Brea’s Smog Test Only & Auto Registration

If you need a smog check and registration and want your sticker/​tag today then this place has you covered. They took 10 min to smog, register, and get a 2016 sticker on my car. It’s about 40 for smog and 15 for registration. 25 for registration with no smog check. If you drag your feet registering your cars (like me) this is an great service at a fair price. Plus they are two blocks from my house. Note that their office and parking is on the left hand side– the business on the right is something else unrelated.
They can also check your tire pressure for 10 $ bucks– but I’m not THAT lazy. Well I am but not gonna spend the extra 10 :)

Horrible company! I have unfortunately taken time out of my day to sign up for Unilocal to share with anyone else looking into this company! I was charged 67 dollars for a failed test and the next test wasn’t going to be free! (21 more dollars) Scam artist is what this guy is. Took it to another shop and they told me that company has a history of cheating people. The new place I went to said they should have seen the pcv was cracked right away and told me to change it before testing.(mechanically I didn’t fail, I failed a visual test) I couldn’t even get It tested any where else same day because of this BREA SMOG and their scam! Horrible customer service and horrible ethics! Don’t go here! The one star was required

Great place! The man who runs it is very nice. He helped get our cars registered here in California after moving from out of state, and really saved us the time of going to the DMV. I won’t be going anywhere else for any registration/​smog needs in the future.

I have been coming here for years and always have had great service. Andy has been very honest with me every time I have come in. I had two vehicles smogged today, drove in and out with maybe a fifteen minute wait for each. I appreciate the great service.

An experience worthy of five + stars; beyond expectations. My beat up 1994 work truck failed. Andy explained why it failed; what it needed to pass. I attempted the adjustments on my own; returned for the FREE RE-​TEST. He quickly saw that again it would fail and kindly explained my mistake. I made the adjustments and IT PASSED! Renewing the registration at the same time = icing on the cake. He easily could have made extra $$, yet chose to help instead. I am grateful.
If you read this, Mr. Andy, thank you VERY MUCH for your excellent service.

In & out, in heart beat. Registration, everything, one stop shop. Great service. Walk out with tags!

Beware: This place is only good if your car can pass smog the first time. If you have an older vehicle that may be at risk for failing smog, this place will not be cheap for you at all. Look for other places that do test only with free retest regardless of coupons.
I needed to get my car smogged and found this place that did both smog and registration for only about 10 bucks more.
I failed the first inspection due to visual but I got a free second inspection. And passed.
Service may seem rude but that is due to the culture. I can see why some people may be offended but they just need to get over it.
Overall, I am pleased and will be coming back here with my other vehicles in the future.

I came in primarily because I found a coupon on their website for a free smog certification. The gentleman tested my truck, and then began looking under my hood for modifications. After getting a smog check 2 years ago, I learned that this year, I better have a CARB sticker for my K&N Cold Air Intake. K&N was easy and quick, and had a sticker for my on my doorstep the next day! So I attached the sticker and took it for my smog check. While he was looking under the hood, he saw that my throttle body spacer plate did not have a carb sticker. 2 years ago, this wasn’t an issue so I was unaware I needed on for a 1 inch plate that changes nothing but the air current. I left after he failed me for a «tampered» system. I emailed Jet Performance and requested a sticker from them. They also were amazing and said they have one to me in 2 days and provided the number I would need for their product so I could show it was legal. I took it back and the guy said he needed to see the sticker, but ran the number anyways. It came back the Jet Performance had accidentally sent me the wrong number so it came back invalid. They corrected the issue and got me a correct number and sticker. When I went in for my actual retest (my third time in the store), I provided the correct EO Number. He looked it up, found it was valid, but continued to research it. Double checked my sticker twice to make sure the number I stated matched the number printed, and then pulled up the website to check the part to see if it matched what I had installed! I felt like a criminal and he was trying to call me out! He spent 10 minutes at least just trying to find an issue with my sticker (if he spent that much time on the K&N sticker, he may have found an actual issue ;)). Needless to say, I will be going back to the shop I went to 2 years ago (Harbor and Imperial Hwy) where the guy checked for CARB numbers before he even plugged in and started the test. He was at least able to tell me I would fail before he had to charge me (there’s convenience!).
Oh, and the free smog certification coupon I had, is only for the $ 11 transmission to the state’s computer. It’s still a $ 47 smog test fee and the coupon isn’t valid for retests, so I still had to pay the $ 11 (which, «conveniently», the minimum he’ll process for card transactions is $ 15, so he got an extra $ 4 from me for nothing)

I was looking for a smog place on Unilocal close by my job and came across this place and decided to stop by. Glad I did they offer registration services here so not only did I get my smog done I was able to bypass the long DMV line and grab my tags here

This is the best Smog Check place I’ve ever been to. The service is great here. The minute you walk into the nice, clean and air conditioned front office, you’re immediately greeted and served. If there is a line, at least the wait will be a pleasant one. Mostly the added convenience of being able to get your registration sticker here is wonderful and also located near the AAA office if you need it.

Just left this station for the first time and would come back. The owner was working by himself today… front desk with the phone ringing off the hook and doing the checks and was hustling fast to get everyone taken care of as soon as he could. I was impressed! He was also super nice even with it being so busy on a Saturday morning… even after I realized my address was old on the paperwork after he printed it out (oops.felt so bad!). I’m glad I got the registration done as well as I needed to update my address and the extra fee was totally worth not having to deal with the DMV.

Like many, I came in with a smog check. To my stupid surprise I didn’t pass the check because I didn’t have a gas cap — which Andy happily capped for me and suggested to come back after having driven approx 50mile to allow my car to readjust.
I came back the next day and passed and paid for a registration sticker while I was there as well!
Andy is super helpful and very kind. Most of the time it seems to be just him and his assistant in the shop, and you may have to wait +30min if you happen to catch a busy hour. Nonetheless I highly recommend Andy’s services to all around the area.
Gas cap $ 15
Smog check $ 50
Service fee $ 10
Lost Registration sticker $ 29

I researched on Unilocal before making a decision to find a quick and efficient service for a Smog Test. I arrived this morning at 8am and was assisted immediately. Andy offered the registration option, but did not try to convince me otherwise when I told him I already had a DMV appointment scheduled for this Friday. The entire process took only about 15 minutes.
They accept cash, check or charge. Pricing is clearly labeled near the entrance. No surprises — very helpful!

I was in and out quickly with my smog test and registration which was great. I had to take off a couple stars because of my interaction with the male receptionist. He asked me about how my car was treating me and when I mentioned that I had fixed a couple things myself he immediately was surprised and said «you did that all by yourself?» And implied that because I possessed a vagina that I was not capable of fixing my own car I was offended. Because of that interaction I do not plan on returning to this location.

I recently moved to Costa Mesa, but I still drove up to Brea to get my smog check done. I trust these guys because they get you in and out the door right away with a smile on their face.

Was referred to here by Firestone Auto Care shop with a $ 10 coupon. Was glad I came. Very quick and professional service. Was quick to answer my questions and explain new changes in Kalifornia Smog test rules. This is a Test a Only shop. They do no repairs at all. The whole process took less than 30 minutes. Nice air conditioned waiting area for customers. Will use them again for sure.

FALSE ADVERTISING!!! SAYS ON WEBSITE FAQ «Do I need to do a smog test to utilize your Auto Registration service?
No! We welcome any walk-​ins for your DMV Auto Registration needs. Please see our Services page for a list of vehicle registrations we perform.»
I came in to pay my registration here and was turned away because I wasn’t a «paying customer.» I even offered to pay extra and was still rudely turned away. I pulled up the website faq even and showed him, and he didn’t care. I let him know I’d be writing him a bad review and report him to the BBB and he still didn’t seem to care… what gives? I will NEVER come back here and recommend nobody else does either.

Wow! In and out in 10 minutes! I went in first thing on a Wednesday morning right when it opened. The owner Andy was very nice, efficient, and thorough. The entire experience was quick, easy, and painless.
Smog Check, Registration & Tags, DMV Change of Address, No Stress! All in under 10 mins.

My experience has been very mixed, but after the last time I went I will never be returning here. I went in for a smog, but I knew that my engine has been having minor issues so I asked him if there was a free re-​test and he said yes. OK, get it smogged, see what triggers, take it to a shop, get it fixed, come back, free re-​test, DONE… or so that’s what i thought.
Lo and behold, my car did fail the first time… not for any smog issues but the stupid check engine light came on. Anyways, as we were checking out, the owner starts writing on top of the test result print-​out 2 4. 9 9 …“this is what you’ll pay next time you come”. I stood there a second trying to make sense of what he said, and so I asked him «didn’t you JUST tell me before we tested my car, that I’d have one free re-​test?»
He responded in kind saying that the smog is free, but the fuel tank pressure, the cap test, etc are extra fees and pointed me to the sign behind me that lists the pricing. At this point, I told him that next time he should clarify that when saying that there is a free re-​test, not tell people after the fact when they’ve already paid. But he insisted that every other smog shop does this at which point, I corrected him saying that I’ve been to numerous shops where the second test was completely free. At this point, he was noticeably getting frustrated and told me that he doesn’t have time to argue and that’s the pricing. So I took my papers and left, not wanting to waste any more of my time or energy on something that won’t matter or get me anywhere
Bad attitude, bad service, bad business practice, and HORRIBLE communication skills.

At $ 50, you can probably find a cheaper place to get smogged. However, I’ve found the convenience to be well worth it. Today, the last day before my registration expires, I took the car in for a smog check. The nice thing is you can also pay your auto registration and get your sticker right on the spot. I’ve never seen this at other smog places. 30 minutes later, I’m all done and avoided paying for my procrastination.
The owner is nice but very business like. The waiting room is small but comfortable. If the wait is on the longer side, you can wander across the street to Beverly’s Best Bakery for some fabulous scones or down a block to Brea’s Best for a burger.