Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Car services in Hobart
- Car services compared
- 324
- Google reviews
- 33,391
- Median rating
- 4.7
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading car services in Hobart, TAS on Town Proven are Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Hobart (started in 1957; 4.6 from 251 Google reviews), CoolDrive Auto Parts - Hobart (started in 1977; 4.8 from 12 Google reviews) and Efi Automotive (started in 1979; 4.5 from 107 Google reviews).
Car services in Hobart: the top 31
- 1
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Hobart
from 251 Google reviews
Started: 1957
91-93 Argyle St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 2
CoolDrive Auto Parts - Hobart
from 12 Google reviews
Started: 1977
- 3
Efi Automotive
from 107 Google reviews
Started: 1979
3/5 Goulburn St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 4
Drive Car Hire Hobart
from 621 Google reviews
Started: 1980
- 5
Lube Mobile Hobart
from 17 Google reviews
Started: 1982
- 6
Bargain Car Rentals (Hobart Airport)
from 1,521 Google reviews
Started: 1982
- 7
Challenge Motors
from 37 Google reviews
Started: 1983
132 Bathurst St, Launceston TAS 7250
- 8
Beecheys Service Centre
from 74 Google reviews
Started: 1986
Launceston TAS
- 9
Claremont Crash Repairs
from 74 Google reviews
Started: 1986
107 Albert Rd, Moonah TAS 7009
- 10
Carline Automotive Launceston
from 85 Google reviews
Started: 1987
Launceston TAS
- 11
Bosch Car Service - Specialist Auto Hobart
from 78 Google reviews
Started: 1989
96 Harrington St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 12
DKW Automotive
from 87 Google reviews
Started: 1989
Launceston TAS
- 13
Bosch Car Service - Specialist Auto Cambridge
from 357 Google reviews
Started: 1989
- 14
David Short Automotive
from 29 Google reviews
Started: 1990
320 Elizabeth St, North Hobart TAS 7000
- 15
Goodyear Autocare Moonah (Formerly Beaurepaires Moonah)
from 144 Google reviews
Started: 1990
150 Main Rd, Moonah TAS 7009
- 16
Howell Automotive
from 44 Google reviews
Started: 1990
Moonah TAS
- 17
Touch Up Guys Hobart
from 17 Google reviews
Started: 1991
- 18
JP Automotive
from 73 Google reviews
Started: 1993
121 Melville St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 19
Cooper Automotive Hobart
from 329 Google reviews
Started: 1995
114 Warwick St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 20
Cooper Automotive North Hobart
from 170 Google reviews
Started: 1995
55 Federal St, North Hobart TAS 7000
- 21
GoCheap Campervan Hire Tasmania
from 202 Google reviews
Started: 1999
- 22
Bosch Car Service - Blackmans Bay Motors
from 48 Google reviews
Started: 2000
9 Opal Dr, Blackmans Bay TAS 7052
- 23
Chris Colgrave Automotive
from 64 Google reviews
Started: 2000
24-26 Dry St, Launceston TAS 7248
- 24
Kingston Panel & Paint
from 75 Google reviews
Started: 2008
43 Patriarch Dr, Huntingfield TAS 7055
- 25
ecotune automotive
from 46 Google reviews
Started: 2011
23b Patriarch Drive, Huntingfield TAS 7055
- 26
Shmick Tinting & Vinyl
from 40 Google reviews
Started: 2018
- 27
Professional Touch Car Detailing Hobart
from 34 Google reviews
Started: 2020
- 28
Eastern Shore Car Care
from 276 Google reviews
Started: 2021
- 29
The Automotive Workshop
from 109 Google reviews
Started: 2022
64 Warwick St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 30
Roberts Automotive & Industrial
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 2024
- 31
Astra Car Rentals (Hobart Airport)
from 30 Google reviews
Started: 2025
Town Proven compared 324 car services in Hobart, TAS, with 33,391 Google reviews between them. Of these, 31 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 46 reviews.
Of the car services compared, the most reviewed is Bargain Car Rentals (Hobart Airport), with 1,521 Google reviews at 4.3.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.
The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which car services in Hobart, TAS have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading car services in Hobart, TAS on Town Proven are Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Hobart (started in 1957; 4.6 from 251 Google reviews), CoolDrive Auto Parts - Hobart (started in 1977; 4.8 from 12 Google reviews) and Efi Automotive (started in 1979; 4.5 from 107 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank car services in Hobart, TAS?
- Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
- How many car services in Hobart, TAS did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 324 car services in Hobart, TAS, with 33,391 Google reviews between them. Of these, 31 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 46 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.