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Elite Garages Portsmouth

Elite Garages Portsmouth

4.8(543 reviews)See reviews ↓·Portsmouth

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Work on tyres, batteries, brakes, exhausts, headlights and MOT testing is what brings most people to this Hilsea garage, and the accounts that recur describe staff who explain what is needed without pushing extra work. Matt in particular is named repeatedly for keeping customers informed and for fitting people in at short notice, including one driver who arrived late in the day with a loose heat shield and was back on the road within twenty minutes.

Reviewers describe being spoken to rather than at, and several note that jobs are completed faster than expected, from a set of four tyres to a headlight replacement squeezed in before a long drive. A theme running through the feedback is that quotes are considered fair and that nobody tries to sell unnecessary repairs, which is why drivers return for servicing and repeat MOT visits.

The team is described as friendly, courteous and calm even when busy, and the workshop's willingness to check a tyre for a suspected puncture at no charge is mentioned. Customers also value the clarity of the advice given before work begins and the tidiness of the finished result, with wheel alignment and tyre fitting handled alongside routine maintenance. Word of mouth clearly plays a part in bringing new business here.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Tom Burgess27 August 2026

Excellent service very polite and friendly. Affordable and a very quick good job matt was amazing kept me up to date with everything would highly reccomend

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Scott Thomas Smith27 August 2026

Excellent professional friendly polite staff. Very efficient works carried out. Four new tyres fitted. £264. Beats other places i know. I would highly recommend Coming to this company.

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David Edwards18 July 2026

Matt and the team at Hilsea have been very helpful and professional each time I have been in for an MOT or tyres. Prices are very reasonable and the team never try to upsell anything. I'm now a repeat customer and would recommend the garage to anyone who may be a bit nervous about driving up to a garage for help.

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Sally Taylor8 July 2026

The guys at Elite are an absolute gem, twice in the last 2 weeks I've been here, once with a nail in my tyre, they checked my tyre for me and said all was ok, and the 2nd time for my mot, they are polite and cuteous and spoke to me and not at me. I fully recommend these guys to anyone. A top notch service. Thank you Elite garage.

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Ken Turner30 May 2026

Very happy with friendly service and getting parts and labour completed within a very reasonable time frame. Thank you very much to all the team.

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David Wilson29 April 2026

I visited the Portsmouth store to have a tyre supplied and fitted . When on my way home after the installation I spotted my key on the outside of the vehicle on the windscreen, see below pictures. This is completely unacceptable, I left the keys in the vehicle in case you needed to move it, why were they removed? And if there was a good reason to remove them why weren’t they put somewhere safe! If this is the standards shown to customer vehicles and possessions then I would question the ability to carry out vehicle repairs to a reasonable standard! And this was proven, by the fact that I asked the tyre fitter to let me know what he found as I was unsure why I was losing pressure but had a feeling it was because of a pothole I had hit, I then left him to it and went to the waiting area. 5 mins later the fitter came in and asked the man on reception what was wrong with my car! I had literally just told him. I was never given any possible explanation as to why I have been losing pressure as I asked. I have called the store to be told that the key were removed so that the vehicle didn't start itself. Vehicles don't just start themselves, that isn't a thing. And the fact is, I was still able to start and drive away with the keys outside the vehicle so removing they key made no difference anyway! The guy on reception that seems to run the branch is very good and I cannot complain about him, however my experience today has not been good and will not be returning.

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Darren Joyce16 April 2026

First time using this garage after my car’s suspension spring snapped, and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. From the start, they were really helpful with their response and booking process, making a stressful situation much easier to deal with. During the repair, an additional part unfortunately broke, but the garage immediately brought it to my attention, took full responsibility, and covered the entire cost of putting it right. It would have been easy to pass it off as pre-existing damage, so I really appreciated their honesty and professionalism. Great service, transparent communication, and a team you can trust — I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again.

Garages & MOT centres in Portsmouth compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 3 businesses in this category in Portsmouth are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1PHOENIX MOT CENTRE LTD★ 5,05Yes
2GMC Motor Services Ltd★ 4,8193Yes
3Elite Garages Portsmouth (this page)★ 4,8543Yes
Contact
Working hours
Monday08:30–17:30
Tuesday08:30–17:30
Wednesday08:30–17:30
Thursday08:30–17:30
Friday08:30–17:30
Saturday08:30–16:00
SundayClosed