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Auto Repair · Forked River - Lacey
Auto Repair Shops in Forked River – Lacey, NJ
Every auto repair shop in Lacey Township (Forked River), Ocean Township (Waretown) and Barnegat Township, with “Best For” and “NJ state inspection, as published” for each, checked November 2026.
The Guide: Auto Repair Shops in Forked River – Lacey, NJ
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This is not a ranking.
| Shop | Based in | Makes and specialties, as published | NJ state inspection, as published | Services, as published | Best For | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex’s Automotive | Lanoka Harbor, NJ | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Cliff’s Import Auto Services | Barnegat, NJ | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Experienced Automotive | Lanoka Harbor, NJ | Not published | Performs state inspections, as published | Auto repairs · Maintenance | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Kenny Dean’s LLC. Import Service Center | Waretown, NJ | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Lacey Auto Care | Forked River, NJ | Not published | Performs state inspections, as published | Auto repair · Maintenance · Oil changes · Brakes | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Mastercraft Discount Auto & Tire | Waretown, NJ | Not published | Not published | Engine Service · Brake Repair · Tires & Tire Repair | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| McGuire Automotive | Forked River, NJ | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Midnight Performance | Barnegat, NJ | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| OTA Automotive Service Center | Lanoka Harbor, NJ | Acura, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Kia, Lexus | Not published | Make-specific repair (Acura, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Kia, Lexus) · Lift Kits & More | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Petty Motorworks LLC | Waretown, NJ | Domestic vehicles, including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Hummer, Jeep | Not published | Auto Repair · Check Engine Light · Drivetrain Repair · Hybrid Repair | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Quality Tire & Auto | Barnegat, NJ | Not published | Not published | Battery Replacement · Brake Service · Engine Repair · Oil Change | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| Ryan’s Servicenter | Lanoka Harbor, NJ | Not published | Not published | Oil changes · Brakes · Diagnostics | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| TAB Transmissions and Automotive Specialists | Forked River, NJ | Not published | Not published | Transmission and Automotive Repair | Not published | Nov 2026 |
| VTA Performance | Barnegat, NJ | A variety of makes and models; classic car repair | Not published | Axle, CV Joint & Driveshaft Repair · Diesel Engine Repair · Classic Car Performance & Restoration · Custom Exhausts | Classic car repair | Nov 2026 |
Towns, makes, inspection wording, and services are each shop’s own, taken from its own website or Google Business Profile in November 2026. Not published means the source we read does not say.
Franchised dealer service departments
No franchised dealer service department sits inside Lacey Township (Forked River), Ocean Township (Waretown) and Barnegat Township on our reading.
Common Questions
Is this every auto repair shop in these towns?
No list like this is ever complete or permanent. This page reflects what each shop’s own website or Google Business Profile said as of November 2026, and it is checked periodically. If you know of a shop that should be here, use the correction address at the bottom of the page.
Are national chains included?
No. National chains, and businesses that do only tires, oil changes, glass, or body and collision work, are not in the shop tables. Franchised dealerships are in their own table.
Does a business have to pay to be listed?
No. Every business on this page is here by meeting the same test, described at the start of the page.
Do these shops do New Jersey state inspections?
The inspection column reads Performs state inspections, as published only where a shop’s own pages say so. Not published means the pages we read do not say either way. The state’s inspection information is linked under Additional Resources.
Page built and verified: November 2026.
About This Guide
This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Auto repair shops appear here because they meet the criteria described above — a garage at a street address in Lacey Township (Forked River), Ocean Township (Waretown) and Barnegat Township, general mechanical repair, its own website or its own Google Business Profile, and independent ownership rather than a national chain. That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. No business can pay to be included in this guide, to be listed higher, or to change what the table says about it. Businesses are listed alphabetically, and every detail in the table was verified against each business’s own website or Google Business Profile in November 2026.
Everything under the heading that begins this guide is governed by the rules above, on every guide we publish. Garden State Circle is supported by the businesses that participate in it. Participation pays for our ongoing work: keeping a business’s entry accurate, re-checking its record, and publishing a page of its own details that the business maintains. There is no paid placement in this guide. Participation does not buy a place here, a position here, or anything the comparison table says. Where a row carries a verification date, that is when we last checked that business’s record ourselves. A row without one has not been checked recently — that is a fact about our work, not about the business.
Garden State Circle is published in New Jersey by Tiffany and Jake Slowinski and covers Lacey Township (Forked River), Ocean Township (Waretown) and Barnegat Township. Contact the publisher at jake@gardenstatecircle.com. How every guide is made, in one place: how every guide is made.
How to Use This Guide
This guide lists the independent auto repair shops with a garage in Lacey Township (Forked River), Ocean Township (Waretown) and Barnegat Township. The list is alphabetical.
Each shop’s row shows the town it is based in, the makes and specialties its own pages name, whether those pages say it performs New Jersey state inspections, and the services it lists. Best For is a short note on the vehicles or work the shop highlights on its own pages. Where a shop’s pages do not say, the cell reads Not published. The last column shows the month we checked that shop’s record.
This guide covers Lacey Township (Forked River), Ocean Township (Waretown) and Barnegat Township. A shop is listed when it has a garage at a street address in those towns, does general mechanical repair, has its own website or its own Google Business Profile, and is independent rather than part of a national chain.
Something out of date?
This guide is maintained. If anything here is wrong or has changed — a name, an address, a service, or whether a shop has closed — tell us and we will check it. Businesses listed here are welcome to write in directly.
And if you run an auto repair shop with a garage in Lacey Township (Forked River), Ocean Township (Waretown) and Barnegat Township that should be on this list and is not: the test is the same one every shop here met — a garage at a street address in those towns, general mechanical repair, your own website or Google Business Profile, and independent ownership. Show us that and you go on the page.
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This is not a ranking.
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