Fair Oaks Auto Care

Awesome people. Been coming here for over 10 years. Always extremely helpful and nice

Nice professional guys. I came here for a smog and there were a couple cars ahead of me, but the wait wasn’t long at all. They honored the Unilocal check-​in price. They made the process quick and easy. I would definitely recommend!
This is a convenient location — immediately off the Fair Oaks exit from the 101 freeway.

Super fast smog check with Unilocal check in offer. I waited only 10 min and it was all done. Would definitely be back again!

Fast and efficient smog check for an appointment I didn’t even have to make. Wait time was 15 minutes tops. Unilocal discount a plus!

I’ve used Sunny for every major repair in the last few years. He’s honest, professional, and realistic.
He’s never once tried to sell me on something I didn’t need and his prices are reasonable.

Great Service! Fast and Efficient! Don’t complain if your car has fail smog it’s your car and your problem not theirs! 100% recommended

Came in one evening and was told to wait half an hour for an oil change. Decided it was worth the wait because of the good Unilocal reviews. Sunny seems to be always busy — he told me its FCFS basis so I was told to wait on site for my turn. During the half hour wait I saw so many cars coming in for servicing — I’m glad I decided to wait there if not I would have missed my spot. He took only 10mins to change my oil (together with his colleague) — super efficient and super cheap! Only 45 including labor. I used to pay 70+++ at firestone. Highly recommend this place!

Called today to get an appointment for fixing my car (recently failed a smog check). The guy who answered barely spoke English. Kept wanting me to come in to look at the paper to see what failed. I can tell you what failed over the phone, why do you need to look at the paper? All I want is to drop off my car so you can fix it, I’m handing you my business w/​no questions. But the guy wouldn’t agree so I’ll take it elsewhere.

I have used these guys 3 times for smog checks over the years. Each time it has been great. No hassle, very friendly and a coupon if you check-​in on Unilocal

I called beforehand around 12pm to ask how much to get an oil change. Sunny gave me a price and said that I could come in anytime. So I did, at 3pm. Found out they were busy because the guy i talked to when i got there said that they were too busy to change my oil and that I should come back the next day.
I was a little disappointed until Sunny heard us talking and recognized me from the phone call earlier and said that it might take awhile but he WILL squeeze me in today since I called earlier. What an awesome guy! It took about 30 – 40 mins but i didnt mind because he warned me beforehand anyways.
He also took care of the corrosion that was building up on my battery, cleaned it and sprayed it with something to protect it, w/​o extra charge! I definitely recommend this place! No upselling, fair prices, and great customer service. No wonder they are always busy! (:

I arrived at the checking station at noon. No waiting. The inspection process took about 20 mins. People are friendly.
Make sure to use the $ 10 coupon on Unilocal

Very nice staff here. I stop by here with it being close to home and a nice walk too.

Definitely going back for my next oil change. I brought the oil and filter (from Walmart). They charged me $ 17 to change it and get rid of the dirty/​old oil. Then they checked all my stats — tire pressure, coolant etc levels and made sure everything was OK. Even gave me some coolant to top me off. Really good job.

I dropped in, got lucky with no one else there, and completed my smog check in 15 – 20 minutes.
Pro-​tip: check in on Unilocal for a $ 10 discount to get your smog inspection for only $ 29.75 (there is an additional $ 20 charge if your vehicle is older than a certain year because it needs additional tests)
Also, it costs $ 8.25 for the smog certification, which brings you to a grand total of $ 38 for a sedan.
Highly recommend especially as the Fair Oaks Smogs Check Test across the street had a 45 minute wait.

I seem to have the most awesome luck finding Smog Check places that are never open during their posted times. So you can imagine my surprise when I drove in to this shop, at around 5:45pm, and they were willing to perform a smog check. I didn’t even mention the fact that someone was already waiting in line for a smog check.
I checked in for the Unilocal deal and everything went as expected on my 2004 model year car.
Flash forward 6 months and I’m looking to get a smog check again for a 1999 commuter car that I had bought. I tried to get a smog check in the area where I happened to be, but I was told to come back on Mon, Tues, and Wed (this occurred on a Fri). Say what? Never heard of that before. That’s when I decided to come back here. I came at 2:30pm and they said sure, give them 10 mins to reconfigure their computer. Ahh, okay, that’s why I got passed on at the other place.
This is seriously becoming my go-​to place for smog checks now. No fuss and open when they say they are.
I’ve never had auto repair service here so I can’t comment on that. I am worried about the review by Igor on Nov 2014 about the bogus smog check. My 1^st smog check was sent just fine. I will update about this 2^nd smog check in a couple of weeks.

Sony continues to care for my Jeep, and is always concerned for the safety of me and my daughter, he always let’s me know when to check back in.
What impressed me this time was the part that was broken he had replaced once before. Not satisfied with it not lasting that long he stated «I don’t like that, this part should’ve lasted 5 years not 2» this time he suggested I get the dealer model and I agreed. The point. … he takes pride in his work and I trust his judgement and as always very satisfied with the service
Thank you Sony!!!

This is a REALLY GOOD shop. These mechanics know what they’re doing and I always trust them to do a stellar job at a fair price. These guys are professionals all the way. My Acura runs great. Two thumbs up!

I have taken 3 cars to be serviced by Mr. Phan, a Honda Accord, a Honda Civic, and an Acura MDX. He always does a great job with excellent customer service. His rates are much more reasonable than going to the dealer. I highly recommend him!

Went to get my car smogged. The paper said «passed» so I waited to get my tags in the mail. Meanwhile, my old tags expired since it was October now. Got a fix it ticket for not having a registered car, so that’s $ 25.
Called the DMV about it, they said to come to the DMV and show them the smog check. Waited for an hour at the DMV for my turn. Came to show them my smog check, but apparently the guy who did it for me DID NOT ACTUALLY CHECK MY CAR. Just the visual inspection and that’s it. Wrote passed on the paper and charged me the certificate price (for an invalid certificate). The DMV worker told me to go down there and ask them how that’s a smog check when you don’t actually smog check.
I went down there, they actually did a real smog check, but when I mentioned I got a ticket due to their incompetence they were just like «sorry about that». That helps me how? I just wasted a ton of time and money because of their incompetence.
Edit: They compensated me for my ticket and apologized. I’ve updated my rating.

Got my oil change here on 6÷22÷2014 at around 9:30AM.
The wait wasn’t too bad as this place tends to get packed very quickly, Sonny was very helpful and funny. The wait + Oil change took about 30 minutes so it wasn’t too bad. Great place to go if you don’t trust Shitty Lube (Jiffy Lube), if you tell them what you want here, they’ll give it unlike other places that’ll tell you «Oh you need a new this and that, and we can take care of it for you for an additional charge» and I’m like «b**ch I only came here for an oil change». I’ll definitely be returning to this spot.