Montiel Auto Repairs

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Auto repair shop in Lake Forest, CA

4.8 · 17 reviewsOpens today at 6 AM

We do general automóvil repair All mechanic repair and body and paint American Asian and European cars Including Tesla call 949 891-3953 Best work best price in town Head lights renew as well

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

AI ScoreChatGPT and Gemini didn't mention Montiel.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Updated Sep 11, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from may_regular_south_92630.

Services

What Montiel offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Team

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Today6 AM to 4 AM

Busy times

Closed now. Busiest Tue and Fri, 7 AM to 5 PM.

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about Montiel.

4.8from 17 reviews on Google

Montiel Auto Repairs stands out for its decades-long reputation for honesty and fair pricing, led by Edwin Montiel. Customers describe Montiel Auto Repairs as a trustworthy and skilled auto shop, with many praising Edwin Montiel for his honesty and fair pricing. The shop has a long-standing reputation, with families returning for decades, creating a sense of community and reliability.

  • 588%
  • 46%
  • 30%
  • 26%
  • 10%
Would go back94%94% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 94%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 6%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Edwin's honest pricing
  • Quality repair work on BMWs
  • Long-standing family trust

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How AI sees Montiel

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

33out of 100

28 Lake Forest avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsMontiel

  • Retrieval grounding 26%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.Does not apply
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.40
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.0
  • Reviews & response 12%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.74
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Does not apply
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.72
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Does not apply
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Does not apply

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Local AI Registry · Auto repair shops in Lake Forest, CA · Editorial

Montiel Auto Repairs, Lake Forest CA: Reviews

Steve Lee

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

In short

Montiel Auto Repairs is an auto repair shop in Lake Forest, CA. Its AI Score is 33 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeAuto repair shop
Address23131 Orange Ave E, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA
HoursMon to Fri 6 AM to 4 AM · Sat 6 AM to 12 AM · Closed Sun
Phone(949) 891-3954
Rating4.8 across 17 reviews on Google
Quietest timeMonday
UpdatedSeptember 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.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress23131 Orange Ave E, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionWe do general automóvil repair All mechanic repair and body and paint American Asian and European cars Including Tesla call 949 891-3953 Best work best price in town Head lights renew as wellConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Fri 6:00 AM to 4:00 AM · Sat 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sun ClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameMontiel Auto RepairsConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(949) 891-3954ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday6:00 AM to 4:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday6:00 AM to 4:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday6:00 AM to 4:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday6:00 AM to 4:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday6:00 AM to 4:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday6:00 AM to 12:00 AMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSundayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting Montiel

Address: 23131 Orange Ave E, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA. Phone: (949) 891-3954. Hours: Mon to Fri 6 AM to 4 AM · Sat 6 AM to 12 AM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "We do general automóvil repair All mechanic repair and body and paint American Asian and European cars Including Tesla call 949 891-3953 Best work best price in town Head lights renew as well"

When to go

Quietest day: Monday. Busiest day: Tuesday. From the popular times on its Google listing.

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
Parking LotParking lot1 min walk
Parking Lot (Large)Parking lot1 min walk
Parking LotParking lot1 min walk
Parking Lot (Small)Parking lot2 min walk
Parking Lot (Medium)Parking lot2 min walk
Parking LotParking lot2 min walk

Reputation

4.8 average across 17 reviews: Google 17. (Confirmed, read September 11, 2026.)

Montiel Auto Repairs stands out for its decades-long reputation for honesty and fair pricing, led by Edwin Montiel. (AI guess, from 17 reviews.)

What people like

  • Quality repair work on BMWs
  • Long-standing family trust

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

which one, Montiel or Horacio Auto?

how much is a first visit around here

Are the hours on Google right for Montiel in Lake Forest?

Worth the hype here?

cancellation list here, is there one

first visit here, what do I need to bring?

points or member pricing at Montiel, worth signing up?

where exactly is Montiel?

do they do payment plans at Montiel?

Calling Montiel, or is there a better way?

the good stuff about Montiel, what is it?

anyone been on a Sunday, were they trading

quietest day to hit this shop?

last update from here was when?

anything good on Orange to kill time near this shop?

best auto repair shop in Lake Forest

The AI Score: 33 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. Montiel scores 33, above the Lake Forest average of 28. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresMontiel
Retrieval grounding26Does not applyWhether 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 attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility140Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Poor
Reviews & response1274The 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 authority8Does not applyDomain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.
Google Business Profile872Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile7Does not applyCore Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.
Content freshness & schema5Does not applyCrawl 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.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to Montiel
Montiel Auto RepairsLocalBusiness#businessSubject of this page
Lake Forest, CaliforniaCity#cityCity Montiel is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor 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

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJSb9p7__o3IARpVCdhzjVPtE (accessed Sep 11, 2026)

The code behind this page

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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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# Montiel Auto Repairs, Lake Forest CA: Reviews

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

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## In short

Montiel Auto Repairs is an auto repair shop in Lake Forest, CA. Its AI Score is 33 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 | 23131 Orange Ave E, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 6 AM to 4 AM · Sat 6 AM to 12 AM · Closed Sun |
| Phone | (949) 891-3954 |
| Rating | 4.8 across 17 reviews on Google |
| Quietest time | Monday |
| 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 | 23131 Orange Ave E, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | We do general automóvil repair All mechanic repair and body and paint American Asian and European cars Including Tesla call 949 891-3953 Best work best price in town Head lights renew as well | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 6:00 AM to 4:00 AM · Sat 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Montiel Auto Repairs | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (949) 891-3954 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 6:00 AM to 4:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 6:00 AM to 4:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 6:00 AM to 4:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 6:00 AM to 4:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 6:00 AM to 4:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting Montiel

Address: 23131 Orange Ave E, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA. Phone: (949) 891-3954. Hours: Mon to Fri 6 AM to 4 AM · Sat 6 AM to 12 AM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "We do general automóvil repair All mechanic repair and body and paint American Asian and European cars Including Tesla call 949 891-3953 Best work best price in town Head lights renew as well"


### When to go

Quietest day: Monday. Busiest day: Tuesday. From the popular times on its Google listing.


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parking Lot | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| Parking Lot (Large) | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| Parking Lot | Parking lot | 1 min walk |
| Parking Lot (Small) | Parking lot | 2 min walk |
| Parking Lot (Medium) | Parking lot | 2 min walk |
| Parking Lot | Parking lot | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

4.8 average across 17 reviews: Google 17. (Confirmed, read September 11, 2026.)

Montiel Auto Repairs stands out for its decades-long reputation for honesty and fair pricing, led by Edwin Montiel. (AI guess, from 17 reviews.)


### What people like

- Quality repair work on BMWs
- Long-standing family trust


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### which one, Montiel or Horacio Auto?


### how much is a first visit around here


### Are the hours on Google right for Montiel in Lake Forest?


### Worth the hype here?


### cancellation list here, is there one


### first visit here, what do I need to bring?


### points or member pricing at Montiel, worth signing up?


### where exactly is Montiel?


### do they do payment plans at Montiel?


### Calling Montiel, or is there a better way?


### the good stuff about Montiel, what is it?


### anyone been on a Sunday, were they trading


### quietest day to hit this shop?


### last update from here was when?


### anything good on Orange to kill time near this shop?


### best auto repair shop in Lake Forest


## The AI Score: 33 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. Montiel scores 33, above the Lake Forest average of 28. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Montiel |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 74 | 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 Montiel |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Montiel Auto Repairs | LocalBusiness | #business |  | Subject of this page |
| Lake Forest, California | City | #city |  | City Montiel 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:ChIJSb9p7__o3IARpVCdhzjVPtE (accessed Sep 11, 2026)

The files every page on the registry shares, and how to copy this code for your own site, are here: https://localairegistry.com/developers

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  1. which one, Montiel or Horacio Auto? Question by may_regular_south_92630, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/montiel-auto-repairs-or-horacio-auto-service-and-brakes-for-auto-repair
  2. how much is a first visit around here Question by no_rush_on_orange, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/what-does-an-auto-repair-shop-actually-cost-in-lake-forest
  3. Are the hours on Google right for Montiel in Lake Forest? Question by lake_zadie, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/what-are-the-shops-hours-and-which-days-are-they-closed
  4. Worth the hype here? Question by new_here_on_orange, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/what-do-customers-say-about-the-turnaround-time-and-how-the-work-is
  5. cancellation list here, is there one Question by walk_in_on_orange, Sep 8, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/does-montiel-auto-repairs-ever-have-last-minute-openings
  6. first visit here, what do I need to bring? Question by spring_shopper_downtown, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-visit-at-montiel-auto-repairs
  7. points or member pricing at Montiel, worth signing up? Question by new_year_regular_south, Sep 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/does-montiel-auto-repairs-take-rewards-points-or-membership-pricing
  8. where exactly is Montiel? Question by picky_on_orange, Sep 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/where-is-montiel-auto-repairs-located
  9. do they do payment plans at Montiel? Question by browsing_on_orange, Aug 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/does-montiel-auto-repairs-do-payment-plans
  10. Calling Montiel, or is there a better way? Question by quiet_on_orange, Aug 25, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/how-can-customers-get-in-touch-and-arrange-a-visit-to-the-shop
  11. the good stuff about Montiel, what is it? Question by circling_on_orange, Aug 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-montiel-auto-repairs
  12. anyone been on a Sunday, were they trading Question by reunion_parent_uptown, Aug 17, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/is-montiel-auto-repairs-open-on-sundays
  13. quietest day to hit this shop? Question by lake_forest_peach, Aug 13, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/what-is-the-quietest-day-to-book-at-montiel-auto-repairs
  14. last update from here was when? Question by orange_tess, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/what-has-montiel-auto-repairs-been-posting-lately
  15. anything good on Orange to kill time near this shop? Question by orange_wren, Jul 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/what-is-around-montiel-auto-repairs-on-orange
  16. best auto repair shop in Lake Forest Question by summer_local_south, Jul 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/lake-forest/montiel-auto-repairs-lake-forest-ca/q/best-auto-repair-shop-in-lake-forest

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