John Bascom Automotive

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1305 S Bascom Ave
San Jose, CA 95128
John's Bascom Automotive is fully family owned and operated, and has been since the very beginning. John Rockafellow started the business in 1972 when he purchased a Chevron gas station, right at the corner of Stokes Street and South Bascom, where there it remains to this day. His son, Mike, worked at his service station on and off during the 80s, to later return in 1992 to work full time. These days John and Mike share responsibility in the day to day operations of the business. Both John and Mike currently hold Smog Licenses, and hold multiple ASE certifications. They both split their time between running the business, and working on vehicles. John has a long history in the automotive field.

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4.0119 reviews
L H.
12/12/2025

John's Bascom Automotive serviced our numerous vehicles (family of 4) from about 2010 to 2020. I found this to be a completely trustworthy business. The manager communicated with me clearly, and...

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K G.
9/19/2024

I got an oil change here and the guy forgot to connect my air intake . Maybe he was rusty that day but I'm not bringing my vehicle back here.

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AJ J.
9/12/2022

I found this place on yelp and it was conveniently located right near my work so I decided to give them a shot! I called a day in advance to book an appointment for a smog check and the guy I...

Evan P.
7/19/2024

I've brought at least four different cars to John's regularly for the past 20 years, and have always been impressed with their work, efficiency, and honesty. On the first car I brought in 2003,...

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H C.
12/29/2023

Just called the shop and spoke to Mike (John's son) wanted to charge me $180 just to look at the car. Not an honest or nice guy in my opinion.

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