Highly recommend! Very upfront, recommend what's needed, efficient, and professional. Did not attempt to oversell and only recommend recommended what's needed! read more

this shop was the only one out of two that was able to do a motorcycle vehicle safety inspection. i got it done quickly & easily. very professional! read more

Always go here for my smog check and refer people I know here whenever I can. Service is quick, gentlemen that works there is pleasant and efficient. I find this place is be less expensive than other options around the area. read more

They quoted me over the phone about smogging my car and they were very polite. When I got there it was very fast and 60 dollars out the door for a smog like he quoted me. Fair price. Very professional and respectful to me. Although my service light did come on, they took their time out to reset it for out of their busy day and even said sorry for the inconvenience. I recommend this place to anyone who wants a fiar price and treated with respect. read more

Very fast and Professional Service. Not expensive and would recommend to anyone in the greater Sacramento Area. Great honest people.

First time stopped here So easy friendly new owner got my 2006 Chevy avalanche smog done AC recharged and wow way cheaper than the last place. Will definitely be back read more

First Stop Smog - Smog Check Stations Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

Makes you wait 2 hours and than says you have to wait more just because there is a higher paying customer ahead of me. I put a nickname "sloth" for the workers. Worst place to take your car to smog. read more

30 mins before closing and Eugenie still took me in. Great service, nice guy. Pleasure doing business. read more

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If you're looking to get your car smogged for DMV registration this is the place. This place is located on Vehicle Drive and Coloma Rd. Sort of hidden. I'm pretty sure it's a 1 man show but he's super fast like (10min fast) especially cause it was over 100 outside Yuck I was required to have the regular smog test for my vehicle. You can give them a call if you are required to do that extra test, as I am not sure that they do that here? But I did get to use a $10 coupon and my price was $58 out the door. He said there was nothing more for me to do he would send over the results to DMV for me and I should be hearing back from them. Good Deal Easy, Fast, In and Out that's how I roll... read more

Great service friendly and professional crew. Will be back again! Fast service and great prices in today's economy. read more

First Stop Smog - Smog Check Stations Near Me - Rancho Cordova, California

Just went for my smog check. always great service when I go here. Thanks Craig! he even told me the best time to come, and he was right. In and out in about 15 minutes. read more

I love this place fast service fair price very nice people I did few smogs here and definitely will be back in the future

So I've been taking my car here for at least 8 years. Here's the deal... he is a one man operations and he's not trying to make friends. He smogs cars and he does it quickly and professionally. If you want bells, whistles and bull@&$go somewhere else. I return year after year for the dependable service. read more

Rude isn't the word for this guy! Sent me away the first time and told me to replace every bulb in the car. Cost hundreds of dollars, took two days! I came back and of course he was rude again and said he did not trust me to come off at him if he found anything wrong with the car. Ignorant with no customer service skills. Took the car to another place where it passed with flying colors. Save your hard earned money and look elsewhere for smog or brake or light service. Then I find out the guy thinks I am the inspector from DMV! Yup, it is all over town! What a joke this place is! read more

Highly recommended, fast service, price is affordable, smog was fast and no waiting.

Thank you first stop smog. I called the day before and you said you were coming in earlier before your shop opened and allowed me to bring my car in earlier. 15 minutes later, I am out the door with smog completed. Waiting room is nice and clean. I highly recommend!! read more

I was told this is new ownership of this shop. Serghei was very friendly, helped me right when he saw me, and I had my smog cert in around 10 minutes, for a good price. Thank you. read more

Never had a problem getting my car smog checked here. Always friendly and tells you straight if there is problem when FAIL.

Fantastic, prompt, and friendly service. I needed both brakes and lamps (lights) certifications for DMV. Everything was handled perfectly, and with very reasonable prices. Highly recommend! read more

Fast & friendly service! Came for a smog and was out in less then 10mins! Definitely coming back with all my other cars when it's due time!

Went here and the guy would not smog my car cause it was too new and he didn't know it. Guess he is just coving his butt, but wasted my time. read more

This guy is rude. He acted like he could take it or leave it. So I told him I won't bother you, and left.

Typically there is little or no wait! Zip-zap, you're outta there. Super convenient.

Looks like a one man show, and that's all he needs. Kind and professional from the first phone inquiry to saying goodbye. I called Friday night, getting prices from all the smog stations in the Rancho area-there's a ton. Average price for my 02 SUV was $60 (test+certificate). There were a few coupons in the Penny Saver, but of course, the one for First Stop expired (it would've been $39, but I think that's for a car, not an SUV). Anyways, he quoted me $48 out the door. Cool. He opened at 8am Saturday. As I pulled in at 8:15am, he was doing another car, but he came to my car to greet me. He said "You called me yesterday? I told you $48?" At first I thought, "oh, here we go...let's screw over the female driver." But turned out, he gave me $20 off his posted price. Excellent! He had me fill out a short form and said I could wait inside. I was there maybe a half hour at the most. I highly recommend this place for a test-only shop. And call first! read more

A hidden gem of a place. I stumbled upon this Smog Check Only location which is a off of Coloma near Sunrise several years ago while needing to smog one of our 5 or 6 cars that my family drives around. The waiting room is not fancy but the service is excellent. The owner comes out to greet you as soon as you start walking to the office if he is not in the middle of a smog check. He writes up the estimate, takes your keys, comes back 15 or so minutes later saying you have passed. I don't know how he does it as we drive older cars, 88-00s, and I always come in crossing my fingers and after paying a reasonable sum, drive away happy. I know he just give the results of the of what the smog check machinery is reading but I am afraid of going somewhere else and breaking the streak. read more

A kind Iranian man appears to own this place with another partner who is Iranian. Man number 1 is very gentile, honest and quick. The other, not so much. The cool thing(s) are that it's probably one of the cheapest smogs in town, but also if your car fails, you can get a deal. He allowed me to bring the car in within 2 weeks for another smog for FREE since it failed the first time. Who else does that? read more

I moved into the apartments across the street from this place about 10 years ago so it was a no-brainer to start taking my car here. We moved away two years ago but I still drive back to this place for smogging (its not terribly far). I have never had a problem with the customer service, and the man even remembers me even though I think I'm only in there every other year. There is a coupon on the place's website that will get you a discount if you print it out and bring it in. read more

NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY! FAST AND PROFESSIONAL! Drew delivers fast and professional service. He's a business owner, not a socializer, and I like that. I was in and out in 7min. read more

The only place I go when I need to smog a vehicle. Been coming here for more than 10 years. He always recognizes me and gives me the most discounted special he is running. The office is about what you would expect for a sole proprietorship. But the AC works great and he is fast. There is a Starbucks or food within walking distance if he has a couple cars ahead of you. I mean honestly the only time I have not liked a smog place was when my car didn't pass. And that isn't the shops fault! read more

Highly recommended for SMOG check required by DMV. 2014-11-14: Still the place to go. *Review will be updated based on future experiences. read more

I brought my Jeep in for a smog test and the service was quick and friendly. I was in and out in no time. I'd highly recommend First Stop Smog for when you're in the Rancho area. read more

I needed a smog test done, I came in with no appointment and was out the door within 15 minutes. The man was very professional, explained all the paperwork, happily took my coupon and politely wished me a good day. I don't know how the experience could have been any better or easier. read more

Just like everyone said. Drew was very professional and fast. Out in less than 15 minutes. May be a little place, but he is very experienced. read more

i wrote a quick tip but thought it would be worth the time to write a full review. The owner of the place is quite nice and when i came there he had me in and out in about 15 minutes. They offer a web coupon but gave me the discount without having the coupon with me and i think he gives it to everyone. There was two cars in front of me, but since i was the only one waiting there, he put me at the front of the line. I am now a loyal customer and gave the place 5 stars. Best smog experience i've had. read more

Needed smog to transfer title. I have come to this location twice before-received excellent service. The man last time was very helpful, gave me a discount I hadn't asked for which was great! Unfortunately the experience I had today was the POLAR OPPOSITE. Brought my Grandmother with me and a different man "helped" me than before-said he was the owner.. I hadn't mentioned I had a coupon from their webpage before handing over my keys. Considering my last visit, didn't think it mattered-boy was I wrong! Apparently that was enough to set him off 'cause when I DID mention it, he became VERY nasty. He told me it was too late, he had already written it up and he wasn't honoring my coupon. I told him Im a returning customer and have never had trouble before. Pulled up his website, showed him the coupon for $45 out the door-still no budge. I said he was being incredibly unreasonable, especially for being a BBB accredited business owner. He then proceeded to get loud, asking me if I was threatening him. Saying he didn't care about BBB, he was the owner and he'd fire them. This went on for a couple minutes UNTIL ANOTHER CUSTOMER WALKED IN! Then, just like that he grabbed a pen and changed the price to the $45. On my way out with my Grandma the owner shakes this new customers paperwork at me shouting "See! He has a coupon, I give him $45 price!" Fricken ridiculous! I will NEVER recommend a business like that. I HIGHLY recommend you NEVER come here! Inconsistent, Sleezy business owner manipulating prices, taking advantage of people when he can. read more

Upgrading this place from 1 star to 3 stars because the business reached out to me. Perhaps they were just having a bad day when I was there. Drew at One Stop Smog said that it was no problem to smog a Corvette and said he could even do it today if I brought it in. I have since sold the car since my review in 2012 but I appreciate the offer. read more

Horrible customer service. When I asked about the price he threw my registration and said go somewhere else. So I went to Rancho Smog who had no problems with answering questions. read more

Very rude, abrasive and gave me the Middle Eastern/European hand gesture of dismissal. All I did was drive up in my 1992 Ford Van. He was angry to begin with. I did not even say a word. He approach my car and said: "you have to take that off." The carpet between the two bucket seats. This is going to cost you a lot. I was taken back because in the past years he wanted to buy my Toyota that I had smogged. Perhaps it was just a bad day.....but to take it out on a customer who has brought you business and has not said more than 2 words. I will go elsewhere. You should never treat another abusively. You body language and words are that of a troubled man. read more

Went to First Stop with some interesting issues. First off, the tech (who I believe was the owner) was very knowledgeable re: emissions components and was willing to discuss with me some check engine light issues I'd been having in plain language. As for the test, he was quick (my truck passed!) and he again took time to discuss with me the on-board diagnostic codes he observed, etc. On a nontechnical note, the guy was just really helpful and friendly, as well as obviously very competent. Will definitely return in the future! read more

No B.S. Good deals. Quickly in and out, just as an experience such as this should be. Print the cheaper of the two coupons listed as photos on yelp and the will honor it. $38 and pleasant service? Yes, please. read more