--- title: "Which Garage in Sofia Does AI Recommend? Our Study" description: "We asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity about garages in Sofia 36 times. They named 134, none by all three. See who, and why." url: https://wonderworksdesign.net/lab/who-ai-recommends-in-sofia/car-repair language: en bulgarian: https://wonderworksdesign.net/bg/lab/koy-preporachva-ai-v-sofiya/avtoservizi updated: 2026-10-30 publisher: Wonder Works (Wonder Works Design Ltd), Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria --- [Lab](https://wonderworksdesign.net/lab)[Who AI recommends in Sofia](https://wonderworksdesign.net/lab/who-ai-recommends-in-sofia)Car repair 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. Good garage One you can trust Cheap and honest Asked in English We asked „Кой е добър автосервиз в София?“ Which is a good car repair garage in Sofia? ChatGPT 1. Експрес 2**Also 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 2**Also 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 Service**Also named in another answer** 5. AutoXpert Gemini 1. Трансексперт 2. D-Bros Automotive 3. Bosch Car Service**Also 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 Services**Also named in another answer** 3. Angel’s Auto**Also 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 Services**Also named in another answer** 3. Angel’s Auto**Also 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. - 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. # Business Answers it was in Who named it On Google's map 1 Bosch Car Servicenamed under 5 spellings **11** ChatGPT: YesGemini: YesPerplexity: No No 2 D-Bros Automotive **11** ChatGPT: NoGemini: YesPerplexity: No Yes 3 [Автосервиз „При Данчо“](https://autoservizdancho.com) **11** ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: Yes No 4 [Експрес 2](https://autoexpress-2.com) **10** ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: No Yes 5 [M&V Service](https://mnvservice.com) **9** ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: No No 6 Motoexpertnamed under 5 spellings **7** ChatGPT: NoGemini: YesPerplexity: No No 7 Трансекспертnamed under 6 spellings **7** ChatGPT: NoGemini: YesPerplexity: No No 8 Shondy's Garage **6** ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: No No 9 Омбре **6** ChatGPT: NoGemini: YesPerplexity: Yes No 10 „В Плюс Три“ **6** ChatGPT: NoGemini: NoPerplexity: Yes No 11 [AUTOCLINIC BG](https://autoclinic-bg.net) **5** ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: Yes No 12 Angel’s Autonamed under 3 spellings **5** ChatGPT: YesGemini: NoPerplexity: Yes Yes 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.com**21 times - **official-portal.com**10 times - **facebook.com**10 times - **autoexpress-2.com**9 times - **motointegrator.com**9 times - **zlatnafirma.eu**9 times - **topbg.org**9 times - **dzi.bg**9 times - **opelclub.bg**9 times - **mnvservice.com**8 times - **topsitebulgaria.com**7 times - **grabo.bg**7 times - **autoclinic-bg.net**6 times - **mybulgariacenter.com**6 times - **business-europe.bg**6 times - **autoservizdancho.com**5 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 - ### The least agreement of all 134 garages were named, more than in any other sector, and not one by all three assistants. Gemini alone named 95. - ### Trust is a question Google has no map for Google showed no map for "a car repair garage in Sofia you can trust". The assistants named Автосервиз „При Данчо“ (Pri Dancho garage) in 5 of 9 answers. - ### Car clubs and insurers are read Besides Reddit (21 citations), the assistants read the Opel club forum, the insurer DZI's list of partner garages, Motointegrator and Facebook pages. - ### One name, five or six spellings Bosch Car Service, Motoexpert and Трансексперт (Transexpert) were each written five or six different ways. A chain or a network is still split up by the spellings. ## What the assistants got wrong - ### One garage, five neighbourhoods - Across its answers, Gemini placed the same garage in five different parts of Sofia. ## 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. 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