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# Advance Auto Repair, Lake Forest CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/advance-auto-repair-lake-forest-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/lake-forest/advance-auto-repair-lake-forest-ca

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## In short

Advance Auto Repair is an auto repair shop in Lake Forest, CA. Its AI Score is 25 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 | 23211 Cherry Ave g, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 6 PM · Sat 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sun |
| Phone | (949) 837-2667 |
| Rating | 4.5 across 24 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 | 23211 Cherry Ave g, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | 23211 Cherry Ave g, Lake Forest, CA 92630 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Advance Auto Repair | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (949) 837-2667 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Auto repair | AI guess |  |
| Team | Lake Forest, CA |  | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Links | Website | https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/?&msclkid=33137a85b38717179c6519757b94d5d5&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=b_txt_brd_advance_core_gen_gen_evergreen_eng_aap_us_ext&utm_term=advance%20auto%20parts&utm_content=core%20terms&gclid=33137a85b38717179c6519757b94d5d5&gclsrc=3p.ds | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

1 person is named on this page.


### Lake Forest, CA

| Field | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |


## Visiting Advance

Address: 23211 Cherry Ave g, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA. Phone: (949) 837-2667. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 6 PM · Sat 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parking Lot | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| Parking Lot | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| Jeronimo-Cherry | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Parking Lot | Parking lot | 2 min walk |
| Jeronimo-Cherry | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Parking Lot (Large) | Parking lot | 3 min walk |


## Reputation

4.5 average across 24 reviews: Google 24. (Confirmed, read September 11, 2026.)

Advance Auto Repair is distinguished by its honest service and fair pricing, making it a trusted choice for many families over the years. (AI guess, from 24 reviews.)


### What people like

- Reliable service from Juan and Jesus
- Fair pricing without upselling


### What people do not like

- Claims of unnecessary repairs on some occasions


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

Listed on 1 of the 22 directories we checked.

| Directory | Listed |
| --- | --- |
| Alignable | Not 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 | Listed |
| Foursquare | 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


### best auto repair shop in Lake Forest


### what time does Advance in Lake Forest actually open?


### Open Sundays here?


### the good stuff about this shop, what is it?


### anywhere cheaper than Advance in Lake Forest that is still good?


### is there a way to spread the cost here


### how do I reach Advance to sort something out?


### Coffee near Advance on Cherry?


### prices round here, anyone got a number


### anything people actually moan about here?


### Do they post anywhere?


### where exactly is Advance?


### does this shop ever have cancellations


### first visit at Advance, what do I need to bring?


### Worth the hype here?


### picking between the two, is Horacio Auto the safer bet?


## The AI Score: 25 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Lake Forest auto repair shops run 24 to 42. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Advance scores 25, below the Lake Forest average of 29. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Advance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | 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. | Poor |
| 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 | 84 | 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 | 67 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 22 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 50 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |

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 Advance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advance Auto Repair | LocalBusiness | #business | https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/?&msclkid=33137a85b38717179c6519757b94d5d5&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=b_txt_brd_advance_core_gen_gen_evergreen_eng_aap_us_ext&utm_term=advance%20auto%20parts&utm_content=core%20terms&gclid=33137a85b38717179c6519757b94d5d5&gclsrc=3p.ds | Subject of this page |
| Lake Forest, CA | Person | #team-lake-forest |  |  |
| Lake Forest, California | City | #city |  | City Advance 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 Lake Forest, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best auto repair shops in Lake Forest: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/lake-forest/auto-repair-shop
- Best businesses in Lake Forest: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/lake-forest


### 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:ChIJW1jaNgDp3IARg7Y-qbROFxo (accessed Sep 11, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 23, 2026; Perplexity via DataForSEO on Oct 23, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 2026)