Northern VA Auto Repair

Before heading to Craftsman Auto Care for your VA State Inspection, use this checklist to visually assess the status of your vehicle! 1. Lights. Visually inspect all of the lights on your vehicle, including headlights, exterior lights, turn signals, and license plate lights. Make sure all are worki ... read more

The new year is the perfect time to set new goals and resolutions! Your car is a part of your family - trusted to safely take you everywhere you go. Here are some important car maintenance resolutions to start practicing in 2023, and Craftsman Auto Care is here to help ... read more

We’ve got you covered for any upcoming road trips – Here’s how we keep you and your family safe!Say good bye to foul, musty odors (including fido smells) in your interior with a BG Frigi-Fresh service.  It remov ... read more

Get Good Miles Per Gallon and Start Saving Miles per gallon, MPG, is the distance that your car can travel per gallon of fuel. Also referred to as gas mileage, it is important to know the fast facts of how much fuel your car burns in comparison to the distance covered driving aroun ... read more

The Fairfax County Police Department is partnering with Craftsman Auto Care to offer free etchings of an anti-theft label into vehicle owner's catalytic converters.  Craftsman Auto Care will host the catalytic converter theft-prevention events at its McLean and Merrifield lo ... read more

During daylight savings, we drive in the dark more often and definitely need our headlights to be as bright as they can! With the new HID headlights on the newer vehicles, it’s hard to see if you have older headlights that have lost their shine and must compete with this HID technology. We ha ... read more

Parenthood… I remember the warnings of sleepless nights in my future, but nothing about my lack of time. So, how does your vehicle maintenance change as a new parent? It doesn’t. And just because there seems to be no time for it, doesn’t mean it should all go out the window ... read more

Instead of New Year’s RESOLUTIONS, we have SOLUTIONS to celebrate vehicle maintenance for the New Year! 1.First, ENTER our shops WITH CONFIDENCE! Our showrooms are disinfected regularly with AMP BioPledge disinfectant that is proven to ... read more

AMP disinfection service is now a Corona killer! Earlier this year, we were so excited to offer the areas first disinfectant for your vehicle.  Now, we’re psyched that this same formula is now FDA approved as a corona virus killer!  “The U. S. Environmental Pr ... read more

YES, we’re different, YES, we’re a bit crazy   ENTER WITH CONFIDENCE! our showrooms are disinfected regularly with AMP BioPledge disinfectant that is proven to kill the COVID-19 virus.  Masks should be wo ... read more