Clear Blue Test

Terrible shop. Very dishonest. Used the wrong year for my vehicle for smog so that I would have to pay for a retest. Also charges way more than nearby and more honest competition. If I could give them zero stars, I would.

Unilocal says that the company is closed — they’re not. They’re open and doing business daily.
This location is part of the «time4smogcheck» group.
Bottom line: I would NOT return.
They would not honor their own coupon, which stated a price of 16.75. prior to arrival, i called to confirm that i could use it. when I showed up. the guy had the balls to tell me that my 10 year old lexus is a «luxury» model — and i now had to pay closer to $ 75.00.
Being in a pinch (last day to renew), i really had no other choice but to agree to his pricing.
The waiting area is dirty a.f. I found it much more agreeable to stand outside, and wait.

Quick & efficient smog check! Didn’t realize we needed smog checks on our vehicles til we went to pay reg fee. We were able to get our vehicles smog checked without a wait. The service was excellent and personnel friendly & knowledgeable

Thank you Farhad! God bless you and your family. You went out of your way to make sure I had a safe tire to drive on. Best customer service ever!!!

DO NOT GO THERE!!!
I just moved here and I so regretted not checking Unilocal before going there for smog test. They charged me twice as much and were very rude. How come this place is still on business

Apologies to Fred, I’m glad for your message, i had to take another look and realized the negative review I posted was actually aimed at the shop by the road, not yours. I have not been to your establishment so I can’t rate it, so to be neutral I’ll bump up the stars and if I find a way to remove my review, will do so.

I had a groupon for smog check.
I was at the station at 9 am in the morning, the «person in charge «wrote my car registration number and when I showed him the groupon he told me to come back at 4:30pm as his machine for groupon was not working.
There was only one car ahead of me and none behind.
I went back at 4:30pm and the same person took his IPhone out and scanned the groupon.
I was a little dismayed that why would he lie in the first place about a malfunctioning machine when he actually scans it through his phone.
I am not going to go this station anymore due to poor customer service.

The guy that runs this place is a very decent Turkish fellow working on a degree in mechanical engineering, not some lowbrow jerk with a half-​assed attitude, to my relief. There was a problem with my catalytic sensor and he told me how to get it to come back online and was fair and friendly. It’s right by the DMV which is why I chose them. It was $ 70 for the test including certificate.

I called there around 8:00 this morning in a panic just realizing my registration was about to expire. When I spoke to the owner he said it would take about 15 minutes total and no wait at the moment. I arrived around 8:15 and drove away with smog in hand at 8:30 exactly! They were very pleasant and very quick, by the time I was leaving there were two other cars in line. It seems to be a pretty reputable place and gets very busy. I suggest getting there early.

Great fast service! Was referred here by another military family from camp parks! Smogged both of our cars and was given a military discount! Thanks Clear Blue Smog!

Very friendly and clean! Was greeted as soon as I arrived and it only took 10minutes! I will be coming back to Clear Blue. Thank you for great service!

The other 1 star reviews seem to be about price. I came here because the place in Dublin I checked out the other day was going to charge me 70+ for a smog check.
I came here today with a coupon, was in and out with my smog certificate in 15 minutes. Cost me 28 bucks total. Service was friendly, professional, and personable.
Moral of the story? Use a coupon. Oh, and if you have a coupon, bring it with you. Also, this place ain’t so bad.

Excuse my French… $ 88 FOR A F**CKIN SMOG TEST!!! Best laugh I’ve had all year. Drove to the Valero 1 min down the road had it done there for $ 40. Be smart people. They think they can ask that sorta money cos they’re right next to the DMV.

Did Smog Check for a Nissan Altima here! Service was great and he did it in about 10 Minutes.
Will definitely go again.

Great service! Very friendly staff and yummy coffee. They were very fast with the smog check and very helpful.

So they were clean and got me out quickly!
The price was kind of high but he did give a $ 10 discount and I would go back!

UPDATE: GROUPON HAS A $ 40 offer for one car. I didn’t see until a few days later and I tried to get him to refund the difference if I bought the offer but he refused. So I’m telling everyone else so they aren’t taken advantage of like I was.
Service was fast and he honored the website coupon even though I forgot the paper at my office. (UPDATE: this now doesn’t seem like that big of a deal considering he was still turning a 50% profit)
Yes its more than I wanted to pay $ 80+ but A: It’s Pleasanton and everything is more expensive out here. B: My Check engine light has been intermittently coming on – so when it went off last night I came to the closest place I could find w/​decent reviews. and C: My DMV is on Monday afternoon and I’m going out of town tonight.
Manage your expectations, and bring your GROUPON

Dishonest tech.
I presented the coupon, the tech said I needed to pay $ 10 extra for Star directed requirement. I said my car did not have the Star requirement, he insisted that the computer told him it was required, I said that was not true. After checking the computer again he charged me the extra $ 10. I returned with my DMV paperwork proving the car was not Star directed. He took the $ 10 out of his pocket to return to me. This was not a mistake, he cheated me, beware.

Smog check is a true commodity service — it’s very regulated and you should be getting exactly the same results for your car at any smog station.
This station is not bad, it’s just way overpriced. They don’t match competitors’ coupons and you can easily save a lot of money if you drive a couple miles.
On the positive side, they are the nearest to DMV and have no lines (well, doesn’t look like they have a lot of customers at all).

Well, we learned that we had to smog our new Genesis Coupe after leaving the DMV yesterday. We turned the corner and found Clear Blue Test in Pleasanton. They were able to get us in as their last customer of the day for the smog. The car ran the test just fine, and the only thing that wasn’t cool was the nearly $ 100 we paid.
These guys are good. They got it done in no time, and treated our car just fine.