BV Smog

close to dmv.

Super helpful! Even gave me a ride to the DMV so I could get stuff done while my truck was being smogged. That’s a first!

I live nearby so I tried this place. They smog checked my car fine but the guy is pretty grumpy. He treated me like a was a big pain in the a** for wanting my car smog checked. I won’t be ‘bothering’ him again.

I called for a last minute appt and he said to come right in. The person who helped me was friendly and professional and even added air to my tires. Plus the location can’t be beat. Go shop or to the bank while waiting. The price was the same or cheaper than others that I called. I’d recommend BV Smog.

This guy was really rude!!! I do not know how he can remain in business like this?

Don’t waste your time. Guy’s got a really bad attitude problem and must be paid by the hour because he looks for every excuse to avoid doing his job.

My lord where do I start. I went there three years ago. He enjoyed the fact that I had jump started my car to get it to him. I dropped it off at 11 am. He said he had cars ahead of mine and will be ready by
. Wasn’t ready at 3p.m. Using all kinds of profanity that even embarrassed me. I went back at 5:30…great it was ready. I swear he actually smirked when he told me it didn’t pass because the computer hadn’t reset. Of course I still had to pay him. I knew that. I took it elsewhere and it passed fine. I had a nasty taste in my mouth since then. Recently, I realized I was 6 months out on my registration and needed a smog. There were two smog places that had defective equipment and could not smog me. I thought I would give him another chance. I didn’t expect the same guy and it was only after talking with him for a minute I realized he was the same guy. Bitching about how much he has to pay for the service on his equipment. So, I have him check it and, again the crappy smirk. Didn’t fill out the required info on the invoice. Truly unprofessional and using him you do so at your own peril. He should be shut down. He enjoys failing the test… he gets paid anyway. He is incompetent with his equipment. James R. has got to be a plant. I saw another customer come in for a smog… he was incredibly rude to him. Don’t do it. Don’t use him. He could screw up any chance you have of getting a smog.

I dropped my car of at lunch with the understanding it would be smogged by 3:30. Arrived to find it still in the testing area. I then waited 1 hour while he very slowly and with stops for a cigarette, drink of coke, food and at one point a search for a cable to correctly hook up a diagnostic machine. Cost $ 101 as my car is a 1995. A nice enough guy but I would advise NOT going here due to the unprofessional conduct and disorganization.
***Since this post I received a call on my personal cell phone from the mechanic of the smog station threatening me with an attorney****
On a good note the manager of the gas station Raja was very sorry for my experience and welcomed the feedback-​great customer service.

Now that the state of California requires a certain percentage of all cars to get smogged at «star certified» smog centers, and BV is one of them, I suppose he’ll get business no matter what I say here, but please — listen — there are other star centers elsewhere and more being certified every day, so please do not even think about going to this guy. He is really nothing but an incredibly rude, over priced bully who thinks that everything he does is right. If you like people to snap at you and demean their competitors to you — go right ahead. But I certainly expect a small amount of decorum from any business person, no matter how limited their competition may be.
The state has given this guy an edge, but I felt obligated to come to Unilocal to try and take some of that away. This guy does not deserve to be in a public-​facing business. Maybe he’s good at what he does, but he shouldn’t be the one human beings have to deal with. He should stick to machines.

Have taken our cars here for years. Took a pristine 1998 porsche with 36k miles in to be smog tested and the guy refused to test it saying it sounded loud and probably wouldnt pass because of a bad muffler. I knew this to be incorrect and pointed out the car had just been to the mechanic for its major service. He claimed if oxygen showed up on the test he would have to abort and it would somehow effect his rating with the licensing authority. I told him i was quite prepared to pay for the inspection evenif it did notpass but he couldnt even bebothered to look under thecar and see there was absolutely no damage to the muffler. I took car over to mill valley smog. It passed with 0.0 reading for oxygen. The guy was either lazy or a legitimate idiot

Great service.

Guy was super nice and there was almost no wait to get my car smogged.
Its just a few blocks from DMV so that was convenient. I understand there are a few places less expensive (I paid $ 68 out the door) but the proximity to DMV is the reason I went there. Not a bad stop!