Moe’s Smog Test Only

This is the best test station or any service I have ever seen.
The owner Patrick is very friendly and fair and he treats vets as special people.
I salute you Thank You

If you like interacting with negative people with no interpersonal skills, this is the place for you! The smog was done after waiting for some time, but I was then told it failed. No problem, I came back and was charged $ 60 again since it was more than 90 days, even though I was told it was only $ 20 for a retest. Anyway, there are not a lot of choices for smog in the area so I guess that why these guys still do business.

Absolutely horrible service. I pulled up in front of the shop and the only person working was chatting with friends outside. He continued to goof off with his buddies and said nothing to me even though he clearly saw me pull up. After a bit of waiting he finally stopped the chat for a second to tell me to wait inside for a minute while he finishes. After waiting about 10 minutes and still nothing, I got the hell out of there. I do not recommend going here, unless you like to wait around. In plus, I’m pretty positive it was the owner.

I guess if you want to pay $ 20 bucks more than anywhere else then Moe’s is the place to go.

This is the second car I’ve taken to Moe’s. In and out in 20 minutes. Very professional but cool at the same time. Moe’s is now my go-​to smog place. Highly recommended.

What a great place. Patrick is the best. Been going to moe ’ s for 10 plus years. AAAAA++++++++++

Poor customer service. They did the smog check for $ 70. No one there was pleasant or professional.

Patrick has been doing a wonderful job with my Smog tests for years! This is a «one man shop», but if you say hello to Patrick while he is working on a car in the bay, not only will he acknowledge you, but if it’s crowded, remember who is next to be helped. He does an amazing job that takes about 15 minutes once he starts on your car. He also offers coupons for the testing, which is always a plus in my books! Thanks Patrick, you do a great job!

The customer service is awful. Extremely unfriendly and rude. I had a $ 10 off coupon that I was intending to use, but the customer service made it not worth it. I ended up leaving and going somewhere else for the same price which was way quicker and had a lot friendlier service. I will not be going back here nor recommending this place.

As I am sitting here waiting to be acknowledged, 20min have passed. Moe and friend have been chatting about diving and such the entire time. I thought this was a smog shop? Anyways, after sitting quietly in the office for over 20 minutes they finally got to me. It’s took them about 15 minutes to complete the smog check, not too bad. Overall I would rate the customer service low but the quality of the smog check decent.

Patrick has been doing the smog checks on my cars for years. We own four older model cars with lots of miles on them and it is always stressful to get them smogged. He always explains to me not just that they passed but whether there is anything I may need to be concerned about in the future. Not a fancy place, but I am there to get a smog check and this is expertly done. The guys there remember me and my cars and always treat me with courtesy.

Yup… Went here despite the negative reviews because it’s right around the corner. Stood around waiting for someone for 10 mins, finals asked the guy working in the shop how long the wait would be for a smog. His response — «20 minutes per smog. Two cars in front of you. So you can wait, or not.» I chose not. If you have to spend money on a smog, why not give the business to someone who wants it?!?

Pros: quick and professional. Went over on Saturday afternoon and was five in 20 minutes. Cons: $ 70 for the smog check! Prices are not at all competitive.

I went in a while back to get my car smogged. At the time I was just getting used to all the car care things… like getting your oil changed, car smog, taking care of tires… etc. So I had no idea that if my check engine light was on there was no way it would ever pass smog. I brought my car into Moe’s Smog and he knew before he even ran the test, that my check engine light was on. He took my money, and I sat around for about 45 minutes for him to tell me that it didn’t pass smog but if I brought it back after I got the check engine light turned off, I could get $ 10 off. I was so upset that I had spent over $ 60 to get my car smogged that I didn’t bother to ask why if didn’t pass. I later found out that there was no way it would pass if my check engine light was on.
Moe took my money and lied to my face. He took advantage of me not knowing anything about getting a car smog test. I am only giving him 2 stars instead of 1, because he taught me to make sure I research car places before I go to any in the future… and for that I thank him.

Went on a Saturday in December. They matched a coupon of another place in T.O. and I was in and out in about 25 mins. As for the fat mouthed wench and other idiots who complain about the waiting room or the staff, it’s a smog shop, not the Beverly Hills Hotel lobby. The fact that the wench actually bitched about the TV station that was on at Moe’s and the TV station’s correlation to the 1970’s cars in the lot shows what a moron she is.

I have always taken my cars here for smog tests since I’ve lived in the area (over ten years) and the new location is bigger and better than the old place, which only had one bay. I always use a coupon and try to go during off hours, since they don’t take appointments, but I have never waited more than 20 – 25 minutes, tops.
Patrick, the owner, and the other guys that work there are nice enough once you get to know them– they aren’t the maître ‘D’s at Le Cirque, nor the concierges at the Plaza in terms of ingratiating themselves to the customer and fawning over you, but it’s a garage folks, so just get over it. If you want a red carpet when you enter, white glove service and a mint when you are done, go to the Bentley dealer. These guys do what the name says: Smog Test Only, and they do it quickly and efficiently, if not elegantly, and for a good price.
Perhaps not the place to take your car if you have delicate sensibilities, political agendas, and/​or are offended by television programming, but for the rest of us average car owners, Moe’s does the job and does it well.

Well, I didn’t really smog here as when I checked in the guy said it would be over 70.00. Are you kidding me?
Took the car to smog check only in thousand oaks and got it done for 48.00 with their Unilocal coupon.

Took my 2006 FX35 in for a smog test this morning. This is the second car that I have taken in for testing. John had me in and out of there in about twenty minutes. Thanks John!

Been doing business with Moe’s Smog for years. Always the same result… quick, fair, and honest.
Sure once or twice I’ve had to wait, but I rather go to a place that is busy than some hole in the wall that no one wants to go because he’s crook and fails you just for the repair money.
BTW, I get a kick out the lady who was complaining about watching Fox News… you probably could have asked to change the channel??? or maybe someone asked for it to be on??? .whatever!!!
Plus, who works for free??? Free smog checks have been gone for years.

*** Please take this review seriously. I’m not a HATER. I have WAY more 4 and 5 star reviews than anything else ***
It’s painful for me to write this review, because I’ve had really good experiences at Moe’s in the past. Today, however, was a deal breaker.
First, they don’t make appointments. That would be ok IF, upon entering their establishment, they treated you with courtesy, looked at your DMV notice, gave you the paperwork to fill out, and provided an estimated wait time.
Here’s what happened when I walked in. There was one lady at the counter being helped by the only gentleman in the office, and one man sitting quietly in a wait chair. That’s all fine and good. But here’s where it went downhill.
The gentleman behind the counter — before he was finished with the lady he was helping — looked at me and said, «What do you need?» (Duh, a smog test. This is a smog-​test-​only establishment.) That’s not what I said, however. I politely and with a smile on my face said, «I have 2 cars that need to be smogged,» and I held up my DMV papers. The gentleman nodded in the direction of a wait chair and said, «Ok, hang out.»
Ok. .. not what I expected, but maybe that was his attempt at being casual. «Hey, hang out, have a good time in my tiny, dirty, way-​too-​hot waiting room.» So I sat down and waited. He disappeared without another word to me, and didn’t even glance at my DMV papers. So I waited. .. and waited. .. the only thing to look at was a TV tuned to Fox News. THAT’S RIGHT — — - Fox News in your place of business. I can only assume that ANY business, especially in these tough economic times, wants the business of both liberals and conservatives — not to mention the in-​betweeners.
And BTW, I think everyone can tell by the number of pre-​1970s American cars in your lot that you at least lean to the right. Be as liberal or conservative as you want. Vote for whomever you want. But please, keep the TV nonpartisan. A local news channel, HGTV, or even Spike. I can understand Spike at a car place.
Still, I told myself, I’ve always been treated nicely here. I’m going to ignore that insanely poor business decision and wait a little longer. After a few more minutes, though, I couldn’t take it. I still had not been told anything other than to «hang out,» and I decided to go somewhere else. And I won’t be coming back.
P. S. My husband, my son, and I all drive American cars. But we still don’t want to watch Fox News in your, or anyone’s, waiting room.