Body Shops in Imperial County, California: 120 Current, 28 Delinquent BAR Registrations (2026)
Imperial County has 120 current and 28 delinquent auto repair dealer registrations on the California Bureau of Automotive Repair register (15 collision/body classified).
120 of California's 35251 current BAR registrations, 0.3 percent, are in Imperial County. Among the 57 California counties on that register, Imperial County ranks 35th.
Imperial County's figures below are computed from the California Bureau of Automotive Repair register, the state's own record of the auto repair dealers it registers, re-verified nightly and read on 2026-07-30.
Imperial County by the numbers
| Measure | Count |
|---|---|
| Current BAR registrations | 120 |
| Delinquent registrations | 28 |
| Collision / body-shop classified (all) | 15 |
| Current registrations expiring within 6 months | 55 |
The busiest cities for registered repair work in Imperial County: El Centro (73), Calexico (19), Brawley (16), Imperial (11), Heber (1).
California requires a repair shop to hold a state licence or registration: the Bureau of Automotive Repair issues it under Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 9884.6, and it is not collision-specific: the same credential covers general repair. That is the state credential behind the Imperial County numbers above; the register is the fourteen states that license body shops.
What a delinquent registration means
A delinquent status on the BAR register means the shop's registration renewal has lapsed in the state's records. Imperial County currently shows 28 of them. Before booking, check the shop yourself through the state's license search at the Department of Consumer Affairs, or follow our step-by-step guide to verifying a California body shop license.
Find a verified shop in Imperial County
Every registered Imperial County shop appears in our California directory with its public record attached. The registry re-checks the Imperial County records against state and federal sources nightly; here's how the data is built.
Statewide context and every other county: see California body shops by county.
How Imperial County compares with the rest of California
Directly above Imperial County on the California ranking by current registration count is Madera County with 126 current registrations, and directly below it is Nevada County with 110. Collision or body-shop classification covers 10.1 percent of Imperial County's 148 BAR records against 15.2 percent statewide, and delinquent registrations are 18.9 percent of them against 18.9 percent statewide. El Centro carries 73 of the county's 120 current registrations, 60.8 percent, and the register names 5 cities in Imperial County. Of those 120 current registrations, 55 fall due for renewal within six months of 2026-07-30, 45.8 percent against 41.6 percent statewide.
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