A-1 Test Only Smog Center

I have been coming to this location for 5 years now. Had the BEST service. I always spend time speaking with the gentleman and we always share a laugh. Perhaps It helps that I am Uzbek and thus I always get excellent service! Thank you, Lazarus !

Couldn’t be happier. Less than 10 mins to do a Smog Check! and I still have time to enjoy the rest of my Sunday. Thank you!

This is the worst experience I’ve ever had with a business. Here is my long story for those who want to read then gritty details:
The older European man who works there seemed a bit off at first, I let it slide primarily because he was the only one working and there were a few customers waiting in line, so I can understand the stress.
Then I noticed all of the little rude things he did; he didn’t greet anyone, he basically threw the clipboard on the table while telling me to fill it out, and seemed irritated that there was a line of people waiting for a smog. A big truck pulled up for a smog, but the old man signalled that his truck was too high, and he waved his hand in a «shooing» motion, instead of walking up to the man and talking to him.
By the time it was my turn, my car passed smog, but it failed the visual inspection. My car had an older model of a K & N filter and I required a «Carb stamp». Even though my car is stock with an aftermarket air filter, I guess California changed their last year and required it. So the old man told me to call K & N and have them send me a picture of it, but he wasn’t going to pass my car. So I paid the man and left.
A few hours later K & N called me back and had trouble determining if I really needed a carb stamp, and the smog technician should talk with them. I called the old man and he got angry and said K & N should handle this, and he would give me a refund if I wanted too. So I went back to the old man, (where it was now empty with no customers) and had the nice K & N lady on the phone ready to talk to him. The old man then refused to talk to her for whatever reason and got even more mad, yelling in whatever origin language he came from.
The K & N lady and I coordinated with each other through pics and email right there on the spot, and she said that I did require the stamp. She gave me the carb # and said it was going to get sent to me tomorrow, and she wanted to talk to the smog technician to confirm the problem with him in order to have my car pass the visual inspection.
The old man still didn’t want to comply (while I had this lady wait for over 30 minutes on then phone). I was fed up and I politely asked for a refund. I told him I’ll take my business elsewhere and he even refused my refund as well.
So instead of taking the time to help smog my car, he took the time as to why he didn’t have to give me my refund by pointing to a few old policies posted on his wall. I left before anything escalated higher, because I was done arguing with this old man.
I’m honestly surprised this place is in business, and this old man has a license to work on cars. Do yourself a favor, save some time and take your car elsewhere.

The older Russian man who works here is completely rude and I would most definitely NOT recommend coming here. He’s unprofessional, he wouldn’t sign me off even though the I had the manager of a part company on the phone ok-​ing the part. He refused to talk to her AND refused to give my refund! I have never had this issue with any other smog check station and it takes a lot for me to write a bad review. Never again.

Fast, efficient and gave me a discount price. Wonderful experience. I always come here. The technician always gives me good service. Thank you so much.

Go somewhere else for a smog check. It was one of the worst interactions with a business I think I’ve ever had. First off $ 80 for a smog check is outrageous in itself. Also, the owner or worker is this old man who kept slamming my paperwork on the table. When it came time to pay he grabbed the receipts and slammed them down in front of me each time. Then he mad some comment about Muslims in Europe with Fox News blasting in the background of the office. I think the whole time I may have managed 1 or two words that were «hi» and «…ok» due to utter shock and WTFness.
If there are any pros he was quick, but that’s because no one was there on a Saturday.

This guy is very good at what he does, but the smog tester’s job is basically an inspector. If your car is not passing in any way (visually, chemically, etc.), the inspector’s job is to find it. And like I said, this guy is very good at what he does. I feel bad giving someone 3 stars for being good at his job, but I view the stars as a «would I recommend it to a friend» rating system. In this case, if you think you might not pass, I’d recommend someone else.

They were cool once. Then the old dude broke my seat & tried to play it off like he didn’t do it. The seat was sitting sideways. I drive a newer S500 Benz by the way. So u know I was tripping. I ended up fixing it myself but will never go back due to honesty issues.

Nobody charges more than these guys on the Peninsula. Do a little searching and you’ll definitely find a cheaper place to get smogged.

I have been going here now for 4 years with our 3 cars. Always amazed by how efficient it is. Clean too. They put on the world cup match for me while I was waiting. And there is a coupon for $ 40 — so with all certificates etc. you are out the door for less than $ 50 — can’t beat that.

Used to take all 5 of my cars to this place as I could wait and go but last two times he failed my vehicles. In all fairness latest needed a new CAT per my mechanic who also tested it and said it would pass with no problem. Well A1 failed it AGAIN. Took it back to the mechanic who double checked it and I watched it come in well under max PPM. Took it to another testing site and it passed no problem. They both said A1 probably doesn’t build up the RPMs correctly and deliver a bad read. Tip-​warm up your car really well before smog testing and do not test immediately after a warning light comes on requiring a repair as the system needs to recalibrate.

I was in and out pretty quick which is usually the case. The two guys that are there friendly and professional. I take all my cars here and been doing so for years now. The new older gentleman, I guess recognized me from my last couple of visits. he hooked up a discount. Now you can beat that!!!

Great service and i was in and out in no time. What else is there to say?

This bad review was for taking my money! So it just dawned on me that when your check engine light is on, it’s an automatic fail. My check engine light is on and they still smogged it! Wtf! Yessss such a noob thing to do but lesson learned. I want my $ 69 back!

A thirty minute wait turned into a two hour wait. There were 2 cars in the stalls when I arrived. The computer crashed as they were finishing up on the car ahead of me. Now there’s something wrong with the dyno and for some reason or another they can not smog the car that they just finished before the computer crashed. Poor guy was here for almost three hours and now they tell him they can’t smog his car. I hope they are able to test my car. Go down the block to the 76 gas station to get your smog. The equipment here is prehistoric.

This place is a joke. I called to see if they had any spots open to do a smog check and the guy was friendly and was like sure I’m free come on in. But when I mentioned that I had a coupon he switched up real quick. He started yelling into the phone about additional costs and some other stuff I didn’t understand because he was screaming then he hung up.
I called back because I had a question about the coupon which stated $ 39.95 smog check + CA certification & ETF. And I never heard of that before, plus all of the other coupons on the site clearly stated on the coupon an additional charge for the certificate or older car.
He insisted that I couldn’t read.
Just beware I’m glad I called before I went it.

The place posts their hours as closing at 5:30. I got there at 5 and the technician wouldn’t smog test my car because «the other guy gets off at 4:30, so I get off at 5». Omg seriously? Such poor customer service. I’ll take my money elsewhere.

Called in Saturday afternoon. There was no line. Drove in and got the car smogged. Great and fast service.

Get the coupon!!! Get the coupon! You’ll save yourself 50%.
It wasn’t busy so the service was fast. I also found it quite enjoyable that the two men bicker like a married couple in Russian. It’s good drama while you’re waiting around :)

I was in and out.
Speedy, friendly service. I had a coupon which brought the smog down to $ 30. Happy camper: D
If you find that there is a little bit of a wait, walk on over to Celia’s across the street for some chips and salsa.
Overall, good experience. What more do I need to say.