Good service and very quick. I was in and out in around fifteen minutes time. Easy stopread more

I had my smog checked 10 months ago. Very quick service and nice mechanic and office staff.read more

My new favorite place in town. I brought in my 1994 Lexus LS400 and they did electrical work for a…read morevery fair price. I think they may have taken pity on my 30 year old car. Will definitely be back in the future. Big thanks to Don and the others.

Great staff, they always get my vehicle in and out pretty quick. They have always been professional…read moreand straight forward. Plus the shop is cool and it's in a good location to walk to other places if you need to kill some time there. Thankful they are around and in the community.

Top notch service. Always seem to be able to get me in for a smog right away. Everyone from techs…read moreto guest service is awesome!

Good smog check service. No appointment required. Just go and wait your turn. Easy peasey.read more

Yesterday while out exploring our surroundings we managed to get locked out of our running truck as…read morewe were admiring the geological exact center of California. Onstar was unsuccessful with many attempts unlocking due to the lack of reception and sent a tow truck to rescue us. After 2 hours in 100+ weather "Our knight in shining mechanic uniform" (aka Josh Duhamel look alike) Robert R. came to our rescue with a blood pressure cuff looking apparatus and within minutes we were inside an ice cold truck and headed back home. Thank you for being so attentive and kind. Making sure we were all ok and for making the best of our situation. I definitely recommend their services.

A reasonably good shop to go to. Took my 2016 Jeep in for an oil change, they took extra time to do…read morea complete safety check on the car. They recommended a number of service areas that needed attention, no extra charge for that.

Liars and crooks. They tried to way over charge me for parts. Then blatantly lied and blew their…read morecover for the lie. They told me the part would be arrive in a week and when I asked for my car back he magically pulled the part from under the counter. The worst part was they thought I was stupid enough to believe them.

As a local person who try's to keep the money local, this place make's it hard to do so. I was…read morequoted $125.00 to recharge my AC system & have the engine light coded for a grand total of $250.00. This was highway robbery. I would pay a back yard mechanic before I take my car back there. I highly recommend you take your hard working dollars some where else. Plus the vehicle isn't fixed!

Just had a quick, 10 minute, $60 smog check here. Everyone was professional and kind. No fuss, no…read moreproblems. This was a dramatic improvement over a previous visit.

This has to be the best place on earth. I came in on my way to get some nachos just for a quote…read more They told me the service would only be about 15 minutes since I work remote i told them id be right back. Grabbed my nachos came back and they only had one mechanic available with a new 25 minute wait time. As I was about to leave the beautiful woman named Nelly who originally qouted me the 15 minute quote offered to do it while she was still eating i felt like crap as i begged her not to but she insisted. She got up and grabbed my keys and was done 2 to 3 minutes before her prediction. Amazing. I wish I could tip her or order her a new lunch. We will see what the future holds. I owe her big time. Thanks a bunch Merced Smog I'll be back again but only if she's there!!

I didn't notice that my car registration said I needed a smog, I only had a couple weeks to renew…read moreit. I looked around and gotten price quotes from a bunch of places, but my friend recommended this place. Since they were close to where I work, I decided to give them a go. It was pricier than the other places I was quoted, but I was able to get in as soon as I got there. The guy working there got my car done very quickly, and he was very pleasant to talk with. I would definitely recommend them again - the time saved is worth the little bit extra !

Really good experience highly recommend! I was in a hurry on a Sunday morning and I was in and out…read morereally fast. Thank you!

I've had a super pleasant experience at The Smog Guy, the worker was super nice, offering a tea or…read morea coffee while I waited. Also at an affordable price! The service didn't take more than 10m! Would recommend for sure.

Today 10/08/2025 my husband and I came to this shop to smog my car…read more We had a great experience here today. The gentleman Alberto was very friendly and welcoming, I told him I wanted to get my car smog, he took my information within minutes my car was getting smogged. Alberto is very friendly and honest he told us how it came about him opening his own smog shop told up about his late Father talking with him felt like I know him for years. He even told my husband and I how he got the name for his shop " The Smog Guy" Alberto opened up his shop about a month ago he has a special right now $40 out the door. Overall 100% satisfied and I will be coming back for my next smog. If you need a smog come to The Smog Guy you will not be disappointed!!!! The Smog Guy located at 5652 Pirrone Road Salida 209 566-8036

I went to A1 because of a Yelp review I had read regarding A1. Harby met me and got the car lined…read moreup and ready to go after having me sign the forms. He evaluated my vehicle and checked everything that he needed to check. We eventually started talking and he shared with me that he had customers who had modified their vehicles would come to him at the last minute hoping he would pass them, even though it was illegal and then curse or write bad reviews, if he didn't pass them. They would then leave their cursing and go to another center who had no integrity and pass them and they would come back and curse at him. My experience was very good and he was an honest person doing an honesty days work and I would definitely go back for the next smog.

I did a ChatGPT search and recommendation to get a mandatory Smog check to register my vehicle for…read more2026 tags. A number of businesses came up as suitable. However, A1 Star Smig came to the top with ChatGPT based on my lines, dislikes, and expectations of services to be rendered. It was 30 minutes away. Well outside of my distance scope. However, who am I to argue with ChatGPT. I arrived at the location and was immediately taken into the service section. There was another vehicle ahead of me. The technician handed me the paperwork and started the mechanical process. He stated that truck is going to take over an hour. Your vehicle will take considerably shorter to complete. How refreshing is it to do business with an entity that can balance time management while keeping their customers at a low stress level. I had my dog with me and fully expected to take her for a walk while we waited. Dog and I - very surprised by the time I finished the paperwork the mechanical process was done, uploaded to the State of California, and I had all documentation and receipt in hand - on my way to tge next stage. The technician was fast, efficient, helpful and kind. I am overdue getting this done and he just looked at me - without condemnations referred me to the closest AAA Office to avoid long DMV lines. How cool was that!? My daughter and son in law normally handled all of this for me. They are going through a divorce. So I felt it was time for me to take care of myself and my business. A1Star Smog made this transition to independence so much easier for this 76-year-old woman. Leaving us more time to get back to Mdera and have some much-needed dog park time. Therefore, if the dog could speak she would definitely tell you A1 Star Smog is dog-approved as well as human-approved .

The only place I take my car to be smogged!! They are always super friendly and quick and…read moreefficient. I recommend them to everyone!

Great Service, the owner of this shop is really friendly and has smogged multiple of my vehicles…read morethroughout the years. Whenever I've had a problem he's guided me and led me in the right direction! Great Job Diego!