This place didn't even check my car. The guy "diagnosed" my car as having an exhaust leak. Said he can't technically pass me like 3 times. It seemed like he wanted me to offer a bribe or something. I go down the street to a different smog place. They do the test and I pass. I go to a mechanic and no exhaust issues. Pretty sure I was getting scammed for being a girl. Fuck this place. read more

I'm thankful for these guys! Because work ran late and we didn't get off till late, I did a search and found these guys, I called first and asked if they could squeeze us in, since it was so close to closing, guy who answered was very pleasant and responsive, said if I could make it in 15 minutes he'd get me in, thank you so much for keeping your doors open, you are truly amazing people, I will for sure be bringing all my vehicular here for smog! You save us a headache! The place is clean, and they even let us hand with the beautiful parrot, such a treat!!! read more

Read this review so that you know what you should be paying for a smog check and why I chose not to give them my business in the first place. If you did a bit of checking around for your prices I think you would have a better experience elsewhere. A smog check is something that is quick and easy and should cost you no more than $30. All you need to do is hook the car up to a sniffer to get a read out on its gas emissions. I walked in and asked for a quote in my college t-shirt. I believe that guy working thought I was naive because he asked for my car's model and year, which you DON'T NEED for a smog check. He then quoted me $50. I said no thanks, yelped for 5 mins. and found an auto shop 2 blocks away that did it for $20 and an additional $8 for the registration papers. That is reasonable. Dishonest business practices force me to leave a poor but honest review. read more

These guys are probably the most honest guys in the business!! Went to this place yesterday on the FLY after the smog place I was going to go to closed early with no notice! Nicest guys ever! They have later hours so if you actually have a JOB you can get your smog done during the week! Price was more than fair, and I wish I would have thought to go to them sooner (they were a recommendation by a friend).... read more

The workers here were very knowledgeable and helpful. I had questions from a different smog test check station and they were more than willing to answer my questions and help me out, even though it didn't necessarily mean they were getting my business. My car failed the test and they were very helpful in scheduling a repair with their crew or recommending a different garage. I was very impressed with their customer service read more

Sadly I am now in the CA smog cycle. Since this was my first time I wasn't sure what to expect but all in all a painless experience. I gave Quick Smog a call to see if I needed an appointment and if I needed to know anything beforehand. The gentleman who answered assured me I could just drop in and because my car was newer I didn't need to have it running for any specific length of time beforehand. I headed over the next night and kept missing the turn off Garnet. You are going to pull into the only car bay and the shop is back from the street and easy to miss. I arrived only 18min before closing and asked if I needed to come back tomorrow. They were super nice, said it was no problem and I was paid and out the door right at closing. The cost was $45 - not sure how that stacks up to competitors but it was quick as promised. read more

I employed a team of professional mechanics, shoppers and smog pros from around the globe to work nonstop for 3 years to find the best place to smog my car. They interviewed over one trillion people and the results are as follows: 1) Quick Smog has the best price. 2) Quick Smog has the pass or don't pay guarantee. 3) Quick Smog is run by fair and honest people. 4) Quick Smog is the only good choice. Pick any of the above reasons and then go to Quick Smog. read more

It's a smog check place. Going to cost you 30-50 depending where. Here, with the verbal mention of the coupon it was $45, it is what it is. They do the online report to the DMV when you pass which is new to me, been years and years and a couple of cars since I needed a smog... They've got a larger than usual waiting area with a big TV. Bunch of bikes in various stages of repair, kind of interesting...nice open space with couches is better than the usual hallway with old chairs and a magazine. Also, it was the only one I found open after 6PM on a weekday, so there's that In and out less than 15 mins. As I drove off I had a ABS light on that I didn't when I arrived. I stopped and turned around to inquire and before I even spoke I thought the guy said "Fuck off, and drive the car!" Quite shocking If I say so myself... Turns out he said "It turns off when you drive the car" which it did. So all is well. Now to go give the DMV money for a sticker read more

David is awesome. I have come here several times and he has always been nothing but helpful, friendly, and patient. His shop has character and his service is great. To be fair, I went somewhere else... Once. Then I went back to David. read more

Bah. I have used these guys in the past and they were fine. This morning I go down there bright and early in the same 1995 suv and now they claim they only do 2000 and newer vehicles (which do not require a tailpipe sniffer/treadmill test, they simply tap into the obd2 diagnostics). They have the equipment they just choose now to do the easy cars. read more

I went in to get a quick smog check. I must say they were the fastest I had ever experienced. I think I was in and out in under 10 minutes, no joke. I brought the $5 off coupon and my final bill was $44.95. The reason for the 3 star is the condition of the establishment. I don't think I have ever in my entire life seen or smelled a more disgusting, filthy, odor-filled business. 1/2 garage or not. I was truly disgusted. Everything was completely filthy. When I stepped into the office to pay my bill I honestly smelled feces. If you go to this place to get your smog done, park your car, and step away out onto the sidewalk. It shouldn't be long. Do not go inside. I may return someday, just because of the incredible speed. But I won't enjoy the experience. read more

Fantastic quick and friendly service in an authentic "car-guy" shop. Very helpful, California-surfer-dude-native attendant quickly got me through the 15 minute process of the smog inspection. Basically, as long as you have a modern car + no engine warning lights + no recent battery disconnects, you will be good to go. $40 for the 15 min check (price was in line with other places) and very prompt service. at checkout, the dude even prompted me $5 off, saying "you saw our internet coupon right"? which bascially just gave me $5 off. Sure they do it for everyone (which is smart on their part given all the nice yelp reviews), but I appreciated it and thus, highly recommend. If coming from west (the beach) you turn right just before the martial arts studio. just drive slow and you will see their smallish sign that says "california smog check". its a single-car width pull in so is easy to miss. if you miss it, just turn right and circle the block, NBD. read more

Fast, easy, and a $5 coupon online that you can show them on your phone.. what's not to love? Kimberly helped us out and was super nice. So easy- no appointments; they checked my car right away. We walked around PB and got a call when the car was ready. $45 isn't a bad price either. Thanks for everything. :D read more

Strike 1 - They tell me on the phone I have to hurry to get there because the girl who does the registration renewal part of the smog check is leaving for the day. So I bust my hump to get there asap. Turns out she was going to be there all day and I didn't have to redo my schedule to fit it all in. Strike 2 - The website says "$5 off smog check with online coupon" and then right below it "registration renewal $24.99 (regular $29.99)." Or something like that. The important part is that that was the only price on the website, which would lead any sane person to think that the smog check that the DMV requires to renew registration was going to be that price. Turns out it's $20 more. Strike 3 - I was told the car would take 25-30 minutes and I would get called when it was done. I came down 50 minutes later and my car was done and they hadn't called me. Plus one star because it seemed like the lady who I first saw actually kind of maybe made me feel that she possibly didn't realize the website was misleading at best once I showed it to her. Totally not recommended. read more

The team was quick, kind, and welcoming. Thankful I chose this place for my smog.

Based on the positive reviews here, I decided to drive to Pacific Beach from Poway to have my Smog test done here at Quick Smog. I probably passed dozens of smog shops between Poway and PB because I felt that that the folks at Quick Smog were going to make the whole experience better than what I would get at other places. The other reviewers were correct, I was quite pleased with my experience at Quick Smog. They were a bit busy with a lot of people ahead of me when I went and I ended up having to wait almost two hours before I finally drove away from their location. The young lady who helped get me checked in was very helpful and friendly. She gave me a realistic estimate on the time it would take and suggested it might be better to leave the car and visit some of the local shops. She suggested that she could call me on my cell phone when my car would be starting the test so that I could be back by the time it finished. I didn't have a pressing need to check out the surrounding shops so I decided to wait in their lobby. The smog check, once it was my car's turn, was quick and easy. Mentioning Yelp earned a $10 discount for a total out the door price of $39.95. I feel like I had gotten great service, and I'll definitely use them again the next time I need a smog check. read more

My car, unknown to me, had a blown fuse that kept the computer from storing the information necessary to pass a smog check. I only found this out after going to this janky smog check joint out East County way where this strange dude kept asking me why I hadn't brought my racket to play some racket ball with him. Ok, well, aside from the weird dude, this place had a time limit on retests and didn't check to be sure I was good to go before testing my car. I'm slightly poor and not mechanically inclined, so it took a lot longer than that to suss out on google what was wrong with my poor car. Then, I came to Quick Smog after checking for well reviewed places on Yelp. These guys did not disappoint. Before I could even say a word beyond "hello, I'm here for a smog check" they told me they'd do a quick check to see if my car was likely to pass. No money had changed hands at this point, just some awesome folks doing a good job winning my repeat business. Next, it turns out that my SO had forgotten to replace my fuse box after he'd fixed my car...They came in, let me know what was up and fixed the situation immediately, as well as warning me of the dangers. Plus, hanging out watching TV and looking at all the awesome old Motorcycles / boat engines being rebuilt was great ambiance. It's certainly the chillest waiting lounge I've ever seen in a Smog Check joint. I don't even care that I could find cheaper places closer to me...I'd rather take my car somewhere I feel comfortable, somewhere I know I'll be treated right. Quick Smog is that place. read more

the "waiting area" 9/10. The shop wreaked and was riddled w/trash, grease, dust , dirt and grime, oldfood, cigarettebutts,someone's slippers under the table! The price is nice but don't when they ask you to the back room to pay have 911 on speed dial read more

Quick Smog - Smog Check Stations Near Me - San Diego, California

What did I do when I got the registration renewal letter from the DMV a month and a half ago? Did I go immediately to get my Jeep checked out and pay the fee as soon as possible? Of course NOT! I waited until 5 days before the renewal was due. Thankfully there are places like this for people like me. Agreed, it's definitely a PB hole, but everyone was helpful enough. I dropped the Jeep off before lunch (11:30am). It was kind of busy so they took a while to get around to checking it out. I was finished by 2:10pm with a PASS, sweet! I mentioned the Yelp discount but the chick there said it was only good for $5 on the "less expensive" smog check. Huh?? Maybe I got scammed, but I was just glad to have everything come up aces on such short notice. Helpful hint: They've only got one smog check station. Front wheel drive cars enter from Garnet. Rear wheel drive cars enter from the alley. read more

This place was great! In and out in under 20 minutes, the guy working was super friendly and funny, and I mentioned the coupon online and they gave me $5 off. Great experience. I will use this place again for sure! read more

These guys were great - so helpful, First of all I got there quite late - about half an hour before closing, 6.30 on a Saturday evening. Then, when I mentioned that I'd had to jump the car, he immediately told me it wouldnt pass the test as lots of sensors re-set when the battery goes so you need to drive it for 50 miles / a few days to get everything up and running again. He suggested I drive it tomorrow and come back Monday. I told him we weren't able to do it the next day as it was my son's birthday and we were taking him to Legoland, then we were flying back to the Bay Area. So it was now or never - plus the DMV tags needed renewing which meant we needed the test done. Right away - he told me about a route I could drive which would probably get the sensors back on and that I could probably complete in about 20 mins . I don't know the area well so I got a bit lost - so I didn't get back to the shop until 6.57. They were totally cool with that and had been waiting - they did the test for me, stayed late for me and were helpful with ideas of how to stop the battery dying again (its a car that isn't used very often). Brilliant service. read more

Occured sometime in March or April 2010 This was the only smog shop that had good reviews on yelp that was open on a Sunday so I decided to drive here from Palm ave to check if it was legit. This place is a "hole-in-the-wall" When we arrived we were greeted well. We were then told to go around the back & park. So we did what we were told and parked up this hill at back and waited patiently. We waited for a while and was told that they will get to us once they're done w/ the other vehicle. We even asked about the yelp discount and they said yes they'll give us the discount. As we sat waiting there- 4 cars then pulled up & parked behind us. All 4 didnt come at once it was 1 every 10 min or so..( i cant remember) A man then comes out from the office w/ his mouth full (of food) and asked why is our vehicle parked here. We told him that one of your assoc. told us to park here, he then tells us no the vehicles behind you are next and that we would have to go back in line-behind the 4 vehicles.He then sais he'll move a vehicle so we can squeeze out of here. This filthy back garage was so congested that i didnt even know how we would back out. we asked how long more do we have to wait - he then sais 45 min. I was so upset because we were already waiting that long and now they refuse to take us 1st. i said the hell with that -after this one car in front was done i said we would just leave and take our business else where. The man then sais okay. We asked the other man that worked there to also shred our paper work since we were leaving and he tells us they cant. So it was wtv i just wanted to leave. so we were basically stuck for another 10 min until finally we got out.we then head home and all of a sudden we get a phone call. And it was the shop appoligizing and asking us to come back. I told my husband hell no-our child was in the car i'm not having her wait w/ us again when they refuse to take us beforehand. The workers there are gross lookin- like they havent taken a bath. And the picture that you see on this page does not come close to whats actually there. i have pictures but this link doesnt pull up just go onto the flickr website and search quick smog. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29057460@N02/sets/72157624257969305/with/4745369230/ This was a bad experience. Never again . I 'll stick with just doin my vehicle smog check down south. And yes for me also The selling point on this place was all the good reviews and the fact it was open on Sunday And thats why we went to quick smog. SoOOo Readers be ware - I wouldnt suggest this place - Trust me sorry for the late post-we've been busy read more

Love these guys. Fast, efficient and HONEST. Great service for the price, knowledgeable as all heck. Best place to get car smogged HANDS DOWN. Don't waste you time or money anywhere else!! read more

This was by far the best experience I've had at a smog establishment. Michael was so cordial and friendly and I was out in 15 minutes. So impressed with the professionalism and speed. Highly recommend! read more

This was the only smog shop that had good reviews on yelp that was open on a Sunday so I decided to drive here from National City (32nd street base). First of all this place is a "hole-in-the-wall" type shop which fits well with PB. Upon finding the place they automatically told me it was going to be a little more expensive to smog my car since it was a little older (1994) and they have to test fuel system pressure with another system. I was fine with it. They told me though that if I don't pass either one I don't have to pay which is very comforting. There were two people ahead of me and it still only took like 30 minutes total or so. I just sat in their lobby and watched Mythbusters. On a bad note though, he pulled my car off to the side to get a car that was testing out and my engine is very quiet and he tried to start it while it was already running. He didn't do it very long at all and it was an honest mistake. I can tell you I've done it on a car before. Still attention to detail is a must in every job. The selling point on this place was all the good reviews and that fact it was open on Sunday! Also mention Yelp and get $10 off! read more

NO PASS NO PAY. That should be a law in california. Lets petition shall we? Because there are alot of places looking to take advantage of people. LOL In all seriousness I've been dealing with a lack of professionalism for months. I accidently found this on Yelp and all I can say is that my prayers were answered. The girl I talked to was nice and courteous and knew about the smog procedures. The mechanics were precise and focused on the task at hand. Ok ok. Say what you want about the look of the place. My suggestion? Take a walk to some nearby shops and browse until the job is done. But the service???? I dont care where you live. If you want the best service in town, this is the place to go. Dont trust me, look at all the satisfied people on here. They arent lying and neither am I. Go for it! read more

thank you so much for the incredible service! had the best experience with the owner Mike. will most definitely be recommending this place to friends. see you again in two years Mike ! - the flower girl :) read more

I couldn't find parking so I parked on the street with my flashers on owner comes out rebuking me telling me I blocked his driveway when it was only about a foot in his driveway hence I was on the street so I wasn't on his property either way he was calling me a retard yelling at me I would never go here based on how rudely he treats people read more

I finally registered my vehicle in Cali and brought it here before hand to get a smog check. I want based on yelp reviews. I got my smog checked, passed, paid $50 and was on my way. The people that work there were really friendly and helpful. I will be taking my car back there again when I need another smog check in the future! If you live in PB, check this place out if you are due for a smog check. The lot is pretty tiny but try to go early or call ahead to see if they are busy and you should be fine! read more

I drove in, gave the guy my DMV paperwork and my keys, walked up to Better Buzz to get some coffee, hung out for about 15 minutes, walked back down to Quick Smog, car was done, paid, and drove away. Done. I had been dreading having to go get a smog check... but this was super easy. The guy was super nice - loved the 45 year old Parrot! read more

These guys are money. Ive been using them for years ... stoked that they are in my 'hood and they do such a good job. They are always very accommodating when i just drop in on em, they get it done quick. they've always shot me straight and never tried to up-sell me on some nonsense. *Don't go in there expecting 5-star lobby or none of that .. its pretty raw. But that's cool cause so are their prices. Make sure you get the coupon online before heading in so you can save 5-10 bucks. read more

I have nothing but great things to say about this place and it's crew. The customer service here is incredible by everyone, but especially Mike. He truly went above and beyond with helping me with my car! Can't thank him enough. Pricing is affordable and the service is quick. Plus, while you wait, you have the opportunity to be charmed by a beautiful blue macaw named Max. He is lovely! Give this place a shot next time you need your car smogged! read more

I heard about this place on Yelp, otherwise I would hae never gone there. It's just a non-descript storefront with a motorcycle shop shared space in front and a quasi- junkyard in back. So, the place IS a kind of a dump but they are very quick, nice and know what they are doing. Some nice gal with several piercings took my info and keys and I was in and out within 30 minutes. There's plenty of shopping across the street whle you wait. They will work with you on the paperwork or anything else you may need to get it taken care of. Would/could be 5 stars but the place could use some cleaning and upkeep. (Keeps the costs down?) $49.99 was more than fair for my check. Drive in from the alley and up the driveway to save you some time. read more

This Place is amazing!! I needed a smog check and they took me in right away!! It was more pricey than I thought, $45 but the amazing part was I told them I had to go to the DMV and they actually did my registration right there and then. I got my Cali plates and Tags for $55!! NO LINES NO DMV! It was Quick and SOOO EASY! I will recommend this place to anyone!!! A+ read more

From my phone call to see how long the wait, till the completed job this place was great. It was clean and even their bird say Hello. Both the guys working were very polite and had a smile. Thank you so much for taking good care of me. They even gave me a $5.00 coupon. Thanks Again Adrina read more

Mike is the actual man! I'm not the best with car stuff but Mike was very helpful and made sure that I understood everything! Super quick and easy to get a smog. read more

I love this place! The guys are friendly, it's super fast (only took 20 minutes!), and they will hook you up with $10 dollars off if you write a yelp review. I hear they also have a "If you don't pass, you don't pay" policy. If you need your car smogged, smog it here!! (See, I told you I write a review :) Thanks again!!) read more

Just went there for my smog test that I was supposed to do at a Star Station. so this place worked out and it took them less than one hour to have the enhanced smoke test done. So that was fast & efficient !!! so what I did not like: 1) access from Garnet ave is a bit difficult especially if there's no room on their tiny parking but no big deal, all the cars place in PB are like that 2) more important.... I went to pick up my car, pay the $75 (as indicated before, I guess it's the price for an old car), but why leaving the car (on the parking lot behind) with the keys still on it ? I know it's old etc but I still need it !! read more

Came in after checking out a couple of places for good prices and saw this place had great reviews. Small business, but everyone here greeted me as soon as I walked in and I was helped right away. Took only about 15-20 min, and that was only because they were checking a car before me. I even got the $5 discount without the coupon, talk about nice guys! Definitely would come again and recommend to friends :) read more

I took my car in today for a smog here, highly recommend! The guys were really nice, had me in and out in 30 minutes and gave me $5 off. There's a cute bird in the shop and a pool table, easy to kill the 30 minute wait. Go check them out! read more