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title: Tampa Brake repair shops: 5 Companies, 5 Questions
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Interview edition Tampa · October 2026

# Tampa brake repair shops: 5 companies answer the same five questions

The questions homeowners actually ask, put to 5 local brake repair shops. Compare what they know, not just their stars.

- Updated **October 31, 2026**
- [How we choose and interview](https://askfivequestions.com/methodology/)

The five questions

1. What does a typical project cost?
2. How long does a typical project take?
3. What should homeowners prepare before asking for a quote?
4. What kind of work do you specialize in?
5. What expensive mistake do homeowners commonly make?

## The 5 we invited

Chosen from 100 Tampa businesses on their public record. Not a ranking.

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### [Mad Hatter Muffler and Brake](https://askfivequestions.com/business/mad-hatter-muffler-and-brake-tampa/)

★ 4.9 (1225 reviews) · Tampa

 - Operating status checked

Ask for a quote from Mad Hatter Muffler and Brake

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### [Clarke Automotive](https://askfivequestions.com/business/clarke-automotive-tampa/)

★ 4.8 (1120 reviews) · Brandon

 - Operating status checked

Ask for a quote from Clarke Automotive

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### [Hancock Tire & Auto](https://askfivequestions.com/business/hancock-tire-auto-tampa/)

★ 4.7 (1193 reviews) · Riverview

 - Operating status checked

Ask for a quote from Hancock Tire & Auto

### Also interviewed in Tampa

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#### [Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers](https://askfivequestions.com/business/express-oil-change-tire-engineers-tampa/)

★ 4.9 (4242 reviews) · Tampa

 - Operating status checked

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#### [Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers](https://askfivequestions.com/business/g-30786cd18083a3a4/)

★ 4.9 (1530 reviews) · Tampa

 - Operating status checked

**Interviews in progress.** Answers appear once each owner approves the final text.

## Why we ask these five

1.

### Cost

Prices on websites are rare and rarely comparable.

2.

### Time

A schedule tells you how a business plans.

3.

### Prepare

A better first conversation gets you a firmer price.

4.

### Specialty

Most businesses say they do everything.

5.

### Mistakes

Businesses see the same mistakes again and again.

## Ready to talk to one of the 5?

Send one short request, with your own question if you like, to the businesses you choose.

### Contact one or more of the 5

Send to

Only the businesses you tick receive your details, and each replies directly. We may receive a fee from a business for each request; it never affects who is chosen. [How we make money](https://askfivequestions.com/how-we-make-money/).

## The facts behind the answers

Rules and records behind what the businesses tell you.

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Median home value

$420,400

Median value of owner-occupied homes (ACS table B25077).

Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25077?g=160XX00US1271000) · 2020–2024

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Homes built before 1990

 55.7%

101,687 of 182,425 housing units were built in 1989 or earlier (ACS table B25034, year structure built).

Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US1271000) · 2020–2024

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Households in Tampa

166,278

Occupied housing units (one household per occupied home), ACS table B25003.

Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US1271000) · 2020–2024

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Atlantic hurricane season

June 1 to November 30

An average season (1991–2020) has 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.

Source: [NOAA National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Climatology](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/) · 1991–2020 climate period

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Median year homes were built

1985

Half of all housing units were built before this year (ACS table B25035).

Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=160XX00US1271000) · 2020–2024

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Owner-occupied homes

 50.3%

83,683 of 166,278 occupied homes are lived in by their owners (ACS table B25003).

Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US1271000) · 2020–2024

Figures from public sources, checked October 31, 2026. Facts marked “Sample figure” illustrate what our data pipeline will fill in from the named source; they are not real counts.

## Brake repair shops questions, answered

### How did the editors choose these brake repair shops in Tampa?

Editors shortlist businesses with strong ratings and enough reviews, check their records, and choose the final picks against the published criteria. We compared 100 brake repair shops for Tampa. Paid placements never change the order.

### Which of these brake repair shops in Tampa has the best reviews?

Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers has a 4.9 rating from 4242 public reviews, the highest on this page.

### Are these brake repair shops licensed?

5 of the 5 businesses here had their state license checked against public records. Each profile shows the source and the date of the check.

### How many quotes should I get for brake repair shops in Tampa?

Get at least three. Use the quote form on this page: only the businesses you tick receive your request.

## How this page was made

[Read the full methodology](https://askfivequestions.com/methodology/)

1. **100**

### Businesses checked

2. **5**

### Chosen on their record

3. **5 × 5**

### Same questions

4. **120**

### Words max, owner-approved

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