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Question · by avocado_roan · Member since Sep 2026 · 1 post · 7w7 weeks ago
Auto repair shop in Costa Mesa, CA
4.8 · 79 reviewsOpen today until 7 PMOpen until 7
Raul's Auto Services, located at 217 Avocado St in Costa Mesa, California, has earned a stellar reputation among locals, boasting a 4.8-star rating from 79 reviews. Customers appreciate Raul's honesty and reliability, often praising his ability to diagnose and fix issues efficiently. Many families have trusted him for years, highlighting his fair pricing and exceptional service. Whether it's routine maintenance or more complex repairs, patrons feel confident in Raul's expertise, especially when it comes to European vehicles. With a warm demeanor and a commitment to quality, Raul's Auto Services stands out as a go-to destination for auto repair in the community.
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What Raul's offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
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In the Thurin neighborhood. Costa Mesa Mobile Home Estates is about a 6 minute walk. Ponderosa Mobile Home Park is about a 10 minute walk.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Oct 29, 2026.
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
What reviews, press and directories say about Raul's.
4.8from 79 reviews on Google
Raul's Auto Services stands out for its honest pricing and reliable repairs, making it a go-to for many loyal customers. Customers describe Raul's Auto Services as a trustworthy and reliable auto repair shop where Raul himself is often highlighted for his honesty and expertise. Many appreciate the personalized attention and quick, efficient service, especially for complex repairs, creating a welcoming atmosphere that feels like family.
Listed on 0 of the 22 directories AI reads.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
16 Costa Mesa avg
Signal and how much it countsRaul's
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Raul's, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Raul's, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Raul's. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Auto repair shops in Costa Mesa, CA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated September 11, 2026.
Published September 11, 2026 · Updated September 11, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Raul's Auto Services is an auto repair shop in Costa Mesa, CA. Its AI Score is 34 of 100, which is poor.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Auto repair shop |
| Address | 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 9 AM to 7 PM · Sat 9 AM to 3 PM · Closed Sun |
| Phone | (949) 631-5604 |
| Rating | 4.8 across 79 reviews on Google |
| Updated | September 11, 2026 |
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location info | Address | 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Raul's Auto Services | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (949) 631-5604 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
Address: 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA. Phone: (949) 631-5604. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 7 PM · Sat 9 AM to 3 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Newport-Fairview | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Salsa Grill | Taco restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Salty Horse | Cafe | 3 min walk |
| Salty Horse Costa Mesa | American restaurant | 3 min walk |
| 7-Eleven | Convenience store | 3 min walk |
| Frank's Philadelphia | Restaurant | 3 min walk |
4.8 average across 79 reviews: Google 79. (Confirmed, read September 11, 2026.)
Raul's Auto Services stands out for its honest pricing and reliable repairs, making it a go-to for many loyal customers. (AI guess, from 79 reviews.)
Listed on 0 of the 22 directories we checked.
| Directory | Listed |
|---|---|
| Angi | Not listed |
| Apple Maps | Not listed |
| BBB | Not listed |
| Birdeye | Not listed |
| Brownbook | Not listed |
| Chamber of Commerce | Not listed |
| Cylex | Not listed |
| DexKnows | Not listed |
| Not listed | |
| Foursquare | Not listed |
| Hotfrog | Not listed |
| Manta | Not listed |
| MapQuest | Not listed |
| MerchantCircle | Not listed |
| Nextdoor | Not listed |
| Superpages | Not listed |
| Thumbtack | Not listed |
| Trustpilot | Not listed |
| Tupalo | Not listed |
| Yellowbook | Not listed |
| Yellow Pages | Not listed |
| Yelp | Not listed |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Costa Mesa auto repair shops run 15 to 34. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Raul's scores 34, above the Costa Mesa average of 16. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Raul's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 82 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 72 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
How AI decides what to say about an auto repair shop: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business
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| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Raul's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul's Auto Services | LocalBusiness | #business | Subject of this page | |
| Costa Mesa, California | City | #city | City Raul's is in | |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the auto repair shops in Costa Mesa, linked to the lists and towns around it.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.
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# Raul's Auto Services, Costa Mesa CA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/raul-s-auto-services-costa-mesa-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-09-11. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/costa-mesa/raul-s-auto-services-costa-mesa-ca ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Raul's Auto Services is an auto repair shop in Costa Mesa, CA. Its AI Score is 34 of 100, which is poor. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Auto repair shop | | Address | 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 9 AM to 7 PM · Sat 9 AM to 3 PM · Closed Sun | | Phone | (949) 631-5604 | | Rating | 4.8 across 79 reviews on Google | | Updated | September 11, 2026 | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Raul's Auto Services | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (949) 631-5604 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices Add your services so AI can say what you offer ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting Raul's Address: 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA. Phone: (949) 631-5604. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 7 PM · Sat 9 AM to 3 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Newport-Fairview | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | Salsa Grill | Taco restaurant | 2 min walk | | Salty Horse | Cafe | 3 min walk | | Salty Horse Costa Mesa | American restaurant | 3 min walk | | 7-Eleven | Convenience store | 3 min walk | | Frank's Philadelphia | Restaurant | 3 min walk | ## Reputation 4.8 average across 79 reviews: Google 79. (Confirmed, read September 11, 2026.) Raul's Auto Services stands out for its honest pricing and reliable repairs, making it a go-to for many loyal customers. (AI guess, from 79 reviews.) ### What people like - Raul's honesty and reliability - Quick and efficient service - Fair pricing for repairs - Expertise with European cars - Personalized customer care ### What people do not like - Minor issues arose after repairs - Occasional delays in service ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Listed on 0 of the 22 directories we checked. | Directory | Listed | | --- | --- | | Angi | Not listed | | Apple Maps | Not listed | | BBB | Not listed | | Birdeye | Not listed | | Brownbook | Not listed | | Chamber of Commerce | Not listed | | Cylex | Not listed | | DexKnows | Not listed | | Facebook | Not listed | | Foursquare | Not listed | | Hotfrog | Not listed | | Manta | Not listed | | MapQuest | Not listed | | MerchantCircle | Not listed | | Nextdoor | Not listed | | Superpages | Not listed | | Thumbtack | Not listed | | Trustpilot | Not listed | | Tupalo | Not listed | | Yellowbook | Not listed | | Yellow Pages | Not listed | | Yelp | Not listed | ## Questions people ask ### where does this shop post updates ### best auto repair shop in Costa Mesa ### What auto repair shop questions is Costa Mesa asking AI most? ### how do I reach Raul's to sort something out? ### Finance options, anyone used them? ### does Raul's ever have cancellations ### people keep recommending this shop, what for? ### opening hours at Raul's in Costa Mesa, what are they these days? ### going rate for mechanics locally, any idea ### anything I should sort out before a first visit here? ### is Costa Mesa expensive for this, or is it just here ### points or member pricing at Raul's, worth signing up? ### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? ### Raul's or Cowboys? ### Whereabouts is Raul's? ### Sundays here, are they open? ### Why do people rate Raul's? ## The AI Score: 34 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Costa Mesa auto repair shops run 15 to 34. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Raul's scores 34, above the Costa Mesa average of 16. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Raul's | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor | | Reviews & response | 12 | 82 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 72 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about an auto repair shop: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Raul's | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Raul's Auto Services | LocalBusiness | #business | | Subject of this page | | Costa Mesa, California | City | #city | | City Raul's is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the auto repair shops in Costa Mesa, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best auto repair shops in Costa Mesa: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/costa-mesa/auto-repair-shop - Best businesses in Costa Mesa: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/costa-mesa ### Nearby - /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose - /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles - /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco - /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view ### Every list - Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJVVVVVXwg3YARAsSItnUSN18 (accessed Sep 11, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Auto repair shops in Costa Mesa, CA · Editorial</p>
<h2>Raul's Auto Services, Costa Mesa CA: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated September 11, 2026.</p>
<p>Published September 11, 2026 · Updated September 11, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Raul's Auto Services is an auto repair shop in Costa Mesa, CA. Its AI Score is 34 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
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<h3>Key facts</h3>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Auto repair shop</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 9 AM to 7 PM · Sat 9 AM to 3 PM · Closed Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(949) 631-5604</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>4.8 across 79 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>September 11, 2026</td></tr>
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<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM · Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Raul's Auto Services</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(949) 631-5604</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>9:00 AM to 7:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>9:00 AM to 7:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>9:00 AM to 7:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>9:00 AM to 7:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>9:00 AM to 7:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>9:00 AM to 3:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-raul-s">
<h3>Visiting Raul's</h3>
<p>Address: 217 Avocado St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA. Phone: (949) 631-5604. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 7 PM · Sat 9 AM to 3 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Newport-Fairview</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Salsa Grill</td><td>Taco restaurant</td><td>2 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Salty Horse</td><td>Cafe</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Salty Horse Costa Mesa</td><td>American restaurant</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>7-Eleven</td><td>Convenience store</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Frank's Philadelphia</td><td>Restaurant</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>4.8 average across 79 reviews: Google 79. (Confirmed, read September 11, 2026.)</p>
<p>Raul's Auto Services stands out for its honest pricing and reliable repairs, making it a go-to for many loyal customers. (AI guess, from 79 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Raul's honesty and reliability</li>
<li>Quick and efficient service</li>
<li>Fair pricing for repairs</li>
<li>Expertise with European cars</li>
<li>Personalized customer care</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minor issues arose after repairs</li>
<li>Occasional delays in service</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
<p>Listed on 0 of the 22 directories we checked.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Directory</th><th scope="col">Listed</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Angi</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Apple Maps</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>BBB</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Birdeye</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Brownbook</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chamber of Commerce</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cylex</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>DexKnows</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Facebook</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Foursquare</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hotfrog</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Manta</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>MapQuest</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>MerchantCircle</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Nextdoor</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Superpages</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Thumbtack</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Trustpilot</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Tupalo</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Yellowbook</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Yellow Pages</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Yelp</td><td>Not listed</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>where does this shop post updates</h4>
<h4>best auto repair shop in Costa Mesa</h4>
<h4>What auto repair shop questions is Costa Mesa asking AI most?</h4>
<h4>how do I reach Raul's to sort something out?</h4>
<h4>Finance options, anyone used them?</h4>
<h4>does Raul's ever have cancellations</h4>
<h4>people keep recommending this shop, what for?</h4>
<h4>opening hours at Raul's in Costa Mesa, what are they these days?</h4>
<h4>going rate for mechanics locally, any idea</h4>
<h4>anything I should sort out before a first visit here?</h4>
<h4>is Costa Mesa expensive for this, or is it just here</h4>
<h4>points or member pricing at Raul's, worth signing up?</h4>
<h4>Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?</h4>
<h4>Raul's or Cowboys?</h4>
<h4>Whereabouts is Raul's?</h4>
<h4>Sundays here, are they open?</h4>
<h4>Why do people rate Raul's?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 34 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Costa Mesa auto repair shops run 15 to 34. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Raul's scores 34, above the Costa Mesa average of 16. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Raul's</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>Does not apply</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>40</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>82</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>Does not apply</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>72</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td>Does not apply</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>Does not apply</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td></td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about an auto repair shop: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Raul's</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Raul's Auto Services</td><td>LocalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td></td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Costa Mesa, California</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Raul's is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the auto repair shops in Costa Mesa, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best auto repair shops in Costa Mesa: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/costa-mesa/auto-repair-shop</li>
<li>Best businesses in Costa Mesa: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/costa-mesa</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose</li>
<li>/los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles</li>
<li>/san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco</li>
<li>/san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego</li>
<li>/irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine</li>
<li>/mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-references">
<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJVVVVVXwg3YARAsSItnUSN18 (accessed Sep 11, 2026)</li>
</ul>
</section>
</article>
</main>
</body>
</html>This is the evidence for every fact on this page, across Locals, Services, Team, Visit, Reputation and Updates. Each reference names the fact, the source, what kind of source it is, and the date it was checked, with a link and an archived copy so anyone can verify it. Visitor references are dated firsthand accounts. AI guesses record what an AI engine said on that date, not what is true.