Cooper Automotive Hobart

Cooper Automotive was founded by Mark Cooper in September 1995 and has been locally owned and operated for over 30 years. The Cooper Automotive brand was born in 2001. The company has over 50 staff, including over 30 auto technicians, and operates 5 service centres across Southern Tasmania. It has completed 120,000 services for 61,000 customers. The Hobart Service Centre is led by Ben and the team, and services most makes and models, including EV and hybrid vehicles.

Cooper Automotive offers a Triple Guarantee, free roadside assistance, and a safety check with every service. It sponsors community groups including Howrah Bowls Club, Dominos Basketball, and Kingston Beach Golf Club. In 2023, it opened its first EV battery replacement in a Nissan Leaf. Cooper Automotive North Hobart opened in 2024 as a speciality EV and Hybrid service centre, and a Super Centre opened in Mornington in 2026. Services include basic service, service and safety inspection, and new car warranty logbook service.

Reviewers describe this Warwick Street workshop offering a courtesy car during routine servicing, with safety checks, tyre rotation and brake work carried out alongside the booked job rather than left unmentioned.

One customer's Skoda needed an error code cleared after a repair, which Cooper Automotive sent to Skoda at its own cost rather than charge the customer again, while another had a blown engine replaced with a sourced used motor and kept updated throughout. Cooper Automotive Hobart is also mentioned for detailed post-service reports and honest advice on what work is actually necessary.