
Listed payment methods are credit cards, debit cards and NFC mobile payments.
What's around this address
The nearest alternative we list is City Auto Glass in Cottage Grove, 1.1 miles away.
When you can drop a car at Carlson Auto
Read from this shop's published opening hours, compared with every other shop we list in Cottage Grove.
Carlson Auto publishes hours for 5 days a week — Monday to Friday. Across the week the earliest it opens is 8 AM and the latest it closes is 5 PM. It lists Saturday and Sunday as closed.
Carlson Auto does not open on Saturday. 2 of the 5 shops in Cottage Grove that publish hours do, so a weekend drop-off means looking at one of those instead.
Listed categories & specialties
What Carlson Auto is known for, based on its public listing.
How common Carlson Auto's services are in Cottage Grove
Each category on this shop's listing, counted against the 5 shops we list in Cottage Grove.
- Brake shop2 of 5 shops in Cottage Grove
- Oil change service2 of 5 shops in Cottage Grove
- Tire shop2 of 5 shops in Cottage Grove
- Wheel alignment service2 of 5 shops in Cottage Grove
- Auto repair shop4 of 5 shops in Cottage Grove
What customers say
See all reviews on Google286 Google reviews
"Nothing beats quick, in-and-out service with top-quality work."
How Carlson Auto compares in Cottage Grove
Standing among the 5 auto body shops listed in Cottage Grove, from Google review data.
#2 of 5
by review volume in Cottage Grove
4.7★ vs 4.7★
this shop vs the Cottage Grove average
#3 of 5
by rating among rated shops in Cottage Grove
Nearby alternatives to Carlson Auto
The closest shops to Carlson Auto, straight-line distance from its address.
| Shop | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlson AutoThis shop | 4.7★ | 286 | — |
| City Auto GlassCottage Grove, MN | 4.8★ | 51 | 1.1 mi |
| Caliber CollisionCottage Grove, MN | 4.7★ | 261 | 1.2 mi |
| Gerber Collision & GlassCottage Grove, MN | 5.0★ | 5 | 1.6 mi |
Auto body shops in towns near Cottage Grove
Distance is to the closest listing in each town, measured from this shop's address.
Where to look beyond Cottage Grove — the nearest towns we cover, with how many shops each holds.
- St Paul Park, MN4 shops · nearest 3.8 miles
- Newport, MN6 shops · nearest 4.8 miles
- Inver Grove Heights, MN11 shops · nearest 4.9 miles
- Hastings, MN10 shops · nearest 5.9 miles
- South St Paul, MN5 shops · nearest 6 miles
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