Official Smog

Went in late afternoon and was helped by Bee, he was professional and quick. I was in and out in about 15 minutes. No issues with anything, I will be back and I would recommend this shop to anyone.

$ 33 for a smog check for my car with a coupon printed off their website. Bee was friendly and informative. Took about 40 minutes. Yeah its a small waiting room and there’s very little parking. No big deal.

I had an 1pm appointment. Arrived at 12:45 out by 1:05.
My mechanic down the street recommended this place for a smog check for my 2006 Accord and I trust him more than most men.
I was quoted an initial price of $ 63 but I «Official Smog coupons» and it was $ 33 out the door.
I don’t understand all the negative reviews. The waiting room isn’t luxurious, but you are here for a smog, not a manicure and a massage.
Make an appointment, check for coupons and this is much more painless than paying for the registration.

SHADY!
Went to this place after they advertised (on their website) that they do smog checks for about $ 30 with the cert. Got there with only 2 people ahead of me and the guy said it shouldn’t be more than 20 mins tops. Cut to an hour and ten later, they had to look for my registration they misplaced, and once they did they gave me the bill to sign…
Imagine my surprise when it was $ 65! I asked where they got this price from and the guy told me it’s what they charged. I told him on his website it said $ 30. He tried to play it off like I was mistaken until I pulled up the site on my phone to show him. Quickly started making excuses and produced a new bill for $ 33 (tax included), and very quickly disposed of the old one.
TL;DR — Their site says they charge $ 30 and they tried to slip an extra $ 35 in on top of that. When questioned about it their attitude was «oh. Oops.» Stay far away.

Had my car smog tested today here and only had one person ahead of me. I just now noticed the $ 20 off a smog Unilocal check in now but I went there with a coupon I printed off the Internet for $ 24.75 for a smog and then they have to add a $ 8.25 California smog certificate fee so it came to a total of $ 33 which I was satisfied with.
The guy working there did a good job and was knowledgeable about turbo charged cars so we rapped for a few minutes after I paid. There was nobody waiting to get in for a smog test after on a Friday afternoon so them not being busy I see as a good thing with less wait times. Maybe it’s from all the negative Unilocal reviews from the previous management and owners? Who knows.
Will be back here in 2 years and see what price the $ 20 off Unilocal check in brings it to.

I went here with my girlfriend’s car because she had a coupon. There was one car ahead of me and the girl said it would be about ten minutes to finish it up and tem minutes to do mine. About 20 minutes later the tech comes in and says they’ve got the computer working and it will be a few more minutes to finish the car ahead of me. About 20 more minutes I go out front and look in the shop and there are the tech and two women staring at the computer. I wait a few minutes and ask for my car so I can leave. The tech says they are just sending the data on the car ahead of me and it will just be a couple of minutes. After another 10 minutes I tell them to pull my car out so I could go. Then I had to ask for my registration. Then the lying tech asked if I wanted him to call me when he got the computer working. After lying to me for an hour he honestly seemed surprised when I said I wouldn’t be coming back. Went to Nor-​Cal Smog on Fulton and with one car ahead I was in and out in less than 10 minutes. Your time is too valuable to waste at Official Smog.

This place most definitely gets 5 stars. I brought my coupon from the penny saver. I’ve been ripped off or taken advantage of in the past at other places, but this place was different from the beginning. A man, named Ruben I believe was his name helped me with all my questions and with in 15 – 20 minutes my car was ready. The service was wonderful and the timing was perfect! Thanks!

This place is a big scam. They give u a coupon for 24.74 dollars and then they fail u for u to come retest and spend more. So by the time u are all done u end up paying 50.00 dollars plus. My car never failed smog. Its been stock condition. Since i bought it. So my first test with these guys was fail because. The tech said my obd isn’t ready but i have been driving my car for years with out disconnecting my battery. my retest with another tech at the same location. Failed as well because this tech is tell me my car has modified muffler when its not modified. Because it came dual exhaust From car manufacture. This guys are big scammers. I recently took ot to another smog location and it passed smog. This place is bullshit and good at scamming people. There were two people in front of me who failed as well. If u want your car to pass don’t go here. Techs as no knowledge for cars they might know the tech part. How does a car fail that’s been passing for years a and its been the same way its been doe years. Please take my advice and don’t go here. Rip off place. Bad Customer service As well. I will never return here or recommend For anyone to go here.

Scammers they failed me for some bullsh! T hose that did not even need replacing just so I’d have to retest and pay another $ 30 half the price of the already expensive full price of $ 64 never come here again I’ve never had a visual fail from any other place I’ve been too. They also failed two gentleman before me for a gas cap hmmmm!!!

The reception was really friendly, she kept me up to speed about the progress of my car while it was being smogged. It was about $ 31 total with the pennysaver coupon. It’s a bit nerve wracking while waiting to get your car smogged. Of course you want your car to pass while saving the world with a little less pollution in the air. Glad I dont live in smogtown LA! The shop and waiting area is so cramped. I probably won’t come back since the waiting area is a bit uncomfortable, you’re pretty much elbow to elbow with the person beside you. Glad I made an appointment too or be prepared to wait like the douche next to me complaining about my car being seen first. Should’ve made an appointment!

This place only got 2 stars from me, for the following reasons… one, it was the cheapest place around with their coupon in the Pennysaver… and two, the woman at the counter was reasonably polite during my interactions with her. That’s where the «good» part of my experience here ended.
I’m fortunate enough to own a stock 10 year old car (BMW) with less than 50,000 miles on it. This means that smogging it is usually a quick and painless affair. However, this particular experience was not so quick, and had a couple of hitches that shouldn’t have occurred. I arrived at the shop at around noon on a Friday afternoon. There were a couple of cars ahead of me, so I expected a LITTLE bit of a wait. However, it was not until an hour and a half later that my car finally rolled through the shop, after passing the smog test with flying colors. During that time, at least one (possibly two) other vehicle (s) that arrived AFTER I did passed through the shop, delaying my departure by at least half an hour, if not more. The waiting room was SMALL and un-​air-​conditioned (on a day when it was in the mid 90’s), with only 3 chairs to accommodate the (at least) 6 people waiting in line. When my car was finished and ready to be driven out of the shop, I heard the technician carelessly GRIND the gears of my manual transmission as he put the vehicle in gear to exit the shop. When I got into the vehicle to finally leave, there were black, sooty fingerprints in a couple different places on the inside of the driver’s door and armrest of the car.
If you’re looking for a «bottom dollar» experience and don’t mind putting up with someone who obviously doesn’t care too much about how they treat your vehicle, this place is okay. However, I personally think a little more professionalism is in order.

Inexpensive and the employee’s were pretty nice. Other than a small waiting room crammed with 2 enormous vending machines (which could easily fit several more people had they not been there)…the man told me that his machine wasn’t reading my car. He said all GM cars give him crap. He had to redo the test 3 times before it read the car. I passed, thankfully, but it made me uneasy when he said he would call his boss if it didn’t go through the 3^rd time. I was not about to pay if their machine wasn’t working right.

These guys are lucky they’re inexpensive (so long as you grab a coupon from their Web site) — because otherwise, I’d have given them two stars. Honestly, I don’t think I have particularly high expectations when going to get a smog test done, but this place was very mediocre, at best.
For starters, it’s simply confusing what you’re supposed to do when you arrive, as there are no signs or painted lines indicating to park out front or drive around or what.
When I arrived, two people were working there but one of them disappeared right after checking me in. There was no indication as to how long it was going to take.
Turns out, it was going to be a while — certainly longer than I had anticipated. When I had arrived, there was one other patron and her car was already being tested. Yet I think it was another 30 minutes or more before I finally was able to leave.
Making matters worse, the waiting area was ridiculously hot — and cramped. Most of the floor space is occupied by two large vending machines, one with snacks and the other with soda. Only after I’d been sitting there sweating for some 20 minutes did one of the attendants drop in to tell me that I could turn on the AC if I wanted, then did so himself. (The AC machine itself was pretty dilapidated but was better than nothing.)
Beyond the lack of AC, the uncomfortable chairs (three in total), or a water fountain, there was no music or TV (despite the front door indicated satellite television). There was reading material, though; I just had to look atop one of the vending machines to find it. Said material included two video games magazines, two sports magazines, and a week-​old copy of Submerge.
The good news: My car did pass inspection and, far as I can tell, they sent the results to the DMV. Also, it was $ 41 in all (with the coupon from their Web site).
Honestly, not sure if I’ll go here again. If I do, though, I guess I’ll try making an appointment in advance, and I’ll bring my own reading material and/​or music. Oh, and I’ll go earlier than May so it won’t be so hot.