Read the other reviews for service and such. Mine will solely be for info I wish businesses were upfront about. This is my fight against hidden restaurant fee-flation and for price transparency. price as of 4/1/26 Extra service charges or fees: no CC fee, $8.25 certificate fee which I think is a mandatory CA DMV fee Tip lowest default: N/A Allows bill split/itemize: N/A Note: I yelp messaged them regarding my 98 camry smog check and was quoted 50 for the test, but when i got there, was quoted 61.75 (70 after certificate fee). i know that older car smog tests are more expensive to test, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt Fee transparency/fairness score: 4/5 read more

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No wait, fast, easy and fairly priced smog check. Great experience and highly recommended.

Outstanding customer service!! I've gone in twice with amazing experiences both times. Once for a smog check & a second time to check my tires. Definitely my go to spot in Burbank. Will be recommending to all my local friends. read more

Last year I went to a gas station for the test only. I realize now I over paid and service was mediocre at best. This year I found CA smog and test and what a great find. The service and price was excellent. I'll be going there for my next test only. I would recommend to family and friends. Check it out for yourself. Get the coupon from his wenmbsite. SC​ read more

In and out in 10 minutes for a smog test. Will be back for an oil change later this year!

Very very RUDE. Speaks down to women. Raises voice when asked itemized pricing. Had male neighbor go in for same quote and was $120 cheaper and was polite to HIM! read more

Imagine if you sold a product that people only needed once every other year! That is the case with Joel who owns this Test-Only Smog Center on the corner of Victory Blvd and N. Hollywood Way in Burbank. Recently, I was having my car repaired next door at Victory Auto Care (Highly Recommend) and Joel mentioned that business was very slow and he was hurting. So I offered to create a Yelp for him. His Smog Station is easily accessible from N. Hollywood Way with plenty of parking and seating if you have any wait time. He's very nice and performs only what is needed for a competitive price. I'll have to call him for more info on his prices and hours. I've been going to him as many times as needed since about 2003. I drove all over Burbank looking for someone who wasn't trying to rip me off and at the time he was about $15 cheaper than his competition in the area. The garages face the alley, so your car is never on the street or in traffic. If you need your car looked at, or an oil change, I highly recommend Victory Auto Care right there in the same building. Very convenient and 3 great guys that will take good care of your car. Joel is at the Smog Center and Jack & Andy are at the Auto Care. Tell them CJ sent you :) read more

CA Smog Test Only Center - Owner - Joel - Smog Check Stations Near Me - Burbank, California

Super fast. Super friendly. Super helpful! If you need to get a smog test done in Noho or Burbank do it here.

This is as good as it gets. I, being the responsible citizen I am, forgot to get a smog check to renew my registration. I had the smallest window of 40 minutes to get it done. He said he'd have it done in 15 minutes. He delivered and checked my tires to boot! HIGHLY RECOMMEND! read more

This guy knows what he's doing. His shop may be small, but it's very clean and organized. His CA Authorized information is in plain sight and he's got his CA Smog Check ID card right next to his computer. I didn't understand what the smog check entailed, but he was very kind in trying to help me understand what the process entailed. He gave me a great price for my smog check and checked the air in my tires. I will definitely go back! Thanks again! read more

Excellent service. Very good price. I highly recommend this place to anyone. Quick and easy. Clean and very professional. I had no appointment but Joe got me out of there within 10 min. Joe seems to be a positive and happy guy in general. Give him a call or just show up. You won't be disappointed. I would give him 10 stars if I could. read more

Nice shop, very clean and the owner/technician was very friendly and polite. I highly recommend this for smog test! read more

Even though it's a Test Only Center I have taken my cars to Joel. He is very friendly and goes outta his way to help you.He is very meticulous and clean and I trust him driving my Z06 corvette! I just had him smog my vette in May 2012. read more

Used to love coming here and going to Joel for all my cars to get them smogged. Unfortunately, this place is under new management and all new people. I was here last month and was charged $60 for one truck, yesterday my boyfriends dad came and paid $55. Today when arriving they wanted to charge my boyfriend $90 for the test and $70 to retest if it fails. When explain the guy working, last time we were here we paid $60 he just shrugged and said he was new and these were the prices. So we got on the phone and found another place a couple minutes away that would do it for $68. This place turned into a scam and we'll never be back. I would HIGHLY recommend Sinclair on alameda and lamer. He said it'll be $68. The truck ended up failing and the guy didn't charge us at all and even showed us exactly what to fix. He said come back in a couple of days and he'll do the test again. read more

Awesome, Excellent and as good as all the reviews say! Thanks Joel!

I've been coming to Joel since he opened.. He is very courteous, and professional.. He is almost always smiling and in an over all good mood. I take all of my cars including wife's and daughters cars now. His service is superb and his prices are very reasonable. You will be glad that you stopped by. read more

This place is great, Joe is professional nice and it took only 20 minutes. Very greatful! Thanks to all great reviews.

I found out at the last minute I needed a smog. Shame on me for not reading my notice! I called Joe he quoted me a price and I made an appointment for the following day. I went during my lunch hour. Joe was amazing! He had me in and out in less than 15 minutes. The price I paid was EXACTLY what he quoted me on the phone. I am VERY pleased with his service. Convenient, honest, affordable and FAST service. Will definitely be going back. read more

Great place. Quick. Professional. Super friendly and cheaper than anywhere else!

I haven't written a review for yelp before, but I was really impressed with the speed and courtesy at California Smog. I chose this place based on the location being close to work. I was able to wait there for him to finish finish, and I was in and out within 20 minutes. They were reasonably priced too. If you need to get a smog test done, and you're in Burbank, I was really impressed, and I'm sure you'll get the same great service. read more

I has petty doubt that they have not website and service category. I need to smog my car but I will totally unknown. I had service my car but I hope there service should be some unique and well for consumers satisfaction. read more

Don't come here, smog tests should only be $30 but he charged $60. Ridiculous. Go to joes smog check in Burbank Blvd, way better priced

Joel was so friendly and made this as painless as possible. Only took about 15 minutes and I was in and out. He even knocked off $5 and checked the pressure in my tires. read more

Small shop but super clean. Always smiling and super friendly. I showed up without an appointment as he was wailing on his guitar to pass the time and he smogged my Cayenne super fast. Easy in easy out. read more

Joel is everything good people have said about him; he did check the pressure in my tires ... and one of them was 4 psi too high! the rest of the test was painless and the atmosphere of his shop did not have the high anxiety tension that you might feel in some other shops. read more

Great station, very professional and great service. Will recommend to family and friend. Thank joe.