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Lab study · Car repair in Sofia

Which Garage in Sofia Does AI Recommend?

We asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity four questions about garages in Sofia, three times each, and searched the same questions on Google from Sofia. Between them the assistants named 134 garages. Not one was named by all three.

The questions: „Кой е добър автосервиз в София?“ (Which is a good car repair garage in Sofia?); „Автосервиз в София, на който може да се има доверие“ (A car repair garage in Sofia you can trust); „Евтин и коректен автосервиз в София?“ (A cheap and honest car repair garage in Sofia?); "Where can I get my car repaired in Sofia, Bulgaria?".

  • 36 AI answers
  • 134 named
  • 0 by all three
  • 95 by Gemini

Same question, four different answers

Pick a question. These are the names each assistant gave the first time we asked, in their order, next to Google's map for the same search in Sofia. A glowing name came up in more than one answer.

We asked

„Кой е добър автосервиз в София?“

Which is a good car repair garage in Sofia?

ChatGPT

  1. Експрес 2Also named in another answer
  2. M&V Service
  3. Shondy's Garage
  4. AutoXpert
  5. Автосервиз „При Данчо“Also named in another answer

Gemini

  1. Bosch Car Service
  2. Bosch Авто Плюс
  3. Супер Дизел
  4. D&N Сервизи
  5. Motoexpert
  6. Трансексперт

Perplexity

  1. Автосервиз „При Данчо“Also named in another answer
  2. CAR’S POINT
  3. „В Плюс Три“
  4. AUTOCLINIC BG

Google's map

  1. Експрес 2Also named in another answer
  2. D-Bros Automotive
  3. Автомобилен Сервиз Ванчоте

We asked

„Автосервиз в София, на който може да се има доверие“

A car repair garage in Sofia you can trust

ChatGPT

  1. M&V Service
  2. Експрес 2
  3. Автосервиз „При Данчо“Also named in another answer
  4. Bosch Car ServiceAlso named in another answer
  5. AutoXpert

Gemini

  1. Трансексперт
  2. D-Bros Automotive
  3. Bosch Car ServiceAlso named in another answer
  4. Overdrive
  5. Mirafiori Team
  6. Bova Car

Perplexity

  1. Автосервиз „При Данчо“Also named in another answer
  2. Spasoff Garage
  3. Auto Kotevi
  4. BMW сервиз „Ясен“
  5. Омбре
  6. Heed 97

Google's map

Google showed no map for this search.

We asked

„Евтин и коректен автосервиз в София?“

A cheap and honest car repair garage in Sofia?

ChatGPT

  1. Q-Service М и М Ауто 96
  2. Влъчков РТ сервиз
  3. Еспас Ауто

Gemini

  1. Трансексперт
  2. Bosch Car Service
  3. D-Bros Automotive
  4. Стрек
  5. Автосервиз Алекс Дяволът
  6. Диана

Perplexity

  1. „В Плюс Три“
  2. Cars-Help
  3. Niki Auto
  4. Pitstop Garage
  5. Специализиран сервиз „Ясен“

Google's map

  1. Експрес 2
  2. Автосервиз "Добри"
  3. Автосервиз МБ1-Ауто

We asked

„Where can I get my car repaired in Sofia, Bulgaria?“

ChatGPT

  1. Експрес 2
  2. M&V Service
  3. Shondy's Garage
  4. Bosch Car Service
  5. AUTOCLINIC BG

Gemini

  1. Motoexpert
  2. HEED Auto
  3. AutoBOX / Premio / Primex
  4. DAR Auto Service (Дар Ауто)
  5. Overdrive
  6. VAG Auto Service

Perplexity

  1. Autocenter Kometa
  2. Unique Auto ServicesAlso named in another answer
  3. Angel’s AutoAlso named in another answer
  4. Expert Service
  5. NiRa Mobile Auto Service
  6. Kia Bulgaria

Google's map

  1. Auto Repair Service
  2. Unique Auto ServicesAlso named in another answer
  3. Angel’s AutoAlso named in another answer

First of three runs, 30 October 2026. ChatGPT as people see it in Bulgaria; Gemini and Perplexity with web search on; Google searched from Sofia.

How much do they agree?

Across all 36 answers, Gemini named 95, ChatGPT 19 and Perplexity 26. The middle is empty: nobody was named by all three.

1592211320
  • ChatGPT
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity
  • All three
  • Only ChatGPT: 15
  • Only Gemini: 92
  • Only Perplexity: 21
  • ChatGPT and Gemini: 1
  • ChatGPT and Perplexity: 3
  • Gemini and Perplexity: 2
  • All three: 0

The most named garages in Sofia

Named most often across all 36 AI answers, which assistants named them, and whether Google's map showed them for any of our searches.
#BusinessAnswers it was inWho named itOn Google's map
1Bosch Car Servicenamed under 5 spellings11ChatGPT: YesGemini: YesPerplexity: NoNo
2D-Bros Automotive11ChatGPT: NoGemini: YesPerplexity: NoYes
3Автосервиз „При Данчо“11ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: YesNo
4Експрес 210ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: NoYes
5M&V Service9ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: NoNo
6Motoexpertnamed under 5 spellings7ChatGPT: NoGemini: YesPerplexity: NoNo
7Трансекспертnamed under 6 spellings7ChatGPT: NoGemini: YesPerplexity: NoNo
8Shondy's Garage6ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: NoNo
9Омбре6ChatGPT: NoGemini: YesPerplexity: YesNo
10„В Плюс Три“6ChatGPT: NoGemini: NoPerplexity: YesNo
11AUTOCLINIC BG5ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: YesNo
12Angel’s Autonamed under 3 spellings5ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: YesYes

A business is counted once per answer. Different spellings of the same name were joined using rules we checked by hand.

Where the assistants read about garages

The websites the assistants cited when answering these four questions, sized by how often.

  • reddit.com21 times
  • official-portal.com10 times
  • facebook.com10 times
  • autoexpress-2.com9 times
  • motointegrator.com9 times
  • zlatnafirma.eu9 times
  • topbg.org9 times
  • dzi.bg9 times
  • opelclub.bg9 times
  • mnvservice.com8 times
  • topsitebulgaria.com7 times
  • grabo.bg7 times
  • autoclinic-bg.net6 times
  • mybulgariacenter.com6 times
  • business-europe.bg6 times
  • autoservizdancho.com5 times

Lime: a business's own website. Outlined: a list, directory, booking site or forum. Crossed out: a foreign directory with nothing to do with Sofia.

Four lessons for garages in Sofia

What the assistants got wrong

What garages in Sofia can do

0 of 6 checked on your site

  1. Make your Google Business Profile complete and exact

    ChatGPT reads your rating, reviews, hours and address straight from Google Maps. Fill in every field, choose the right categories and keep your hours current.

  2. Be on the insurers' and clubs' lists

    Insurers' partner garage lists and car club forums were read by the assistants.

  3. Say why people can trust you

    Trust was the question with no Google map. Real reviews, guarantees, clear prices and photos of your work.

  4. Use one name, one phone and one address everywhere

    In Bulgarian and in Latin letters, identical on your site, Google, Facebook and every directory. Every new spelling splits you in two.

  5. Publish your prices in euro, in plain words

    Price questions were answered from pages that state prices as text. Old prices in leva are still being repeated.

  6. Ask the assistants about yourself every month

    The four questions on this page are a good start. Fix any wrong fact where it comes from.

Questions

Which garage in Sofia does AI recommend?

None was named by all three assistants. The most named were Bosch Car Service, D-Bros Automotive and Автосервиз „При Данчо“ (Pri Dancho garage), each in 11 answers.

How can garages in Sofia get recommended by ChatGPT?

ChatGPT leans on Google Maps, so start with a complete and exact Google Business Profile. Then use one name everywhere, be on the lists the assistants read for your sector, and say plainly on your own site what you do and what it costs, in euro.

How did you test this?

We asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity the four questions on this page, three times each, on 30 October 2026, and searched the same questions on Google from Sofia. The method and all the data are on the main study page.

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