AAA Smog Check

AAA Smog Check is a test-only smog check station in Riverside, CA.

4.9(186 reviews)

18600 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92508

Price

Call for price

Hours

Open 7 days a week

Station type

Test Only

Appointments

Walk-ins welcome

Hours

Monday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Friday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM – 5 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM – 3 PM

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Languages

English

Payment

Cash, Credit Card

What to expect at AAA Smog Check

AAA Smog Check is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in Riverside. It runs the inspection and issues the certificate but does no repairs. Its STAR certification is currently suspended in the BAR registry, so it cannot test DMV-directed vehicles until that is restored.

Walk-ins are welcome. Most smog checks take 15 to 30 minutes, and most visits are closer to 20.

What to bring

  • Your registration or DMV renewal notice

    It says whether the car needs a STAR station.

  • The car, with the check engine light off

    On a 2000-or-newer car, a lit check engine light fails the test on its own.

  • A way to pay

    The $8.25 state certificate is paid on top of the test when the car passes, unless the station's price or coupon includes it.

What if I fail?

  • AAA Smog Check doesn't do repairs, so the car goes to a repair shop and comes back for the retest.
  • Each station sets its own retest price, so ask before the first test.
  • BAR's Consumer Assistance Program pays up to $1,450 toward emissions repairs for income-eligible owners.
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18600 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92508

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Questions about AAA Smog Check

AAA Smog Check is open Monday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Friday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Saturday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Sunday 9:30 AM to 3 PM. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.

AAA Smog Check accepts Cash, Credit Card.

AAA Smog Check has held a BAR smog license since 2018. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

AAA Smog Check has not published a price on SmogCheckDeals. The Bureau of Automotive Repair puts the statewide average at $69.16 as of August 2026, about $65 for a 2000-or-newer vehicle and $73 for 1999-or-older, plus the $8.25 certificate fee. Call (951) 213-5740 for a quote.

AAA Smog Check does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (951) 213-5740 to check the wait.

Staff at AAA Smog Check speak English.

The closest alternatives in Riverside are Riverside Smog & Repair (4.9 mi) and N And K Smog (5.0 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.

How we get this data: BAR licenses and STAR status, Google hours and ratings, coupons published by the station.

Verify this station’s license and STAR standing at bar.ca.gov.

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BAR field office: Riverside • Licensed since 2018

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