# Parts Authority, San Diego CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-diego/parts-authority-san-diego-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-09.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-diego/parts-authority-san-diego-ca

## Photos

- ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmv1hft7g01f6yea7mmy9q7au%2F0.png)


## In short

Parts Authority is an auto parts store in San Diego, CA. This page names 2 people on its team. Its AI Score is 22 of 100, which is poor.

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


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Auto parts store |
| Address | 9755 Distribution Ave Ste a, San Diego, CA 92121, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Sat 7:30 AM to 3 PM · Closed Sun |
| Phone | (800) 874-8925 |
| Rating | 4.0 across 9 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 9, 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 | 9755 Distribution Ave Ste a, San Diego, CA 92121, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Your San Diego, CA Parts Authority branch #104 is located at 9755 Distribution Ave. Suite A, San Diego, CA 92121. With 3 Million parts for virtually every vehicle on the road, our California stores' carry the right automotive replacement parts, tools/equipment, and transmission products for your vehicle or project. Are you looking for or have questions about auto parts? Your local Parts Authority California team of trained auto parts experts have years of experience and are ready to help you find the right parts for your vehicle. With over 200 locations nationwide we are making it easier to find store locations near you! Stop by for your auto parts needs and experience the difference of “The Answer Is Yes!” | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM · Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Parts Authority | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (800) 874-8925 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Auto parts sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Cargo | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Cargo parts sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Collision | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Collision parts sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Equipment | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Fleet | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Fleet parts sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Jobbers | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | National accounts | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Press releases | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Pronto programs | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Sustainability | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | Tools and equipment sales | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Transmission products sales | AI guess |  |
| Team | San Diego, CA |  | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Team | Your San Diego, CA |  | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/thepartsauthority | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/partsauthority | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | https://partsauthority.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

These are the 9 services Parts Authority offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National accounts |  |  |  | From their website |
| Press releases |  |  |  | From their website |
| Equipment |  |  |  | From their website |
| Jobbers |  |  |  | From their website |
| Fleet |  |  |  | From their website |
| Collision |  |  |  | From their website |
| Pronto programs |  |  |  | From their website |
| Sustainability |  |  |  | From their website |
| Cargo |  |  |  | From their website |


### Known for

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## The team

2 people are named on this page.


### San Diego, CA

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


### Your San Diego, CA

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


## Visiting Parts Authority

Address: 9755 Distribution Ave Ste a, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. Phone: (800) 874-8925. Hours: Mon to Fri 7:30 AM to 5 PM · Sat 7:30 AM to 3 PM · Closed Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Your San Diego, CA Parts Authority branch #104 is located at 9755 Distribution Ave. Suite A, San Diego, CA 92121. With 3 Million parts for virtually every vehicle on the road, our California stores' carry the right automotive replacement parts, tools/equipment, and transmission products for your vehicle or project. Are you looking for or have questions about auto parts? Your local Parts Authority California team of trained auto parts experts have years of experience and are ready to help you find the right parts for your vehicle. With over 200 locations nationwide we are making it easier to find store locations near you! Stop by for your auto parts needs and experience the difference of “The Answer Is Yes!”"


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cutwater Tasting Room | Manufacturer | 2 min walk |
| New Motion Beverages | Brewery | 5 min walk |
| Fall Brewing Company | Brewery | 6 min walk |
| Pastalini | Italian restaurant | 6 min walk |
| Sumo Go Japanese Grab & Go | Japanese restaurant | 6 min walk |
| Chung Hing | Chinese restaurant | 6 min walk |


## Reputation

4.0 average across 9 reviews: Google 9. (Confirmed, read October 9, 2026.)

Parts Authority is noted for its competitive pricing but struggles with customer service consistency and account management. (AI guess, from 9 reviews.)


### What people like

- Great resource for auto parts
- Always the best prices
- Great attention and service


### What people do not like

- Long waits for account updates
- Payment issues due to lack of change
- Unresponsive customer service


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### Street parking near here, any good?


### Any names worth asking for?


### Open Sundays here?


### opening hours at Parts Authority in San Diego, what are they these days?


### how do they handle turnaround and service


### Calling Parts Authority, or is there a better way?


### where exactly is this shop?


### booked my first appointment here, how does it go


### prices round here, anyone got a number


### Can I get in this week at Parts Authority?


### does Parts Authority ever have cancellations


### when is this shop actually dead?


### anyone actually happy with this shop?


### best auto parts store in San Diego, CA


### Do they post anywhere?


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


### what else is on Distribution around this shop?


### points or member pricing at Parts Authority, worth signing up?


### bad experiences at Parts Authority, anyone?


### Parts Authority or NAPA Auto?


## The AI Score: 22 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Diego auto parts stores run 22 to 61. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Parts Authority scores 22, below the San Diego average of 44. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Parts Authority |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 29 | 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. | Poor |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 71 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 79 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 35 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 37 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about an auto parts store: 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 Parts Authority |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parts Authority | LocalBusiness | #business | https://partsauthority.com/ | Subject of this page |
| San Diego, CA | Person | #team-san-diego |  |  |
| Your San Diego, CA | Person | #team-your-san-diego |  |  |
| San Diego, California | City | #city |  | City Parts Authority 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 parts stores in San Diego, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best auto parts stores in San Diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego/auto-parts-store
- Best businesses in San Diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego


### 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
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
- /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara


### 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:ChIJg-2Jhq3424ARwYZcMuuvVbA (accessed Oct 9, 2026)
- [2] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/national-accounts (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [3] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/news-press-releases (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [4] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/pronto-programs (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [5] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/sustainability (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [6] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/cargo (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [7] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/equipment (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [8] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/fleet (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [9] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/collision (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [10] partsauthority.com, https://partsauthority.com/jobbers (accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- [11] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 9, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 25, 2026)