Smog Pros

I drove initially to another smog place which said it closed at 6pm. I arrived at 5pm to the shop and they told me «no more smog checks for the rest of the day.» I didn’t argue.
Decided to drive right next door to smog pros and I was in n out within 15 mins!
Gilbert helped me!

Fast, efficient and at a good price with a coupon from Internet. $ 29.99 + certificate fee, so $ 40 out the door. Will go here again and recommend this smog shop. Nice owner too.

I’ve taken both of my personal cars to Smog Pros and they were both finished within 15 minutes each. They Passed! I’ve also taken numerous work vehicles here and they all received the same great service. I paid between 40 and 60 dollars each time and will continue to bring my cars to them.

Very fast and no issues. Quoted me the complete price and offered $ 10 off. What he quoted is exactly what I paid.

Really nice guy and he has the cheapest smog check in the area. For my truck it was 40 $ out the door.

I wish I could give him no stars. I went there about a week ago. He told me a a sellinoid hose was broken off and that he would fix it. The labor and repair cost me $ 160. At the time I was stupid enough to pay it. In hindsight I realize I was a total idiot. The next thing he did was try to say that because he worked on it, I had to drive it so many miles to pass smog, which is true. However, I drove my 99 Pontiac 120 miles, came back and he said it was insufficient. Which is complete BS. Now, a week later, I took it to a place I trust. They said part of a hose was broken, but were nice enough not to charge me for it. This was a part that had been worked on fairly recently and wasn’t broken before I took it into smog pros. I’m not saying that Smog Pros broke it, but the piece looked like it was hit with something else and was fine before went into Smog Pros, so you can do the math. I’m 18 years old and for this guy to charge me that much and BS me, without even performing a smog, makes him a total jerk. DO NOT GO HERE. He absolutely will rip you off every time.

I would give zeros stars if I could. Took my 2000 VW Jetta in for a smog check before selling it. They failed my car even though it passed all the tests, simply because they couldn’t find the part number on my catalytic converter. This is absurd because my car was able to pass smog check 3,4 times in the past without any problem. They told me there is a new law passed two month ago that requires the part number (which I couldn’t find any info about on the internet), and I have to get the catalytic converter replaced for about 500 dollars so that my car will pass.
I went to the VW dealership close by for help (they were really nice and friendly and checked on the catalytic converter for free). It turned out the catalytic converter was installed upside down to protect the connection to the oxygen sensor. It is a very normal thing and the smog tech should know to use a mirror to check the upper side.
So I went back to smog pro, give them the part number and told them about the mirror trick. The reply was, «I checked with mirror, there is nothing. And the part number is useless, I need on starting with a ‘D’.» But magically, when they looked at my car again, they were able to find the number using a mirror, and it apparently doesn’t start with a «D».
I thanked him before leaving, the person said to me, «Do me a favor, tell the new owner about this. They will run into trouble doing smog checks in the future.» «No,» I replied, «I only need to tell them not to come to smog pros.» A qualified smog tech would’ve saved me all the time i spent figuring this out.

I had a coupon for $ 29.95 and somehow the final cost was $ 40… but i can’t complain my car passed smog and they took only 15 mins to test it… so it was fair experience… and the $ 40 is pretty standard fee for smog… i would use this place again cuz they are fast, but wish they would just say it’s $ 40 so you are not surprised when your charged …

Do Not Go Here! The man reels you in with the low price of $ 29.95, plus cert. Then finds things to upsell you on. Go to somewhere that offers PASS or DON’T PAY option.

Pass! If I could give this 0 stars and still write a review I would! I found a coupon online so I went to this guy to a smog cert so I could sell my car. He told me to wait a little bit and he would do it. He made me wait almost an hour, while he pulled 3 other cars in before mine and when I asked him about it he said «oh, yeah, I can’t do your car, you need to go somewhere else.» Jerk! Another smog shop said Smog Pros has a bad reputation and will often make up problems with your car and send you to a friends shop nearby to fix these «problems» Stay away!

The smog check is $ 29.99 and the certificate is $ 8.25 which totals to an even $ 40.
Gilbert charged me the entire $ 40 for a failed smog check which means I did not receive a certificate. I returned twice for a re-​test where he sent me away and was very rude so I have filed a claim with my bank to get my money back for my non-​existent certificate. I’m so sick of mechanics that have no shame in ripping off young girls. Message me if you need a good mechanic in Santa Clarita.
FYI — he offered to «fix» my car for $ 400 in order to pass my smog check. I found a different mechanic who turned out to be much more honest and it cost less than $ 200 to take care of all of Gilbert’s recommended changes.
Update 5÷12÷09 — My bank contacted his and put the money back into my account.

Located behind the creekside car wash is Smog Pros. I needed a smog check and was on my way to my usual shop when I saw their sign promising a smog check for $ 29.99.
I pulled in and was then told that the certificate and transmittal fee would add another $ 10 to the price. Then, I was told that because my car was a SUV (a compact SUV) it would be another $ 10. This made the cost $ 50 which was the same price as my usual place.
I asked the guy to explain this price difference to me. He claimed it was because the car weighed more. So, was there more labor involved? No. Different equipment? No. Was it because they could charge this? Probably.
Prices being the same and being a person of principles, I went to leave for my usual smog check shop. He stopped me as I was backing up and offered to test the car for $ 40 out the door.
I agreed and was on my way in 5 minutes. While I do not like the hidden charges, I did get a good price on a smog check.