16 Minute Smog

Very friendly customer service! He started working on my car the min I got there. Mostly anything I do concerning a car takes forever, but the name of his business is true to the service he provides! I would highly recommend this place for anyone looking for a quick turnaround smog check.

Quick and easy. Also, they give a pretty nice discount for checking in on Unilocal ($ 16 off $ 70, at the time of writing it cost $ 54 out the door with certificate). Marx even aired up my tires without asking because I had a light on the dash… thanks!

I was in a bit of a hurry and they got me in and out in no time. Great place.

This is the first time I’m coming to his location — since my usual smog guy closed.
I am very happy with the service and the speed of completion.
Thank you

This place is the best on west side.
Kevin is knowledgable and shows true customer service.
Only place to bring your car and Kevin is sure to take great care of you!

My parents have been coming here for awhile, but personally I didn’t think it was too great. I called ahead of time to make sure they weren’t busy and the smog test took around 20 minutes, which was great. However, they failed my smog check test because of a tube. I took my car to the repair shop, which stated that my car was fine after checking the tube. They said to take it back and if the smog place didn’t pass again, they would refer me to a better place. Taking it to the repair shop took maybe 5 – 10 minutes, as they were relatively close to each other and when I went back and asked for a retest, they said that they did not retest on the same day (which was inconvenient).
I took it back the next day and it was a different person running the test, who then said it was fine and passed it. Overall, with the discount from Unilocal (came out to around $ 55 with the certificate) and the time taken to actually perform the smog test, it was an alright place. I would definitely not recommend this place as I found that I wasted time because of a tube that didn’t need to be fixed.

It only took 14 minutes! No one else in line and I had zero wait time. $ 54 with the Unilocal check-​in deal for a smog test for an older Prius.

I CANNOT BELIEVE what my sister went through at this place! While we were at breakfast, she called and asked if she could bring her car to the location in a couple of hours; the man on the phone said that would be fine.
When we got there a couple of hours later, she went up to the guy waiting in front of the store, said hello, and began saying that she was the one who called earlier. The guy cut her off, let out a derisive snort, and said, «No you didn’t.» She started to explain that she had called a couple of hours before and the guy again cut her off and said, «I’m the only guy who answers the phones and I didn’t talk to you.» We just kind of looked at each other and my sister pulled out her phone and offered to show him the call time and length, but he put his hand up and said, «I don’t need to see that.» Already, I was really bothered by how he was treating my sister. Even if she hadn’t called (which she ABSOLUTELY DID), why was he treating her like that?
He took the car in and said it’d be about 20 minutes. We said okay and that we would wait in the waiting room (which was just a couple of chairs right by the equipment, so we had a clear view of the car). We sat there and watched him the whole time.
Right off the bat, the test got weird. He started revving and pushing her engine in a way I’ve never seen done with a smog test. He then popped the hood, messed around with different parts, removed the top of her engine casing, and continued with the test without putting it back on. WHAT?!? Who removes parts of the engine during the test and doesn’t put them back?!?
After about 20 minutes, he turned off the car, put all of the parts back in place, and came over to tell us it didn’t pass… oh wow, what a shocker! We asked about the parts he removed and he said he was just tweaking and tuning them. When we asked what was wrong, he gave us a super vague response about an issue within the system. When we pushed for information, he said, «I don’t know, you just need to go get it fixed.» I couldn’t say much because my knowledge of cars is too limited, but I knew something was wrong in this situation. We agreed to get it retested elsewhere before bringing it in to be «fixed.»
Well, needless to say, the car easily passed smog at the new place. I don’t know what the guy’s problem was at 16 Minute Smog, but his attitude and actions were unprofessional and unforgivable, as a customer. DO NOT bring your car here!

Super nice; saw me right away and explained everything really well. Would definitely recommend it!

Employee was very nice and fast service! I would recommend this place to friends and family of and when you need a smog check!

We came for an inspection during the lunch hour, and were happy to only have a short wait. Marx was very kind and explained everything to us. They even had a waiting room (with current magazines, no less) where you can sit while he is inspecting your car!

Super quick. I think i was in and out in 30 – 35 minutes (there was one car ahead of me). Although I could see it taking longer if the queue was longer.
My vehicle was too low to the ground for him to do one of his inspections, so he quickly ran to the shop next door and had someone move my car to their place so that he could see underneath it. Awesome service and the music that was playing in the shop was on point (made waiting not that bad).

Had my smog inspection done here the other week. Passed, and was in and out in less than 20 minutes. Not only were they fast, but the staff was very knowledgeable and kind (which is all I really care about). Will definitely be returning next year.

I came here yesterday 20 minutes before they closed and the guy wouldn’t take my car in because he said he had to do paperwork.
I think he takes advantage of the fact that he’s the only smog place open past 5pm. He went so far as to remind me of that after he wouldn’t take me in.
Needless to say that I took my car someplace else today.

Awesome service, quick and efficient. Don’t forget to check in on Unilocal to get a discount on a Smog Check

I needed to find a place that was open on a Sunday and wouldn’t have a long wait. I got my smog test here and used the $ 16 off special they had on Unilocal which came out to around $ 50 or so. The attendant was pretty funny and got my car in and out pretty quickly considering there was one car in front of me. Well done!

DO NOT COME HERE! These imbeciles are rude, lazy, dishonest and incompetent THIEVES.
— We wasted well over an hour (16 Minutes my a##)
— We were charged over $ 60 and
— We have NOTHING to show for it.
Con artists. Just typing this review is making my blood boil all over again. The Better Business Bureau will also be hearing about this.
We arrived on a Sunday just as their only customer was finishing up. He left a few minutes after we walked in and we were up next. Not sure if the employees were smoking a bowl or passed out or whatever, but we waited over 20 minutes after their only customer was long gone and they moved like snails. We should have just left at that point.
We kept waiting patiently, and once the d-​bag finally finished running the smog test (which exceeded another 30 minutes), he explained that our ‘check engine’ light was on and apparently you won’t pass smog with it. And then he said, «that will be $ 61.00». My husband, (already upset by how long we’d unnecessarily been waiting) asked why he even bothered running the smog test if he saw that the check-​engine light was on in the first place. The guy said he didn’t realize it until after he did the test. Seriously? That’s not our fault he’s a moron, so why should we pay for that? It should have been the first thing they saw… no test should have been even been ran. They wouldn’t give us the car unless we paid, so we were forced to fork over our credit card and walk away after having wasted our time and money. No apology, no offer to refund our money or rectify how upset we were. Furious and swindled.
Go to Nonno’s 76 instead… they are honest, good, kind and ethical business owners. 16 Minute Smog is a joke and are swindlers.

Showed up at 8:30 for a smog check. The guy running the office was obviously not well organized and behind on his work. He was rude to me and not inviting at all. He clearly did not want my business, and after being snubbed by him, I didn’t want to give him my business either.
I’m going somewhere else.

They were awesome, fast and friendly. Literally just called them and 5 mins later i got there (living down the street) and they helped me right away.
Def would recommend this place. :)

$ 48 for a Smog Check (Not TEST ONLY)
The time it took to do the smog check was less than 16 minutes, but the wait wasn’t :P