Mechanic and Tyre Shop in Underwood

Your car serviced, your tyres fitted and your repairs quoted in writing before any work starts. Logbook servicing from $140 and tyres fitted from $90 as at 2026, at 6 Darnick Street, two minutes off the Pacific Motorway.

Home / Our Workshops / Underwood | Updated 13 October 2026

If you are looking for a mechanic in Underwood, you probably want three things. You want to know what the job will cost before you agree to it, you want your car back when you were told, and you want to be spoken to plainly. This page answers the questions you would ask at the counter, prices included, so you can decide before you pick up the phone.

Singh Mechanic Workshop & Tyre Underwood opened on Monday 12 October 2026 at 6 Darnick Street. You may know the team as Singh Mechanic, Singh Auto Repair or Singh Tyres, the same people who have looked after Beenleigh drivers for over a decade. Here you can book logbook servicing, brakes, tyres, wheel alignments, auto electrical repairs and hybrid and EV servicing under one roof. As an opening offer, you receive a free interior vacuum with any logbook service at Underwood.

How much does a car service cost in Underwood?

A logbook service at Underwood starts from $140 for a standard car as at 2026, and a major service starts from $440. Your price moves with three things: how much oil your engine takes and which grade it needs, which filters and fluids fall due at that interval, and whether you drive a European or diesel model with dearer parts. That is why you receive an itemised quote for your own car before any work begins.

Every from price is listed below, so you can hold it against any other quote you have. Queensland’s Office of Fair Trading advises you to get at least two written quotes for any repair, and you should. A quote that itemises parts and labour is easy for you to compare line by line, while a verbal estimate is not.

Service	Price as at 2026	Good to know
Logbook service	From $140	To your manufacturer's schedule with your logbook stamped, on all makes including European
Major service	From $440	The longer interval items on top of your logbook service
Hybrid and EV servicing	From $140	Your battery health reported to you in writing
Tyres fitted and balanced	From $90	New tyres supplied, fitted and balanced
Wheel alignment	$60 to $99	Front wheels or all four
Brake repairs	From $180	Wear measured and shown to you before quoting
Air conditioning regas	From $150	Regas and leak check
Battery replacement	From $150	Your battery and charging system tested first
Diagnostics	$99	The cause confirmed before any repair is quoted
Timing belt replacement	From $550	Water pump and tensioners checked at the same time
Clutch replacement	From $1,000	Quoted after inspection
Suspension repairs	From $550	Shocks, struts, bushes and steering components
Radiator and cooling system repairs	Quoted after inspection	Your system is pressure tested to find the leak first
Auto electrical repairs	Quoted after diagnosis	Alternators, starter motors and wiring faults
Pre purchase inspection	$180	An independent check before you buy a used car

A from price is the starting point for a standard car. If your car needs more, you see the reason in writing and you decide what goes ahead.

★★★★★

Was quoted over $8000 for something that wasn’t the issue, singh fixed my car for under $800, 10% of what other people are charging.

Benjamin Avramis (Google)

How often should you service your car?

Follow your logbook. It states the exact interval for your model, and for many cars that is every 12 months or every 10,000 to 15,000 km, whichever comes first. If you tow, sit in stop start traffic on Logan Road or make lots of short trips, your logbook may list a shorter severe use interval.

What is a logbook service? It is the list of checks and replacements your manufacturer set for that age and distance, carried out in full and stamped in your book. A minor service covers your oil, oil filter and a safety inspection. A major service adds the longer interval items, such as spark plugs, coolant, brake fluid and transmission fluid, when your logbook calls for them.

Can you service your car at an independent mechanic while it is under warranty? Yes. The ACCC states that “consumers can choose an independent repairer to service and repair their vehicle“. What you should check is that the service follows your logbook and that you keep the itemised invoice, which is why you receive both here. If your car came with a dealer capped price plan, compare that price before you choose, because it can be the cheaper option for the early services.

How do you choose a good mechanic in Underwood?

Ask the same six questions of every workshop you are considering, this one included. The answers tell you more than any advertisement. You have several capable mechanics within a few kilometres of Underwood, so use the table to compare them fairly.

Question to ask	Why it matters to you	Our answer
Will you give me a written, itemised quote first?	You can compare it line by line, and nothing on the invoice surprises you	Yes, before any work begins
Will you call me before doing any extra work?	Fair Trading says you should authorise all repairs, including work added to the original quote	Yes, every time
Can I have my old parts back?	You see exactly what was replaced. Ask before the work starts	Yes, tell us when you book
What warranty do I get?	A warranty in writing protects you if a part fails	6 months on parts and labour
Are you open on Saturday?	You do not have to take time off work	Yes, 8:00am to 5:30pm
Do you work on my make?	The right scan tools and service data matter for your car	All makes, including hybrid, EV and European

★★★★★

The nicest and most genuine mechanic I’ve ever met. He spoke to me clearly and patiently, not in a condescending way, as is common when talking to a woman.

Victoria Stansfield (Google)

When are we not the right choice for you? If your car needs smash repairs or paintwork, you need a panel beater. If your car is still inside a dealer capped price plan, check that price first. And if you would like to wait on site, know that Underwood has no customer waiting lounge, so plan to drop your car off and collect it later.

You deserve to hear that before you book and not after. The fault is found first with a $99 diagnostic, the cause is explained to you in plain language, and the quote is built on that cause.

Where can you get tyres fitted in Underwood?

Right here. Underwood is a tyre shop as well as a mechanic, so you can have new tyres fitted and balanced from $90 as at 2026. A wheel alignment costs $60 for the front wheels or $99 for all four, and it is worth doing with new tyres so they wear evenly.

When should you replace your tyres? Look for the tread wear indicators, the small bars moulded across the grooves. Once your tread sits level with those bars, the tyre is finished. Queensland also sets a legal minimum tread depth, and our tyre fitting guide explains the rule and how you can check it yourself.

Not sure whether you need tyres yet? Bring your car in and the tread is measured and the wear pattern checked, then you are told plainly. A nail in the tread can often be repaired for about $40, while damage to the sidewall means the tyre must be replaced. Because the mechanics and the tyre fitters share one workshop, uneven wear gets traced to its cause, so you do not pay for tyres twice.

Where is the Underwood workshop, and how do you get here?

You will find the workshop at 6 Darnick Street, Underwood QLD 4119, two minutes off the Pacific Motorway. In a straight line you are about 400 metres from Underwood Marketplace on Logan Road, 1.3 km from Bunnings Underwood on Compton Road and 4 km from IKEA Logan. Coming from the north, Westfield Mt Gravatt is about 6 km away. Open directions in Google Maps and it will route you from wherever you are.

You can drop your car off from 8:00am, Monday to Saturday, and the doors close at 5:30pm. Most customers leave the car and collect it later that day. Springwood bus station is about 1.3 km away if you need to get to work, and the Translink journey planner shows you the next service. If you are a regular customer, you can also ask about a courtesy car when you book.

The closest suburbs are Springwood, Rochedale South, Slacks Creek, Kuraby, Eight Mile Plains, Woodridge, Daisy Hill and Kingston.

Underwood or Beenleigh, which workshop should you book?

Book whichever is closer to you, because both workshops give you the same services, the same hours and the same 6 month parts and labour warranty. The table sets the two side by side.

	Underwood	Beenleigh
Address	6 Darnick Street, Underwood QLD 4119	Unit 2/103 Harburg Drive, Beenleigh QLD 4207
Phone	0452 229 713	0403 041 313
Hours	Monday to Saturday, 8:00am to 5:30pm	Monday to Saturday, 8:00am to 5:30pm
Closest suburbs	Springwood, Rochedale South, Slacks Creek, Kuraby, Eight Mile Plains	Eagleby, Holmview, Mount Warren Park, Loganholme, Waterford
Good to know	The larger workshop, and the home of hybrid and EV servicing	The original workshop, and where safety certificates are issued

One difference matters if you are selling a car. In Queensland only an approved inspection station can issue a safety certificate, and ours is at Beenleigh, so book your safety certificate there. You can see both workshops side by side on the workshops page.

Why do drivers choose Singh at Underwood?

Diagnosed before it is quoted

The $99 diagnostic finds the fault, then the quote is built on the cause.

An itemised quote you approve first

Parts, labour and total in writing before a part is ordered for your car.

Mechanic and tyre shop under one roof

Your servicing, repairs, tyres and alignment in one visit.

Open Saturdays until 5:30pm

A full trading day, so you do not lose a work day.

Six months parts and labour warranty

Your repair backed in writing.

Two minutes off the motorway

Darnick Street, Underwood, with courtesy cars for regular customers.

English and Punjabi spoken

Your quote and your finished job explained either way.

All makes, including hybrid and European

Serviced to your manufacturer's schedule with your logbook stamped.

What happens when you book at Underwood?

You call 0452 229 713 or book online and say what your car is doing.
You drop your car at 6 Darnick Street from 8:00am.
The fault is diagnosed first, then you receive an itemised quote. Nothing starts until you approve it.
You collect your car, usually the same day for a service, with your invoice, your stamped logbook and a 6 month warranty on repairs.

Underwood opened on 12 October 2026, so its own Google reviews are only beginning. The team is the one behind more than 250 Google reviews at Beenleigh, with a rating above 4.5 stars and a 2026 AutoGuru Top Mechanic award, and you can read more of them on the Why Us page. The review below is from a Beenleigh customer.

★★★★★

Very refreshing to have good communication from the mechanics and to have fair pricing and realistic options.

Michelle Bourletsikas (Google)