Air Care Colorado Emissions Testing Center

They broke off my fuel filler cap, failed my vehicle as a result, then wouldn’t honor the previous coupon for free reinspect when I returned. There is a reason these middle aged guys work a 10 dollar an hour job. Idiots. I would say they’re tools, but that would ironically give them too much credit.

This is the best place to go to get your car smogged! I was in and out in less then 10 minutes and when I called ahead for a wait time they said 15 minutes. The staff was friendly and had my car checked way faster then expected! Absolutely no complaints! Thank you for excellent and quick service! I won’t ever go anywhere else when I need my car slogged again! (:

It was very easy I went at 2:40 on a Thursday. It took a total of six minutes and they were so nice. Definitely convenient!

Full Disclosure: I work for the program @ the State Health Dept. that manages emissions inspections. I was irked to start having my 2001 Prius inspected, but understand the need to inspect 8yo-&-older hybrids (new for 2015).
I got there just before the station’s 8:00 AM opening, and was 5^th in line. They checked my gas cap, plugged into my OBD, I passed & paid (with a credit card now!), and was outta there by 8:15 :-)

Can someone explain to me why in COLORADO our emissions testing centers have 1 lane for 4WD/​AWD/​Traction control vehicles. Do you know how many cars and trucks have this capability? So why is it in a testing center that has 6 bays, only 1 bay can service these?
I went on a day that said it had a 25 minute wait. I show up and 5 bays are EMPTY and one bay has a line of no less than 20 cars waiting — can you guess what type of cars they were?! Idiotic and inefficient. Took well over an hour. Cash and Check only — it says it everywhere so don’t whine when they won’t take your credit card. Is it stupid they don’t, yes, but they tell you up front and it is what it is!
It is only an every other year thing, but always annoying!

Easy in, easy out. Got there a few minutes before opening and was sixth in line. Whole process took about 20 minutes and they have a small waiting area to sit in while the testing is taking place.
No credit, so bring cash or check!

Sat in line for 30 min when the whole thing was supposed to take 20 min. They would take people from the line on the left and put them in 4 open doorways while the line on the right sat and waited for at lease 10 cars to go by for each one in our line. So ridiculous. Finally I turned around and got into the left lane and got in before the car that was behind me. Total time it took was close to an hour…

I saw that the wait time online was 20 minutes but when I got here I really only waited about 10 (maybe less) and then it was my turn. The waiting area was small, air conditioned and had seating and a junk food machine, so it was great. The test itself took just a few minutes, I paid and I was on my way! Quick and easy!

I came to this location because their website said the wait time was less than others but the delay in finding an ATM wasn’t worth the hassle. Its the 2010s; time to wake up and allow people to use a credit/​debit card.
For a program that is supposed to be environmentally friendly, sitting in a car and idling for 20 minutes seems contradictory at best.

For a government office you’re legally required to deal with, Air Care Colorado wasn’t bad at all. The employees are on the grouchy side, but they can helpfully answer any questions. I came ready to wait for a while, but on a Saturday morning around 10 AM I was the 3^rd car in line, so I was in and out in 20 minutes or so. I also had to do the VIN verification, but that only added about five minutes to my visit.
Not fantastic, not horrible, puts the Drivers License Division wait time to shame.