Smog Time

This is the best place to go for a Smog Check in Burbank. I called on the phone first and asked about appointments and Armen said to just come in. I arrived at about 11:40pm on a Saturday for a Smog Check. Even with 1 other car in front of mine, it was super fast. The entire service, including waiting for the other car in front of mine, took ¹⁵⁄₂₀ minutes total! On top of that I also came in with a coupon that I found on the Smog Time website… It was hands down the best price around, 29.99, and it included the Service, the Certificate, Fees, etc. Other places I called in Burbank wanted upwards of $ 30 dollars more for the same service! There were no gimmicks and no hassle at Smog Time! If you want super simple, easy, fast, and no hassle with a great price then come here. Armen is amazing. I highly recommend Smog Time in Burbank!

This is by far the best place to go for a smog check. Simple, informative, super fast, no hassle. and the nice and professional guy his name is armen, he did my smog very fast he was very respectful he invited me for a cup of tea as well I won’t go anywhere else from now on. A+++

Came in about 2pm on a Saturday.
To smog check, pay and drive away
It took about 10 minutes. Great service
Will definitely come back.

My 1993 Mercedes failed because it does not have a check engine light. I explained to the owner the car is a «Federal» car has passed smog tests several times previous and did not have a check engine light .The rude and impatient response was ” I sent the information to the State Take it to a smog referee. You failed”.
The smog referee needed 5 minutes to confirm this model Mercedes is built without a check engine light and none is required. If the Smog Time guy had taken a few minutes to read his manual, he would have confirmed the car does not have check engine light.
The owner/​tech could not have been less helpful or more rude. Lousy customer service. Something is not right with this shop, bring your car someplace else.

Rude, sleazy, stay away. The guy who works here, Armen, has the charisma of Ben Stein from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (I know he wasn’t in the country when that movie came out, so he’s going to have to look it up after he reads this)…now cross-​breed that guy with the Soup Nazi and you end up with Armen’s charm. There are plenty of other places to do a smog check that know how to provide a smile and decent customer service, so go elsewhere.
He claimed that I failed, but wouldn’t provide an explanation as to what failed. He also wouldn’t retest for free as is the norm at most smog test places after a car fails. Its his equipment that failed because I went to another place and passed the test right away on the first try. The other place also told me that they would have retested for free if I would’ve failed. Don’t trust this guy’s faulty equipment, and his rude, condescending Soup Nazi attitude.

Easy breezy! I was in and out of there within 15 minutes — this was around 10a on a Wednesday. Just enough time to hand the smog checker my paperwork, sit down and eat a granola bar. I’m still amazed at how hassle-​free the whole process was.
Tip: Before you go, print the coupon that’s on their website– it saved me $ 21!

Glad I didn’t read the reviews before going here. Lol. Just stopped by cause it was the closest place to my house. The guy wasn’t very talkative but I don’t really have any complaints. Service was quick and it was only 69 for a smog check which is cheaper than most of the other places around here.

I wish I could give this place 0 stars.
Absolute waste of time and money coming to this place.
The guy was rude, unhelpful, did the smog then said «fail». When I asked why he said he wasn’t exactly sure but to see a mechanic.
Went to a different smog place down the road who passed it immediately.
Seems like a scam. No free re smog check. No help.
I wouldn’t go back here if you paid me.

Using an internet coupon, I took my friend’s car to Smog Time for a check. After a very short wait for one car ahead of me, Armen had me pull right in. He was very friendly, and started the work right away. The first thing I noticed was how absolutely spotless the shop is. To me, that says something about a business. The work was completed in about 5 minutes, and Armen helped me back the car out. (The entrance is off an alley, so it’s a little tight.) I couldn’t be more pleased with the experience, and will return with my own car when the time comes.

Worst smog place
#1 Say’s he opens at 9:00 on sundays when he arrives at 9:45AM (NO NOTE)
#2 VERY NASTY ATTITUDE
#3 Gives you nasty looks for wanting to use coupon
#4 I was their since 9AM with also being the first person their, he would keep having friends that supposedly had called to make an appointment before me, its funny because he did not even open on time how did he get these calls to the shop? I ended up staying until 11:30 till I decided to leave and go to the smog place on western & Fernando that took care of me within seconds. This guy is useless.
WASTE OF TIME, FALSE SHOP HOURS, DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR VEHICLE, NASTY ATTITUDE? Or go a couple blocks away to a real smog shop.

This is a clean, professional and easy option when you need a smog check. I was able to drive in with no waiting during morning hours. Reasonably priced.

Pretty awful. Come here if you like to gamble – if you fail, hey you get to pay these guys full price again and again. But I did get a grunt for my $ 65. There’s that. Truth be told you could find a better place by drinking a ¹⁄₅ of vodka, spinning around 30 times, and throwing a dart at a map.

So I read all the reviews for this place before going in. Being the savvy shopper that I am, I print the coupon from
for $ 29.99(Printed Coupon Ready), hit the Glendale DMV for a queue ticket, & hit up Armen (the owner/​tech of this establishment) on the phone. He says there’s one customer at his shop right now. So I drive by the shop (in the alley off of Glenoaks) and of course he’s finishing a lady’s smog but he was nice enough to greet me and ask me to park up against the garage next door. Once he was done w/​the lady customer (I’m observing) he then greets her w/​«Congrats you’re all set». Mr. Armen then directs her out of the shop carefully so she doesn’t scratch up her car on her way out. This dude’s Extremely Professional, Courteous, Damn Clean-​Cut & Organized. The shop was in Immaculate condition! I was so happy w/​this establishment that I was more than happy to leave a tip, and grab a bunch of business cards and I just gave out a couple at the Glendale DMV.
I highly recommend this place for all of your smog needs.
Thank you Armen, I will see you soon! Ok my turn, gotta go.

I wish I could give a negative star rating.
I live around the corner from these creeps, and used to walk the side street where the entrance of Smog Time is located. It only took a couple of walks to realize I can’t take that route anymore — these disgusting men AGGRESSIVELY cat call, whisping at me like I’m a cat (and I’m definitely not dressed to the nines when I walk by, I can promise I’m not provoking in ANY matter.) Worst of all, they would openly harass me in front of costumers. Absolutely disgusting and abusive.
And by the way, my boyfriend brought his car there and said the men were rude to him as well and it took FOREVER to get his car checked.

Smog Time is THE BEST station I have ever been to. They have THE CHEAPEST and FASTEST service and the shop is super clean. The owner was so nice and the service was quick. GO HERE for your smog checks!

This place is great. I went up to their website & they had a coupon for $ 28.25 with no hidden fees. Considering I’ve been getting prices between $ 49 and $ 59 I thought this was perfect. I showed up about 20 minutes after they opened. I initially couldn’t find it — its not on the street but in the alley off of the mechanic garage. I was impressed with how clean it was. I didn’t have to check the seat and wipe it off before sitting down.
The tech drove my car in for me, did the job, took the coupon, no hidden fees, etc. He even turned the car around so I could just drive out instead of backing out. This is as good as it gets!
I’ve already told a few people at work about it and they took the name and address down. The tech wasn’t chatty but I was taking time off of work. I didn’t want to chat. I wanted in and out. That is exactly what I got.

So I left a review about a month ago and mr smog time himself (arm a. Is what he calls himself on Unilocal) took the time to respond the following: (copy paste) Arm A.
3 weeks ago
You idiot did I charge you anything? Do I know you? I paid google over 1000 per month to get costumer why should I reject any costumer with coupon? I report your car to DMV for re-​certification GOOOOOD luck…
Shows what kind of person he really is.

Quick and easy process. The technician was very pleasant and professional. My smog check was taken care of in a timely fashion and I left the shop a happy customer after passing the inspection. Will definitely recommend this place to anyone who needs a reliable smog check station in the Burbank area.

Douche Time. I came to this place after I *thought* I saw a high rating on Unilocal.Here’s a note for the mechanic: If you want more business, don’t talk to your customer like he’s a 5-​year-​old child.
Service was not instant, had to wait a while. He did the work, but I accidentally forgot to tell him about the coupon I had, until he was half way through typing out the (easy) paperwork on the computer. When I casually mentioned, «oops, I forgot to mention I do have a coupon», instead of just politely taking it, or politely letting me know it’s too late, he decided to reprimand me in front of other customers as if I were in kindergarten.
Mechanic: «You’re going to make me start over? I just went through all this work. You tell me about this now? (with a mean/​condescending stare in his eyes)
Me: «Honestly sir, it’s not that big of a deal. You can keep going with this invoice, without the coupon».
Mechanic: «Fine, I will do it. But just this once (As if I’m EVER going here again?). But, it says on the coupon to present it before the work is done».
Yes, he was right that this was written on the coupon. But A. The coupon is on my tiny phone screen, and B. It’s among a ton more fine print that is hard to see. Nevertheless, it really irked me when he acted like I asked him for a kidney. The $ 10 off was not worth the way I was made to feel.
Another downside: To get a smog check, you have to enter through this tight alley, where other customers are unsuccessfully trying to enter. They don’t offer to place your car for you. You, as the customer, are completely responsible for navigating through this alley, and navigating in and out the tiny area where they run the smog check. You even have to back the car out yourself, directly out of the smog garage, BACK into the alley, where the other cars are stuffed. I’m surprised I didn’t hit anything. Even a garbage truck nearly tore my side-​view mirror off, after they instructed me to park it in front of someone’s personal garage in the alley, right before my service.
I did pass the test, which was the only good part. But this rude guy made me not want to go back. Humiliating. What are you going to do about this, Smog Time?

Wow. Extremely rude service. For some examples of how condescending the owner is, I would like to direct your attention to some Google reviews where the owner responds to complaints about his shop:
This review is from a woman who gave him one star:
«Might be good if you are a guy, but I am not worse treatment ever… After waiting for almost 50 minutes on the heat with not response whatsoever I had to left… So if you are a woman, don’t dare to go there they look at you like you are martian»
The owners response:
«Sorry we don’t offer VIP service, and we don’t provide costumer with umbrella to protect them from heat, please take your vehicle to some smog station with VIP service so at the same time that you are waiting you can get free manicure service too.»
Right…because women who complain are only satisfied when they get their nails painted for free. These are the kind of insults you will receive at this place. For some more amazingly rude responses, continue reading here:
This place stood out because of the overall high rating on google, but after a very unpleasant experience with the owner, upon closer inspection, I noticed most of the great reviews are from reviewers with no name attached to the review, while all the complaints were written by reviewers with actual names.
The fact that the good reviews are anonymous is a little suspect if you ask me…