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How should my auto repair shop do a multi-point inspection to find more work?

You know there's work on those cars. You're not sure your team finds it every time, or that customers believe it when they do. Here's how Nolavi works through it, the same way a good mechanic works on a car: find the concern, the cause, the correction, then verify the fix.

1

The concern

Nate's techs inspected most cars, but he had no way to tell how many inspections turned into approved work. He guessed about 40%.

Nolavi table of auto repair inspection item approval rates showing items with photos approved 72 percent versus 19 percent without
One change made most of the difference.
2

The cause

Nolavi matched every inspection result to the repair order. Only 34% of recommended items were approved. The ones that were approved had a photo attached 72% of the time. The ones without a photo were approved 19% of the time.

Nolavi alert that auto repair shop inspection approval rate is below goal with the reason
The number and the reason, in one place.
3

The correction

We set a standard: every inspection item gets a photo and one plain sentence about why it matters. Nolavi tracks every item from recommendation to approval, by tech and by job type. The results show up each week in the Monday report.

4

The verification

Approval rate on inspection items rose from 34% to 58% in six weeks. That's about $6,400 more approved work a month on the same number of cars.

Auto repair inspection results after adding photos to every recommendation: approval rate up and more approved work
Same cars. More yes.

How we work. We make changes like this for shops all the time, using each shop's own data. The numbers shown are examples.

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Questions

Quick answers.

What should a multi-point inspection include?

Every item a customer could safely decline today but should know about: tire depth, brake pad thickness, fluid conditions, belts, lights and anything safety related. Keep it honest and show the customer what you found.

How do I get customers to approve inspection work?

Show them what you found with a photo and explain it in plain words. People say yes when they understand what it is and why it matters. Nolavi tracks approval rates by tech and item so you can see what's working.

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