Body Shops in Los Angeles County, California: 9510 Current, 2355 Delinquent BAR Registrations (2026)
Los Angeles County has 9510 current and 2355 delinquent auto repair dealer registrations on the California Bureau of Automotive Repair register (2600 collision/body classified).
9510 of California's 35251 current BAR registrations, 27.0 percent, are in Los Angeles County. Among the 57 California counties on that register, Los Angeles County ranks 1st.
Los Angeles 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.
Los Angeles County by the numbers
| Measure | Count |
|---|---|
| Current BAR registrations | 9510 |
| Delinquent registrations | 2355 |
| Collision / body-shop classified (all) | 2600 |
| Current registrations expiring within 6 months | 4166 |
The busiest cities for registered repair work in Los Angeles County: Los Angeles (1629), North Hollywood (445), Van Nuys (405), Sun Valley (315), Long Beach (259).
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 Los Angeles 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. Los Angeles County currently shows 2355 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 Los Angeles County
Every registered Los Angeles County shop appears in our California directory with its public record attached. The registry re-checks the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County compares with the rest of California
Directly below Los Angeles County on the California ranking by current registration count is San Diego County with 2645 current registrations. Collision or body-shop classification covers 21.9 percent of Los Angeles County's 11865 BAR records against 15.2 percent statewide, and delinquent registrations are 19.8 percent of them against 18.9 percent statewide. Los Angeles carries 1629 of the county's 9510 current registrations, 17.1 percent, and the register names 155 cities in Los Angeles County. Of those 9510 current registrations, 4166 fall due for renewal within six months of 2026-07-30, 43.8 percent against 41.6 percent statewide.
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