Automotive

Auto mechanic CV: example and template

This example is for car mechanics at independent garages, authorised service centres, fleet workshops and fast-fit chains, and for automotive school graduates and people who have repaired cars as a hobby.

The employer wants to know which repairs you do, which makes you know, whether you diagnose faults by computer and how many cars you handle. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: auto mechanic

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Sebastian Lis

Auto mechanic

Lublin +48 123 456 789 sebastian.lis@example.com

Professional profile

Auto mechanic with 10 years of experience at an independent garage and a company fleet workshop. I do services and repair brakes, suspension, steering, engines and timing belts, diagnose faults with a tester and replace clutches and gearboxes. I handle about 20 cars a week and talk to customers about the scope and cost of repairs.

Work experience

Auto mechanic

03.2020 - present

Company car fleet workshop, Lublin

  • Services and repairs of about 20 cars a week from a fleet of 600.
  • Brakes, suspension, steering and clutch replacement.
  • Timing belt replacement and petrol and diesel engine repairs.
  • Computer diagnostics and reading fault codes before repair.
  • Pricing repairs, ordering parts and talking to fleet managers.

Mechanic

05.2015 - 02.2020

Independent garage, Lublin

  • Repairing cars of many makes.
  • Oil, filter and tyre changes.
  • Preparing cars for the roadworthiness test.

Education

Motor vehicle technician

2010 - 2014

Automotive Technical School in Lublin

Skills

  • Routine services
  • Brakes, suspension and steering
  • Engines and timing belts
  • Clutches and gearboxes
  • Computer diagnostics
  • Pricing repairs

Training and licences

  • Diesel engine diagnostics training, 2021
  • Automatic gearbox repair training, 2023
  • Driving licence, categories B and C

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Own full tool set

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How to write an auto mechanic CV

Professional summary

Write which repairs you do, which makes you know and which garage or service centre you work at. Add computer diagnostics and harder repairs, for example engines or gearboxes, because they set an experienced mechanic apart. The number of cars a week shows your pace.

Automotive technical school graduate after a placement at a garage. I change oil, filters, pads and discs, helped with suspension repairs and know the basics of computer diagnostics. I am looking for work as a junior mechanic.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe types of repairs, makes, the number of cars, diagnostics and customer contact. Show independence, for example pricing and ordering parts. Add training if you have it.

Weaker: Repairing cars.

Better: Services and repairs of about 20 cars a week from a fleet of 600.

Weaker: Engines.

Better: Timing belt replacement and petrol and diesel engine repairs.

Weaker: Diagnostics.

Better: Computer diagnostics and reading fault codes before repair.

Skills worth listing

List types of repairs, systems, diagnostics and tools. In your soft skills show accuracy, independence and honest conversations with customers about costs.

Professional skills

  • Services
  • Brakes and suspension
  • Engines
  • Gearboxes
  • Diagnostics
  • Pricing

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Independence
  • Honesty
  • Problem solving
  • Customer contact

Training and licences

List training in diagnostics, gearbox repair, injection systems and hybrids, and your driving licence if you collect customers' cars. At authorised service centres manufacturer training counts.

Mechanic CV with no experience

Describe your school, placements and your own repairs, for example your car or motorbike. Give the tasks you do on your own.

Start as a mechanic's mate or at a fast-fit centre. Write that you want to learn diagnostics.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

An independent garage looks for many makes and independence, an authorised service centre for manufacturer training and the factory tester, and a fleet workshop for pace and work with fleet managers. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on an auto mechanic CV

Questions and answers

What should an auto mechanic put on a CV?

Types of repairs, makes, the number of cars, diagnostics, harder repairs, pricing, training and a driving licence.

Can you become a mechanic with no experience?

Yes, as a mate or at a fast-fit centre. On your CV show your school and the tasks you know.

Is computer diagnostics worth listing?

Yes, it is a basic skill at every garage today.

Does a category C licence help a mechanic?

Yes, at fleet and van workshops it is sometimes required for test drives.

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