Cengiz is a great guy. I come here every time I need a smog test. He is competent & fast & always gives me the best price. Highly recommend.

I been coming here for years! Great guy and great service!!! I come here for all my smog services! read more

MacArthur Smog Check - Cengiz at work! - Smog Check Stations Near Me - San Leandro, California

The man who works here is rude. He was yelling at my niece when we went for a smog (in two different cars) I explained to him she's a new driver please don't yell at her, to which he replied then you drive then! While I was in my car moving it as he instructed. Once he did the smog my niece and I had questions about the paperwork he wanted us to fill out and he began yelling at us saying no one else asks these questions. Wouldn't recommend this place! read more

Clean. Quick. Great prices. Clear communication. Told me things about my car I didn't even know. Other smog places charge you an arm and a leg for this kind of speedy service. Will be bringing my wife's car. read more

Cengiz was very professional and very helpful with my smog check. When I arrived it was a very busy time but he was calmly directing the chaos. He did the smog check and we were done in a very reasonable amount of time. The price was ok and the experience was good. read more

Very good customer service. I was lucky, I didn't have to wait more than 10 minutes to finish the smoke check

He does not respect the clients. The owner is impatient, cocky, impolite, grumpy, and makes insulting and intrusive remarks during the process. After using the coupon, it reduces an original price of $90 to $60. There are many other places that offer respectful and efficient service as well, and at a lower price. read more

Long time customer. Cengiz is always professional and courteous. The smog check is quick and painless and fees are discussed up front, there are no hidden "extras". I have never had a bad experience with Cengiz or anyone at MacArthur Smog. read more

The gentleman was great! Speedy. Understanding Mr.Cengiz was aware and understanding that I had a child in my vehicle. He allowed us to stay in the vehicle! Efficient, personable, and will definitely go back due to being cost efficient. Thank you MacArthur Smog Check. ​ read more

Great service. Dry humored but honest man. Service was thorough.. Very helpful with difficult but positive outcome.

F-me! I paid for my vehicle registration and failed to see I needed a smog test. Of course, the CA DMV just took my money and didn't send me a notice. I did not realize my mistake until I tried to exchange my plates. Do I need a Star smog test or the whatever the other? Could not reach the DMV online or by phone. F-me. MacArthur Smog to the rescue! Found out I needed (a Star Test) and I was passed and done in 15 minutes. Got a $30 off coupon upon check in! read more

I took my car here to get smogged after a day of running errands. I didn't feel like going to my usual place on High St, and based on the reviews this place seemed like the place to go. It was confusing knowing where to go for the smog since it's located at a gas station. The gas station attendant was kind enough to redirect me to the garage. There was a car ahead of me so there was somewhat of a wait time, but I didn't mind since this was going to be my last stop. Process might've taken 30-45min from the time I inquired about the smog, until it was good to go. I will say, this place was significantly more expensive than the place I normally visit on High St, so ask before you commit, and do it quick because the person running this place will distract you with how eager and friendly they are read more

The smog was quick to get done. The staff is friendly. He answered my questions about my car and the pricing.

MacArthur Smog has excellent prices and quick service! I'll be back here for another smog in 2 years ! read more

MacArthur Smog Check - Why do I come back to MacArthur Smog ?? Great service and great prices make it an easy choice! - Smog Check Stations Near Me - San Leandro, California

Beware! This smog shop is unprofessional and unethical! Smog tech doesn't know the protocol of performing a smog inspection. They will smog your car with a check engine light (which is instructed by bureau of automotive and I no problem) but after repairs and light turns off and we return to get the free retest. He hooks up his code reader (which is illegal by BAR) and refuse to retest due to history code. Why would you take customer money, smog with check engine light but when we return for a retest you create an extra hurdle for retest? Anyway long story short we took it to a professional smog shop and they performed smog inspection the correct way and car passed. To the business owner please advise your smog tech on his next update class (required every 2 years) he attends to ask instructor for correct protocol of smog check. What he's doing with hooking up his code reader before smog is illegal. read more

I received my smog check today and the quality was great. It was fast, the service was friendly, the price is good 88 dollars for the smog check. They take Apple Pay which is a good thing, and I'm glad they made it convenient for the payment process read more

Very funny and professional and speedy! Love them! Highly recommend! Cengiz is a fabulous employee who took care of my car and directed traffic and had a good sense of humor and him and his beautiful wife have a very nice decoration in the office with a beautiful plant and a beautiful piece of copper art. read more

Initially, I brought my car in and it didn't pass smog. The gentleman working at MacArthur Smog told me to bring it back, after I resolved the engine issue, indicating he would not charge me for a second check. When I returned for the second smog check, my car passed, and true to his word he did not charge me. Both times, the service was fairly quick. The wait time was minimal, the inspection less than 15 minutes, and price $59. read more

I experienced racism at this smog check station. A few weeks ago I came up to the smog check and asked the man there if he has air for tires. My tire was severely flat. He said no. Today, I was getting gas at the location where his smog check is at. I saw him putting air in someone's tire, a white man with a Mercedes. I anticipated on approaching him about it but decided to just put out this Yelp review. So glad I saw this because I was going to go there for my smog check due this month. Definitely not going now! read more

Excellent service! Cengiz is so nice and helpful. he took care of my smog and my experience there was fantastic. I definitely recommend this business. I will be returning when it's time again. read more

Quick and easy. Paid full price but I was in and out in no time. Staff friendly and professional. Convenient location right off freeway.

The service here was super quick and very straightforward and polite. The price was great for a smog check, let alone a Star certified smog check. I'll be back here every year. read more

Super fast and super convenient. Attendant was very nice and flexible. Make sure to present your coupon prior to service if you have it. We'll be taking all our cars here when we need a smog check. Highly recommend! read more

Cool smog shop that's close by the house. In and out usually. This is my 2nd time, will not be the last.

I went to this place bc it has a 1) coupon, 2) close to where I live and 3) it has great ratings. My car is very old ('98) and SUV so I expect to pay more regardless of where I go. Like they said on their website...quick, in and out...and that was how it was. I chilled at the seating area for like 30 seconds then crossed the street to check out what was selling at the Quickie Mart for like 10 minutes, then headed back and my car was done. I got to talk to Adam, the smog technician, for a bit. He seemed like a serious no-nonsense kind of guy but he turned out to be hella cool and very funny too. If I ever need to smog any car, I would take it here. This place is clean, fast, and the customer service is A+++ read more

MacArthur Smog Check - My '98 4 Runner passed smog! Amazing! I came during the day on a weekday so no waiting. The smog test took around 15 minutes...also amazing! - Smog Check Stations Near Me - San Leandro, California

First, the owner was a little bit rude, but I thought that because of covid this might have been just a protective measure, which is reasonable, but I was wearing a mask and keeping my distance. Second, the website coupon for $30 off only works for one test only. If your car fails the check, you can't retest. Nowhere on the website and coupon you can read this caveat. Finally, he failed my car because the engine light was ON about the coolant thermostat, which is not related to the emissions. The smoke test was clean, just the engine light was on. When I asked him about it, he just ignored it and said it was not enough. Now I have to retest, but will never go back there again. read more

Super fast and friendly. I was in and out in 15 min. Price is in line with other stations although my wife was against committing our first born. Remember to print the coupon on their website. read more

Simple explanation as to why this place has barely "earned" ONE star. We paid $80 to have our car smogged last week. Car failed due to a minor issue. Came back to retest after we fixed the problem. Their equipment failed and wasn't sending the information to the DMV. Told us to come back so they could do that. We came back today. Began testing but said for the $7 we'd have to pay cash. Kind of a crappy move seeing that we had to come back just to have it retested so the information would transfer to the DMV. Fine it is what it is. We asked for our car so we could drive to our bank to collect the cash we needed. We aren't carrying cash. We aren't paying for anything with cash due to the current COVID safety precautions that are suggested. Everyone is using card. It's SAFER. But, after inconveniencing us by making us come back due to faulty equipment on their part you'd think they would have cut us a break and let us use our card...safety precautions aside. We asked to take the car to get cash. The only ATM nearby is at the quickie mart across the street which costs a crap ton in fees. The man had our car hooked up to the test machine...hadn't run the test or transmitted the certificate and REFUSED to give us our car. Kept yelling at us to go across the street and get cash. Of course you can imagine my boyfriend's reaction was less than sweet. It was incredibly rude and quite frankly illegal to hold onto our property that way and bully us into paying for a SMOG that hadn't even happened or been transferred to the DMV yet. This is our go-to place for gas and has been our go-to place for SMOG for years. That changed today. They aren't getting a penny more of our money and we are going to look into who we can report this type of action to. It's not right. Being a jerk business with broken equipment, wanting cash during a pandemic to make an extra buck and making petty claims about the credit card fee is one thing but holding someone's property hostage like that and bullying them into using a certain ATM and paying for your services is another. DONE. read more

Really fast and efficient. Super quick and socially distanced! Would highly recommend, also conveniently located at a gas station.

Super extremely fast service and very kind gentleman who helped me out today. Ive never had my car smogged before and didn't know what the process was like, but everything from start to finish here was extremely smooth and they offer a $30 coupon online you just have to mention before your service! He was also really kind to my 5 year old and made an effort to chat with him and make him feel like part of the process. I'll be back here next time i have to get a smog. Thank you! read more

Great customer service!! Awesome technician, Cengiz helped me with a discounted coupon! Arrived late, but he was able to take me in. Thank you Cengiz! read more

Never a wait. Been going here for years and it is always in and out. Always courteous and good conversation. Will be back with other cars.

Zero stars if I could. Went to this place because of the online coupon and the fact that whenever I drive by, their is never a line. I now know why. Took my '04 Grand Marquis there that I've had for 10 years and has passed smog with no problems every time. The tech was rude and wearing birkenstocks when I presented the coupon. He advised with an attitude, "only one test with coupon, no retest if needed." I should have left then. The coupon 'lowered' the price to $49 from $79. Not a bargain, but I stayed because I was there.... Thirty minutes later he gives me the computer printout which showed that the car passed all of the computer tests, but he failed the car based on his 'visual inspection', in his birkenstocks... His explanation was rude and he alleged I tampered with the exhaust for performance... ON A GRAND MARQUIS.... Went to another shop and passed. Never again..... You've been warned.... read more

Zero Stars!!! The owner/ mechanic was rude. Charged me $30 over took my cash and told me next time I'll get a credit. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS SMOG SHOP AT ALL!!! The 1 star reviews do not lie. This guy is a P.O.S. business owner!!! He knew I was supposed to pay $58!!! Do yourself a favor and DO NOT COME HERE!!! Rude and a thief!!! read more

Excellent COVID protocol! I really appreciated this business taking the necessary steps to keep their customers safe! It's a little more impersonal, but given the current pandemic, this place is PERFECT! Highly recommend! read more

Great service, very helpful! I recommend this place if you are looking for a star smog check

This shop is conveniently located near my home. That is the main reason I go there. The staff is Turkish so expect a Turkish experience. Tech has a dry sense of humor but I find him kind of entertaining and he gets the job done. Today he told me they no longer need to see the $30 coupon, just mention it. Place is a little pricier than some other places. I will come back. Been going for years. Laugh off the little cultural differences. read more

The people here are very friendly and the prices are good. If you need a smog check definitely come here. Service was very quick.

The owner of the shop is so wonderful , my car failed smog first time so I had to come back and re-test. We were chatting while I was waiting and he has a deep knowledge of cars . Strongly recommend read more

This place is excellent! The attendant is very polite and honest, and the pricing is great as well. I defiantly recommend this smog check facility and will be a returning customer for sure. read more