Faye Hadley, the American automotive technician and television presenter best known for co-hosting MotorTrend's All Girls Garage, is 39 years old as of August 2026. Born on 25 September 1986 in Norwood, Massachusetts, she has built a career as an ASE Master Certified Technician, runs a Toyota specialist workshop in San Antonio, Texas, and is married to Brandon Hadley.
Early Life and Education
Faye Hadley was born and raised in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, according to her IMDB profile. Her mother is Cindy Copeland, and her father reportedly holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her interest in machinery began early; she told Dovetail Workwear in January 2023, "I have a picture of me for my 2nd birthday, and my cake has trucks and tractors all over it."
She graduated from Harvard University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in psychology at age 22. Her path into the trades was not initially supported by her family. She recalled, "When I told my parents that I wanted to be a mechanic, they did not support that path for me." However, her mother later changed her mind, as Faye recounted: "I got a phone call from my mom one day... she was like, 'you know Faye whenever I hear you talk about working on that car you come alive so if you want to pursue your dream of becoming a mechanic I would support you in that.'"
Career Transition and Workshop
After graduating, Faye began a career as a therapist but left within about a year and moved to Portland, Oregon. There, she enrolled in an automotive program at Portland Community College and graduated with honors. She also built her own apprenticeship, working unpaid evenings at a Volkswagen shop in Providence, Rhode Island. She described the experience: "Every day after I got off work as a therapist, I'd put on my massive coveralls that didn't fit over my nice work clothes."
She took her first paid mechanic job at a Portland Toyota dealership in 2012. She is now an ASE Master Certified Automotive Technician, a Toyota Master Diagnostic Technician, and a Supra Technical Specialist. In San Antonio, she launched Pistons & PixieDust, a boutique repair shop and education business specializing in Toyota, Lexus, and Scion vehicles, plus fully custom Supra builds. The workshop runs by appointment only, and demand has closed the waiting list.
Television and Online Presence
Faye began her television career in 2019. She has co-hosted All Girls Garage since 2019, appeared as a guest host on Best of Top Gear in 2020, and has been a featured mechanic on Motor MythBusters since 2021. Her self-titled YouTube channel, launched in April 2013, has grown to more than 400,000 subscribers, where she posts DIY tutorials, 7M engine build tips, and general maintenance guides. She is active on Instagram as @pistonsandpixiedust, on X as @SupraFaye, and on TikTok as @fayehadleyofficial.
Personal Life and Net Worth
Faye married Brandon Hadley on 25 September 2016, which was also her 30th birthday. They met in 2015 and dated for roughly a year first. As of August 2026, they have been married for nine years. She has no publicly confirmed children. Faye is 5 feet 8 inches (173 centimeters) tall. She has openly shown her face without makeup in several videos, including a makeup transformation video on TikTok.
Regarding her net worth, no verified financial source has published an official figure. Estimates range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, with some sources suggesting close to half a million. Her income streams include repair and diagnostic work through Pistons & PixieDust, television presenting fees, YouTube advertising revenue, and brand partnerships and merchandise sales.
In November 2025, her 1989 Toyota Supra "Vise" collected a Hemmings Motor News award at the SEMA Show, where she appeared live with presenter Chris Jacobs. She said, "They completely caught me off guard... I thought there was no way they were actually giving it to me." Her San Antonio-based repair shop remains fully operational and highly active, and she continues to publish mechanical deep dives and product tests on social media.
