Bodyshop audit software from vehicle intake to delivery

Yes. A single collision centre can use it to hold its own repair standard, and a group can compare every shop on one scale. Pricing is per outlet, not per user, so technicians, painters, estimators and managers can all have access at no extra cost. You can build your own checklists, weight the scoring and keep auditing offline in the workshop.

Yes. PDFs and other files can be attached as evidence, alongside photos and written notes. An insurance approval, a repair estimate or a signed customer authorisation can sit on the checklist item it supports, so the auditor checks the paperwork and the repair in one visit. The documents stay with the audit, so they can be found later if a claim or a customer dispute comes up.

The free library has 11 bodyshop checklists, including the Paint Booth Audit Checklist, Body Shop Reception Checklist, Collision Damage Estimation Checklist, Paint Process Quality Checklist and Insurance Claim Handling Checklist. Any of them can be edited to match your SOPs, or our team can set up the checklists you use today, with your own sections and scoring, so insurance approvals and customer sign-off sit in the same audit as the repair itself.

Yes. A person in charge (PIC) can be mapped to each question, so a failed masking or refinish check goes straight to the right technician or painter, who is notified automatically. They respond with corrective action notes and a photo of the fix. Because AutoSmart keeps the full issue history, you can also see when the same step fails again in the same shop.

You can switch off gallery uploads, so every photo has to be taken with the device’s camera during the audit. Each photo can also carry its location, and photos can be made mandatory on chosen items, such as damage at intake or the final quality inspection. The photos stay attached to the item they prove, so they can be found later if a customer disputes damage.

Yes. Results can be segmented by outlet type, brand and region, so bodyshop scores have their own view instead of being averaged in with sales and service. Access can be limited too: a bodyshop manager sees only their shop, while the aftersales director sees every shop. Reports export to PDF or Excel, with outlet scorecards and trend views for each bodyshop.

Yes, by making each stage its own short checklist, from intake to the final quality inspection, run when the car reaches it. Each stage is then scored with its own photos and notes, and every gap becomes an action with a person in charge and a due date, so a problem at masking is fixed before the car moves on to paint.