Best (re:least expensive with groupon) place to get your California-mandated bi-annual extortion fee (aka smog check) in SFV. STAR-certified and conveniently close to DMV, too! Get in the DMV virtual queue for Van Nuys office when theses guys start the smog check and by the time you are done with the check, and drive over, your number should be up. All those other ones with their 'free' drinks, game consoles and large TVs in the waiting room, do not make up for their high-prices! Keep more green colored cuts of linen in your pocket - go here! Note - their $10 certificate fee (the money state of California steals from you) has to be paid there even if you have a groupon, with a 40 cent credit card processing fee. read more

I recently received a notice from the DMV that I needed to complete a smog check and was shocked that my Prius needed it! I found this place on Groupon and was thankful that they are conveniently located on Sepulveda. I arrived right after they opened this morning and was told the wait was about 10 minutes. It ended up being a little less than that. The employee there was so friendly and helpful and when it was my turn he quickly moved my car and ran the test. While it was quick, there were still 3 chairs in a small waiting area on the side, so I was able to relax during the process. The Groupon covered the cost of the test and I just paid the $10 for the certificate (thankfully it passed with flying colors). It was such a great deal! He was very courteous in explaining to me the process of how the certificate was sent to the DMV and it would take about 2 weeks for me to receive my registration, as long as I paid the renewal fees. He even gave me the paperwork and highlighted the number to call of there were any issues. I left feeling at ease that this didn't suck up all of my Monday and I felt taken care of. I would highly recommend this spot! read more

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Great deal using a Groupon. No frills, but I don't need a waiting room with coffee when all I want is an inexpensive and quick Smog Test. I was in and out with only a short wait (2 cars ahead of me, I didn't make an appt or anything). read more

Fantastic. Don't look for any other place. And Freddie is a great guy on top of it. I was fifth in line and was out in less than an hour.

always the best price and service for a smog check anywhere! dont be fooled by other spots! this is the only place for a smog check in the valley with the lowest price hands down! go here! read more

Excellent value. Great service. Freddie is a personable, efficient, friendly fellow! The Groupon deal was well worth 20 minutes drive to this location. He gave me a great tip about using AAA to complete my registration. AAA Members can get the tags at their office if you have your Smog and the prior year's registration certificates. read more

Fast, easy, and exactly as advertised. I paid $26.32 through Groupon plus the $10 certificate/electronic fee, so about $36 total out the door for my 2018 Forester -- no extra charges or surprises. I called ahead and they gave me an approximate time, which was accurate. Fred helped me and everything was quick and straightforward. Tip: you may not even need to buy the Groupon -- call and ask if they'll honor the Groupon price directly (ask for Fred). Saves time and ends up around the same ~$36-40 total. read more

Great prices, great service I usually have to wait but last week drove right in 38 $ included the certificate. 15 minutes I was on my way with a smile on my face that will last another two years . read more

Super fast! Man working was super lovely and affordable!! Would 100% recommend coming to this place if you're needing a smog check!!

Very smooth in and out. Got my smog certificate. Gentleman who did the smog inspection, very friendly. Will go back when California request another smog inspection. Highly recommended. read more

I'm assuming that I was the second car to arrive on site before Superior Smog Test opened at 9:00 am. There was one car here idling in the lot but there are other auto repair businesses here as well. The black gate is still closed so there's a small parking area in front of Chips Peruvian Grill that we're chilling at before they open up the gates. I'm laughing because all three of us are in line to get a smog check, haha! I don't know if it's the owner but he pulled in and opened up the gate at 9 o'clock sharp. The smog tests appear to take a short time to complete. The first customer was out of here under 20 minutes. Then it was my turn... I handed the clipboard to the man and went to fetch my car to pull it half way into the bay. He scanned the barcode on the car for jamb and hooked up the ODBII into the car computer. Then he started the engine and did his inspection of the engine and under the car. So, what exactly is he looking at? I'm not quite sure but maybe components related to the engine emissions such as the O2 sensors, catalytic converters, and pipe connections... It's just my guess as I'm no smog inspector. Dang! My guy finished in about 8 minutes and wraps it up. You'll owe $10 total after passing the smog check inspection for the certificate and electronic processing fees. What you'll receive is a paper copy of your Smog Check Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR). Mr. Farid Zovlon is the inspector that did the visual inspection of 10 checklist items. Two of them were not applicable as my car was not an air injection engine nor a turbo or supercharged engine. The computer will check for a liquid fuel leak. So, the car passed the test and it made it over the Cahuenga pass on the 101 fwy south getting over 60 mpg (guessing it was the traffic and the big coast hypermiling skills, lol). This was my third visit to Superior Smog Test Only Center using a Groupon deal. They're the best deal that I've found so far. read more

Superior Smog Test Only Centers - 60+ mpg on the trip back over the Cahuenga Pass. - Smog Check Stations Near Me - Van Nuys, California

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I usually get a group on for a great value. The best time to go is when it opens. They are very friendly and quick the service.

Got a Groupon, a very good deal. I called the place and got there in less than 20 minutes. I got in line, and the smog check was done in less than 30 minutes. They just connected a machine, like a computer, to the car and boom, it was done. I only paid an extra $10, and that was it. I highly recommend this place for your smog check. Quick service! read more

I needed to get a Smog check as a requirement for my car registration, and I found this place on Groupon. I dropped by on a Friday and thankfully I didn't wait long to get in and out. I was a little disappointed on how little fanfare the smog check was - lol. The tech just plugged into the car without driving on those wheels on the floor to pushing the car to the limit. I got my receipt/certificate which was $10, which is a little much honestly. I highly recommend getting the Groupon to save you money, and stacking w/ Rakuten to get cash back as well. read more

Very fast, friendly and affordable smog test service. I highly recommend this place. Have been coming here for a few years now. A+

Found this little place on Groupon and was able to walk right on a Saturday. Looks like they close around 2 on Saturday and I came in just after 1:30. I felt a little awkward walking in as the guy didn't look very happy to see me but said he would take me anyway. He quickly closed the gate behind me though. He seemed ready for his work day to be over which I completely understand. Anyway, he worked very quickly and became very sociable while I was there. The price and service met my expectations -- I'd definitely come back. read more

What a great deal through Groupon. There are shops charging $45 and up. Plus the additional certificate fee, which is ridiculous, unless you have a classic or very large vehicle. I was a walk in, and my car was serviced immediately. The owner was extremely welcoming and very pleasant. We talked about sports while the technician performed my smog. I'd say I was in and out in 10 mins, give or take. I would definitely recommend Superior Smog Test Only Center, also if I still have my current car in 2027, I will be returning to this shop for my smog. read more

Great customer service AND excellent value. The gentleman was professional, efficient and friendly. Highly recommend.

Amazing service and amazing people. Tiny did a great job, the only thing is that is a little hard to find parking but other then that it's a great place. read more

*LADIES DON'T COME HERE ALONE- PERV* The guy that helped me with my mom's car is a PERV. His name is Joe and is of some sort of Asian decent. I only put that in as a description incase that wasn't his real name. The interaction started fine with him handing me a clip board to fill out some information while he's helping out another male customer. After the guy left he pulls my car in and starts working on it. He walks over to me with his phone in hand quite obviously recording me asking me what my form of payment will be. I handed him a paper with the Groupon information.. there seemed to be an issue so he asked me for a redemption code while recording me again. I call my mom because it was her car and I told her about the issue with payment but that also the guy was recording me. She works around the corner so she drove over and started dealing with the guy... he didn't record her, my mom asked why he was recording me and the guy ignored her. Again there was an issue with the payment so the guy called his boss to see how it could be resolved.. Joe gave my mom his bosses phone number and my mom called him directly, after handling the payment issue my mom asked the boss why his employee was recording me and the boss said he didn't know but would call Joe right now and find out what's going on. Next thing Joe gets a call and goes into the office for a few minutes and closes the door. He came back out messing with a couple of things with the car and then comes to show me his camera roll with nothing there saying he only has pictures of his family, I asked him to show me his recently deleted and it was wiped. I said there was no reason for you to be recording me or bringing your phone up to me as you didn't do that to the last male customer and you're not doing it to my mom. I told him I'd be writing a review on yelp and that's when he said he deleted everything and apologized 3-4 times. But that still doesn't make his behavior ok. My mom later called his boss again and apparently he said that the Joe will be replaced but I just need future customers to know the kind of business that is being ran here. LADIES DON'T COME HERE ALONE read more

Went in to get my smog check done for my new car I thought it was gonna take a while cus there was pretty much no parking and it was packed but Tony the owner did a fantastic job and I was in n out in less than 20 minutes. I would highly recommend this spot to anybody looking for quality service and excellent customer service! Thank you Tony you're the best! read more

DO NOT SET YOUR FOOT HERE , TOXIC MERCHANT ALERT. HIDDEN FEES, HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. The owner Antranik Atolikian is a total bastard & complete mental case with anger issues. Called me BROKE in less than 5 mins of getting there. What an ignorant nutcase?! Read the whole review to get full picture : I went there first 2 months ago after buying Groupon. He pretended to be nice. The smog test failed but he charged me already plus money paid on Groupon also went to him. Told me I had to get repairs done and get back to get smog cleared. Now I waited some time and shopped around for mechanics because I'm on budget and handling other life situations. Last week I got repairs done and today I went back to retest smog. As soon I walked in he showed me some rude attitude and starting bickering over money I need to pay for retest. I told him he charged me already and I'm fine with paying retest fees. I also shared how some mechanics said smog center shouldn't test if they see engine lights on in dashboard. At this instant, he got visibly hyper, fuming with anger and asking which mechanic said. He shouted "F THEM MF-ers, and F THEIR MOTHERS" and took the phone out to call them in front of me. I was shocked to see this anger-management drop out blow up in my face like a stinky diaper but tried to control him by saying its ok & he shouldn't call others and curse these other guys. Then he stormed off to inside of workshop and talk to his mechanic in their own native language which sounded gibberish but I knew they're bad mouthing me cuz of the sideway glances and fake laughs they were having. I didn't care- maybe thats how they get joy in their life to laugh at customers. I just wanted to get smog cleared and get out of this fool's shop. Now he comes back up as a judgmental douchebag and tells me very harshly "what my problem is?" that "I'm broke and don't have enough money cuz I took time to get repairs done" and I told him that's very negative thing to say to customer. But I told him earlier that yes I am on budget so I had to wait, plus its very old car and no point in dumping lot of money on simple thermostat repair. He used the facts I shared earlier when he was acting friendly to now insult me. What a piece of old trash?! As if that wasn't enough he says "He makes $50k every month in other business and he don't care for smog business at all". That this is his way of helping customer by offering affordable oil change. And here he was trash talking to me- a customer, bickering over less than $30 total. He makes $50K per month but is promoting cheap deals on Groupon to get smog customers but is haggling like a cheapskate over $10. Remember he said he makes $50k a month somewhere else. I say he's BROKE, FINANCIALLY AND MENTALLY! Probably bluffing or he's a cheap miser that he needed to fight for my $10 on top of what I came in already to pay for retest. TELL YOU HOW HIS $50K A MONTH DIDN'T BUY HIM CLASS. Total lowlife act. When I showed him old receipt of that $10 I already paid but plus Groupon , he backed off. Now here comes the cherry on cake, he later sent me F U messages from his Google number cuz I called him accidentally at his shop and he called from another number. Schemy bastard! FYI its same shit he was saying to me when he dared to call the mechanics and curse them out on phone in front of me. In my 20 yrs of going to auto shops, oil change and smog-combined, this rascal was the only worst experiene I had to review. I'D GIVE HIM like his mind a FAT ZERO FOR HIS ANGER, TRASH TALK, FALSE BOASTING, CRITICIZING AND LASHING OUT ON CUSTOMER. I'd say DO NOT SET YOUR FOOT IN. He is a nasty fat fox with a mask of sheep. Got lousy, bad mouth and bad temper. STAY AWAY. I hope Groupon blocks him as merchant. FYI- he got similar review on Groupon from another customer about 3 months ago. Literally the same behaviour. He wrote back they were other business. What a load of lies! This guy is duping innocent customers with hidden fees but when someone tries to talk with him, he snaps back with judgements and bad mouth. Money isnt working for him for sure. No humility. This bad mouth will be the end of him and his business pretty soon. read more

Cheap (with Groupon), fast (took me about 15 minutes without appointment), and the owner is very friendly I highly recommend them! read more

Super fast service and easy to use the Groupon I bought for a great price. Will be back again for my next smog!

I always dread getting my car smogged because it feels so inconvenient but this place was affordable & the service was quick!

Fast and professional. It's a pretty small lot that's shared with a couple other car places but you can make it work without too much difficulties. Used a Groupon so price was great. He got me in and out pretty quick. read more

I've had very good experience with this company for years. However, I was very surprised and disappointed that retest is not free. Didn't realize I'm going to have to pay again. Guess you always need to ask. read more

Groupon was good! Way cheaper than in my area 10 miles away. The guy was a little late on Sat am but I got there early and was in and out pretty quickly. You pull your car halfway into a small garage slot. No complaints. I did not get any weird vibes that another woman mentioned. read more

The owner acts nice at first, but it's all an act. God forbid when your car does not pass and you try to have a conversation. They failed my Highlander for an unnecessary reason and because the owner was on a power trip. After trying to talk about it, the owner lost his composure and started yelling and cursing. He called me a MF and used other bad language. I kept my cool and tried to calm him down, but he knew he was getting attention from others looking on. Absolutely no customer should be talked to like that! There are many other options out there for smog stations ... options that are much more professional! read more

Owner was really nice and friendly. The whole thing took maybe 15 minutes and I was on my way with a clean bill of emissions for my car. I used a Groupon with no issue and got a great discount with no headache. read more

Great pricing. Quick service. Felt very comfortable. I'll come back again next time.

They were thorough, and well organized as well as very kind. Great place, great price.

Great service quick service and easy! I was in and out. Great value! Happy I found this place and near my house.

Extremely rude. When I asked about the Groupon he said I was complaining and hung up on me

No complaints and usually I get in and get out and the customer service is without complaints! I've used them several times over and will be using them again next year as I have several cars that need smogs. Recommended for sure! read more

Found this place through Groupon. Great friendly and fast walk-in service, highly recommend and we plan to use them again when needed for our smog tests. There was one customer in front of us and we were taken care of within 15 minutes. Owner also takes the Groupon price in person if you want to skip going through Groupon, just make sure to mention it when taking your car in! read more

The guy at this shop was very nice and helpful! $35 for everything including state fee etc. I found them on Groupon and although I could save $7 from Groupon, I decided to pay that price directly to their shop since Groupon would take a huge percentage from $25 anyway. The entire process was quick and easy. I highly recommend this place to everyone! The smog check is good for 3 moths so make sure you have the DMV appointment within 3 month period. read more

The best place in the valley for a smog. Tony is awesome to deal with. The tech is a little too grumpy, but gets the job done. Definitly recommend. read more

Best place for smog test and STAR smog test. I have been coming here for several years now. Very responsive and reasonably priced for the service. Very friendly too. read more

This place is the biggest waste of time! went here at 3pm on Wednesday the guy said that he's done for the day, asked him what time do you close tomorrow he said "same as today 4pm." Like okay maybe his clock is off... I come back the following Monday than he lets someone go before me and tells me wait. . No thank you, I'll just get it smogged elsewhere waist of time and rude! read more