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I wish I would have reviewed this business when I came here 3 years ago. This was my first time having to get a smog check on a car, so I was a little confused to begin with. They inspected the car and failed it, then charged me $ 70. Oh, and here’s the kicker. They wouldn’t tell me WHY my car didn’t pass. The guy claimed he «didn’t know why it won’t pass». Well considering the fact that I now own a diagnostic tool that will tell me what problems my car has, I don’t see how a smog testing facility doesn’t have that kind of capability.
So basically I spent $ 70 to find out that I needed to get my car tested to find out why it won’t pass. That’s nice.

Wandered in at 4:30 on a Monday, no appointment and all done and on the road less than 30 minutes later. Couple customers in front, couple behind, super clean friendly shop.

Quick appointment, bim, bam, boom-​all done. Very professional!

Flexible and there when you need to be smogged. It took 25 minutes, half an hour after I found the DMV renewal in the mail.
Star certified.

AA Smog was wonderful! I didn’t have an appointment and I walked in right before they closed and they smogged it with no hesitation. The smog took less than 20 minutes. Excellent service!

Very bad experience!!! These guys are not honest, I took my Honda to get smogged and it did not pass, they said the timing ignition was not correct. I took it to my mechanic who I’ve used for years, he checked it and said this car should have passed. I then took it to the smog station next door and the car passed with flying colors. I called AA Smog and explained what happened, the guy called me a lair even though I had all the paperwork they refused to refund my money. Do Not take your car to them. I am a Santa Rosa Business owner I would not be in business if I treated my customers like that

The man (presumably the owner?) who helped us was professional and helpful and had us out of there within 30 minutes.
We had first visited two other places in town that advertised being open but for some reason one was closed and the other appeared to have gone out of business. We weren’t going to come here after reading the negative reviews but one thing I’ve learned is that everyone has unique expectations, personalities, tastes, etc. (and in this specific case, each vehicle is different and may not pass which wouldn’t be the establishment’s fault) and solely relying on Unilocal reviews can be a disadvantage. If you haven’t been here, I advise you to give it a shot and make your own judgement.

Fantastic quick service. The poor reviews are probably people that are bitter cause their cars don’t pass.

These people are rude and untrustworthy they’ll fail you for any reason… On my car they couldn’t figure out where the diagnostic plug was so they failed me for some stupid reason, I called the state on them and you should too get these crooks out of business. No wonder they had to move

We took our 2008 vehicle in for a smog inspection today. Knowing our check engine light was on, this place inspected the car, wouldn’t pass it because the light was on and then charged us $ 65.
He didn’t advise us in advance that he couldn’t pass our car because this light was on. The light comes on automatically every 5,000 miles, reminding us to change the oil. That was going to be the next stop.
What a deceptive manner of operating a business.

Just had my car smogged here and it passed with flying colors and only took 20 minutes. Good customer service, However, he charged me $ 73. Which wasn’t what I saw from other reviewers online. I called Drive Rite in Windsor and asked what they charge, $ 48 out the door. Should have done my homework:(, this smog shop does offer a coupon on their website, if you make an appointment to have it done Monday-​thurs, but still more than drive Rite, you don’t have to hassle with a coupon at Drive Rite, and Drive Rite charges that lower price everyday!

The customer service lady secretary was so rude. She asked like much questions were dumb and had a terrible attitude. Why is she working in customer service?

Great local business. Fast and friendly service. I highly recommend this to anyone just needing a smog check!

Guy did a smog check in 15 minutes, paid him 68 bucks — clean, simple, no BS.

I have been taking my cars to AA Smog for years. They are usually able to get me in same day, and have told me when there was a coupon available.
They saved my butt today. I told them I just put a battery in the car, after not driving it for six months. They told me I should not bring it in, until I checked to make sure all of the codes had reset. I have an OBDII scan tool, and sure ‘nuf there were 5 codes that would have nailed me, and failed me!
Hopefully, I can drive off the remaining codes tonight!

If you know your car will pass smog, and you can’t wait to get your smog completed at Drive Rite, then this is the place for you. But if your not sure it will pass, then wait and go somewhere else. AA Smog is a test only and can not do any repairs. The owner even talked smack about Drive Rite even after they are whom referred me to AA Smog. My car did pass all the required state requirements. He noticed a hose that had a small crack in it and failed me. I asked him to show me so I could repair it. His reply, No! You have to take it to your mechanic and get it fixed, then bring it back and I will try it again, and yes it will cost you another 65.00. I drove away unhappy. I took it to my mechanic and he found the problem within 2 seconds. Cut the hose and reattached it. Took it to a different smog place. Of course it passed again. They asked me why I was smogging the car again. I told them it failed earlier that day. Their reply was no it didn’t. I gave them AA Smogs paper work. They said that’s BS what a way to get more $$ out of a person.
Never again will I go to AA Smog.

I recently bought a new car and it turned out the dealership forgot to smog it and asked me to take care of it. I needed it done ASAP so I could finally get everything finalized. I called around to a bunch of places and either was told I had to wait till next week or come in on weekend. I also found it funny how the prices varied so much.
I finally called these guys and they were awesome! They got me in that day and gave me a discount. Being a younger female sometimes its uncomfortable going to shops and some people try to take advantage thinking you know nothing about vehicles. This was not them, they made me feel very comfortable and got me in & out! Their customer service was great! I highly recommend them and will use them again for my other vehicles! Thanks guys!!! — Lacey

Simple and functional and that is all i needed and good value with the coupon — always look for a coupon for these guys.

I have been a customer of AA Smog Test for the last 6 years. Every two years when the smog cert comes due I take all three of my cars there. I have never had a problem up until this last time. In July, I took my 96 Pontiac in for a SMOG check and it passed with flying colors as usual. The tech told me he could not issue a certificate though because, upon inspection, he noticed that the oil filler cap was missing. Evidently, it was left off the last time I had the oil changed. I drove the car to the local auto parts store and picked up a new cap and returned to AA Smog only to find out that the entire test had to be re-​done and I was going to have to pay full price for the re-​check! After complaining about this treatment, he agreed to knock $ 10 off the price but that was all he could do. I went ahead and had him do the test but I doubt that I will be back in two years.
I understand the rules for failures and re-​tests but come on! A missing oil filler cap? An infraction that was noted before the test was actually run? It seems to me that he could have pointed it out to me and I could have replaced the cap prior to running the initial test. To try and charge me for two tests over the cap was ridiculous. It felt like he was just trying to pick my pocket for two tests over a trivial matter.
Don’t expect any slack from these guys!