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Consent is not required to buy anything. Reply STOP to opt out. Have Maya call me To opt in here, pick your industry, enter your mobile number and tick the consent box above. Top Rated Cities and our assistant Maya may then text and call you about your request, including with an automated or AI voice. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. We do not share your mobile information with third parties or affiliates for marketing. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help. See our [privacy policy](https://topratedcities.com/privacy). ## How to pick an auto body shop in Lakeland After an accident, the right body shop works with your insurer, matches the paint exactly, and guarantees the repair. Cheapest is rarely best when it is your car's structure. Polk County is booming faster than almost anywhere in America, and Lakeland's new rooftops and old bungalows both need pros who show up. When you compare auto body and collision shops in Lakeland, ask every one of them the same three questions: are you licensed and insured for this exact work, who is actually showing up (your crew or a sub), and what does the warranty cover in writing. Searching for auto body and collision shops near me in Lakeland? Everyone ranked below serves Lakeland and the surrounding neighborhoods, including Winter Haven, Auburndale, Bartow, Mulberry, Plant City, Lake Wales. Check the address and service area on a listing before you call, because the closest one is not always the one a search engine puts first. How we rank these Lakeland businesses Today this order comes from public Google ratings and review volume, and nothing else. - **A quality floor.** At least a 4.0 rating and 15 or more reviews to be listed at all. - **Confidence, not just stars.** A thin rating gets pulled toward the typical rating for its own category, in proportion to how few reviews back it up; a well-reviewed rating is trusted almost entirely as is. A 4.9 from 7 reviews is a weaker claim than a 4.5 from 890, and the order says so. - **Recent counts for more.** A five star review from four years ago is not evidence about the crew working today. - **One customer, one voice,** and a burst of reviews in a single day counts for less than the same reviews earned over a month. - **Local means local.** A business has to actually serve Lakeland to be listed here. We measure the distance from the business to the city and drop the ones that are really in another market, which is why you will not see a clinic an hour away sitting above the one down the road. - **The ranked order is not for sale.** No business can pay to move up in the numbered list. Every position in it is earned on public ratings and review volume and nothing else. - **Featured is a labelled spotlight, not a rank.** The starred card above the rankings is reserved for businesses that have recently joined Top Rated. A new client can be excellent and still have a short review history, and the numbers alone would bury them for months, so the spotlight gives them visibility while that history builds. It carries no position number, it never moves anyone in the numbered list below it, and it is clearly marked every time it appears. We also rotate it: promotions and seasonal events cycle different clients through the slot, so it is a turn in the spotlight rather than a permanent purchase. **What is changing.** We are adding a second signal: reviews left here by customers whose job we can actually trace. It is built and published below so you can see it before it counts, and it is not part of the order yet. A review will count more when we can prove the job happened, not because it was left on our site. How much each kind of review counts - 1.6x**Verified job** A Top Rated review from a customer whose job we can trace: we brokered the lead, the work was booked, and the review came after the job. - 1.2x**Verified account** A Top Rated review from a real, signed-in account that we cannot tie to a specific job. - 1x**Google** A public Google review. This is the baseline and it is not discounted. - 0x**Unverified** Anything we cannot stand behind. Shown if we show it, counts for nothing. Still curious? [The full methodology](/methodology/) and [the FAQ](/faq/). ## The full Lakeland ranking Show independents only 1 [Excel Collision By Bernie Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/excel-collision-by-bernie/) ★★★★★ 5 · 121 Google reviews · 1025 Pisgah Pl [View profile](/biz/excel-collision-by-bernie/) [Call](tel:+18639373895) Unclaimed - is this yours? 2 [Jeff's Auto Body Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/jeff-s-auto-body/) ★★★★★ 5 · 60 Google reviews · 912 W Main St [View profile](/biz/jeff-s-auto-body/) [Call](tel:+18636884646) Unclaimed - is this yours? 3 [CARSTAR Autobody Resurrection South Lakeland](/biz/carstar-autobody-resurrection-south-lakeland/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 176 Google reviews · 500 Commerce Dr [View profile](/biz/carstar-autobody-resurrection-south-lakeland/) [Call](tel:+18639379010) [Website](https://www.carstar.com/locations/fl/lakeland-15491/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 4 [Autobody Resurrection CARSTAR](/biz/autobody-resurrection-carstar/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 618 Google reviews · 1203 George Jenkins Blvd [View profile](/biz/autobody-resurrection-carstar/) [Call](tel:+18636888158) [Website](https://www.carstar.com/locations/fl/lakeland-15099/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 5 [Grand Slam Collision LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/grand-slam-collision-llc/) ★★★★★ 5 · 18 Google reviews · 2108 Old Tampa Hwy [View profile](/biz/grand-slam-collision-llc/) [Call](tel:+18633627795) [Website](http://grandslamcollision.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 6 [Lakeland Collision](/biz/lakeland-collision/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 67 Google reviews · 2740 Industrial Park Dr [View profile](/biz/lakeland-collision/) [Call](tel:+18637096320) [Website](https://lakeland-collision.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 7 [Gerber Collision & Glass](/biz/gerber-collision-glass/) ★★★★½ 4.7 · 170 Google reviews · 930 Griffin Rd [View profile](/biz/gerber-collision-glass/) [Call](tel:+18636887897) [Website](https://www.gerbercollision.com/locations/lakeland-fl?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 8 [Lakeland Body Shop & Collision Center Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/lakeland-body-shop-collision-center/) ★★★★½ 4.7 · 72 Google reviews · 1430 W. Memorial Blvd.` [View profile](/biz/lakeland-body-shop-collision-center/) [Call](tel:+18635839252) [Website](http://lakelandbodyshop.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 9 [Pro Body Shop Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/pro-body-shop/) ★★★★½ 4.7 · 33 Google reviews · 125 N Eastside Dr [View profile](/biz/pro-body-shop/) [Call](tel:+18636659490) [Website](http://www.probodyshoplakeland.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 10 [Florida mobile autobody dent repair Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/florida-mobile-autobody-dent-repair/) ★★★★½ 4.6 · 25 Google reviews · 5060 Asbury Parke Dr [View profile](/biz/florida-mobile-autobody-dent-repair/) [Call](tel:+18632763882) [Website](https://florida-mobile-auto-body.my.canva.site/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 11 [Classic Collision](/biz/classic-collision/) ★★★★½ 4.6 · 227 Google reviews · 4425 US-92 [View profile](/biz/classic-collision/) [Call](tel:+18636060100) [Website](https://classiccollision.com/locations/classic-collision-east-lakeland/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 12 [Caliber Collision](/biz/caliber-collision/) ★★★★½ 4.6 · 409 Google reviews · 2100 Griffin Rd [View profile](/biz/caliber-collision/) [Call](tel:+18634573676) [Website](https://www.caliber.com/find-a-location/lakeland?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 13 [Francisco's Collision Center Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/francisco-s-collision-center/) ★★★★½ 4.5 · 94 Google reviews · 831 N Wabash Ave [View profile](/biz/francisco-s-collision-center/) [Call](tel:+18636832680) [Website](https://franciscos.cc/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 14 [New Age Auto Painting & Collision Repair Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/new-age-auto-painting-collision-repair/) ★★★★½ 4.5 · 138 Google reviews · 2409 US-92 [View profile](/biz/new-age-auto-painting-collision-repair/) [Call](tel:+18639409818) [Website](https://newageautopainting.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 15 [Douglas Collision Center Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/douglas-collision-center/) ★★★★½ 4.5 · 426 Google reviews · 7820 US Hwy 98 N [View profile](/biz/douglas-collision-center/) [Call](tel:+18638534246) [Website](https://douglascollision.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 16 [Maurice's Auto Body, Inc. Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/maurice-s-auto-body-inc/) ★★★★½ 4.5 · 545 Google reviews · 2940 Drane Field Rd [View profile](/biz/maurice-s-auto-body-inc/) [Call](tel:+18636473143) [Website](https://www.mauricesautobody.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 17 [FINAL TOUCH COLLISION LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/final-touch-collision-llc/) ★★★★ 4.4 · 122 Google reviews · 4349 US-92 [View profile](/biz/final-touch-collision-llc/) [Call](tel:+18632806621) Unclaimed - is this yours? 18 [Dallas Automotive Paint & Body Inc Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/dallas-automotive-paint-body-inc/) ★★★★ 4.4 · 127 Google reviews · 2915 Swindell Rd [View profile](/biz/dallas-automotive-paint-body-inc/) [Call](tel:+18636838860) [Website](https://autobodylakeland.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 19 [Meisner Paint & Body Inc Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/meisner-paint-body-inc/) ★★★★ 4.4 · 128 Google reviews · 925 N Massachusetts Ave [View profile](/biz/meisner-paint-body-inc/) [Call](tel:+18636878642) Unclaimed - is this yours? Ratings and review counts sourced from Google. Businesses shown are the highest-rated in Lakeland; owners can claim and verify their listing free. ## Auto Body & Collision in Lakeland: common questions ### Who are the best auto body and collision shops in Lakeland? Based on Google ratings and review volume as of October 2026, the top rated auto body and collision shops in Lakeland are Excel Collision By Bernie, Jeff's Auto Body, CARSTAR Autobody Resurrection South Lakeland. See the live ranked list, ratings, and contact details on this page. ### How do I find auto body and collision shops near me in Lakeland? Every company ranked on this page serves Lakeland and the surrounding area, including Winter Haven, Auburndale, Bartow, Mulberry, Plant City, Lake Wales. Open any listing for its address, phone number and service area, then call the two or three closest to you. Distance is worth checking yourself: the nearest auto body shop is not automatically the best one, so this page ranks on rating and review volume first and leaves proximity to you. ### How do I choose an auto body shop in Lakeland? After an accident, the right body shop works with your insurer, matches the paint exactly, and guarantees the repair. Cheapest is rarely best when it is your car's structure. ## Are you a top-rated Lakeland pro? Listings and claims are free. Early claimants receive Premium at no charge, a $297 value, after confirmation. No purchase is required. [Claim your free listing](#) Prefer to talk? Call or text the Top Rated directory on [(813) 454-0813](tel:+18134540813). This is our number, not the number of any business listed here. Related in Lakeland: [Moving Companies](/moving/) · [Junk Removal & Hauling](/junk-removal/) · [Commercial & Janitorial Cleaning](/commercial-cleaning/) · [Locksmith & Security](/locksmith/)