San Jose Star Smog Only

Why have signs up saying smoke check open when your machine is broken? That’s just dumb.

The smog check was quite fast and professional. There was no line. The cost of star certified check is very competitive. I highly recommend this place.

I had gone to two places before this one … One was for another vehicle but was rather expensive. I checked on line and found another place (Green smog check) that was super cheap but there was a long line and one disgruntled comeback who was failed and they didn’t even tell him explicitly he had now passed all the requirements.
A word of advice before you go to any of these places … check that they do free re-​test and check the price as soon as you get there or even call ahead to check on the pricing. Sometimes places don’t honor their internet price or they will fail you for something and you have to pay again. This place has free retest if needed. Hopefully, you don’t but it’s nice to know you have the option there especially if you have had a little repair work done on your car beforehand.
One more thing, one of the guys at this place actually wiped some dirt off my engine bay cover with a cleaning wipe … very nice service although they don’t say a whole lot.

Quick and cheap. In and out in 10 minutes. Plus they’re open when the other places are not.

The owner (Kadir) is a good guy, ready to right any wrongs that may happen. He gets my up-​vote. I’ll be back there for my re-​test.
I looked at the reviews on Unilocal; one person citing $ 38 — out the door complete. I called there and a guy said $ 38. Okay. so I went down there waited to be tested — then I failed for visual defects (completely my fault, the car is an old beater anyway, ready for retirement).
I was somehow overcharged, by the employee working there. He was having a bad time from another customer behind me, so it could have been an innocent error. Anyway I was a bit put-​off. I spoke with the owner (Kadir) by telephone, then I went down 4 days later, and PROMPTLY was given a refund (in cash). So. this place is okay in my view, despite my initially failing the test and so on. They made good for the error and that’s all that counts. The re-​test should go well as soon as the parts get delivered.

I found San Jose Star Smog Only on Unilocal and it lived up to its billing. I tried to call ahead but they didn’t answer and I headed over anyway. A car was just pulling out when I arrived so the attendant had me drive right on in. Less than 15 minutes later I was all done, certified and all ready (with a 1 day delay for the DMV’s computer system to catch up) to renew my registration. The attendant was super-​nice, the location was convenient, the price was reasonable, the waiting area was clean and the experience was super-​easy.

Needed to bring car to a Star certified station. This place fit the bill. Brought my car in. Was in and out in less than the 15 mins. Friendly service. Didn’t even need to mention coupon and was charged $ 38.

My husband just came back from having my Expedition smogged here, everything went so well (great price, great service) he’s currently in the process of calling everyone he knows to tell them about it

Great and fast service. Offered me something to drink while I was waiting. Friendly staff. They know what they are doing. Best price I could find anywhere.
Will be back next time I need a smile check.

Very quick and very hospitable. They were able to take me at the end of the day on Saturday.

Great service. Offered free drinks, coffee, and let me use a coupon for my smog check. Spent $ 38.00 compared to other shops that charge twice that amount.
Highly recommend.

I was looking for a place to get my smog checked, and this business came up among hundreds of others. But I saw it was close by, and a reasonable price. It’s a small shop, but the mechanic and owner were extremely nice! They offered me drinks, and were extremely fast with completing the smog check. The owner’s daughter made my day with talks of butterflies, and pink nails. I would go back here in a heart beat!

My girl had her TC sniffed her. We were in and out in less than 15 mins after waiting for the car before us to finish. 35 $ flat just as advertised, offered drinks.

One of the best experiences I’ve had at a mechanic/​smog shop!
Great hospitality! Which is unheard of in the auto business.
Quality service all the way around.
Thank you

These guys know how to do great business. They offer best price in the area (I called 4 other places) and my customer experience was outstanding from my phone call all the way to leaving the place with a smile on my face.
I got here and realized as I was talking to the gentleman helping me that I did not give myself enough time to get the smog done and get to my next appointment on time. These guys could have told me to come back later, but instead they hussled to get me in and out in under 10 minutes.
Wish I could give this place an extra star ⁶⁄₅ to show that they went above and beyond my expectations.

This place is Shady McShaderville. I showed up here ’cause I needed a smog certificate because my dad was giving me full ownership of the car and this was part of the process. Often at night I’ll just surf Groupon for deals etc. and I saw this place was really close to my house. (Sidebar: Does anyone else troll Groupon for deals on the reg? I feel like I do this constantly.) After comparing the Groupon for $ 40 and their website which offered a smog check for $ 30, I deduced the regular check was better than the Groupon! So I didn’t buy it.
Anyways I come by on my day off work and find some dude sitting in the back of the business. He doesn’t greet me and when I get his attention he’s caustic. Next he asks me «How do you hear about us?» I tell him the above, that I was surfing Groupon and learned about the business. This guy’s English is terrible so he keeps thinking I have one. I keep explaining that I’m some weird nerd shopper that just likes to browse the internets, HUFF. He never actually understood me and keeps asking me to present the Groupon to get the deal. I tell him «I DON’T HAVE A GROUPON! I JUST LIKE TO SURF GROUPON FOR DEALS AND I HAPPENED TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS!»
Then he tells me without a groupon or coupon its gonna be $ 90 and gestures to some sign high up on the wall. I was very confused as the website clearly states $ 30. Then he was arguing with me on the price saying I had to show him the price. Thank god my cell has amazing service. I was able to pull up their website and prove that they advertise $ 30. So after the evidence presented, he honored it. But Jesus it was like pulling teeth. He was rude, abrupt, and downright prickly. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE. I will never return here and I advise others to stay away from this shady garage.
Also i am adding a screenshot of their website with the $ 30 price displayed so y’all can see the truth. Btw the guy that helped me appeared Asian with tattoo sleeves, he’s hard to miss.

Don’t be duped by their sign. They do all sorts of smogs, which is new to me since I never heard of a shop that does Regular & Test only smog. Andy was quick in getting my car done. I don’t know about the free water but I was in and out in less than 20 minutes.
If you shop at FoodMaxx on Parkmoor, look behind the receipt for their coupons. Otherwise, visit their website for their special deal and be sure to print out the coupon. Highly recommended!!!
A+ service!

Let’s face it nobody enjoys having to get a smog check. Andy made the visit painless and I was able to get my smog check, at a fair price in 30 minutes. They also gave me a water while I waited which was a nice touch.
Fast, efficient service at a good price. I couldn’t ask for more.

As always fast and easy! Thank you Kadir for such a great service and always treating all of your customer in best way possible.

Perfect. In and out in about 5 minutes and the owner was super nice. My fiancé was going to get my car smogged and the place he originally took the car to quoted him $ 55. He then said no thanks and found San Jose Star Smog Only on Craigslist. $ 35 out the door. Great deal on an easy transaction. I would definitely take my cars back here.