Price
Call for price
Hours
Hours not available
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Debit Card, NFC/Contactless
What to expect at Ack Auto
Ack Auto is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in Hawthorne, so it can run the inspection and, if your car fails, diagnose and fix it in the same shop. It is not STAR certified, so if your DMV renewal notice says "STAR Station Required" you will need a different station.
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?
- Ack Auto can diagnose and repair the problem in the same shop, then retest the car.
- 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.
11862 S Prairie Ave Unit G, Hawthorne, CA 90250
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Questions about Ack Auto
Ack Auto accepts Debit Card, NFC/Contactless.
Ack Auto has held a BAR smog license since 2012. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Ack Auto 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 (310) 679-9222 for a quote.
Ack Auto does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (310) 679-9222 to check the wait.
We don't have hours on file for Ack Auto, so call (310) 679-9222 before you drive over.
Staff at Ack Auto speak English.
The closest alternatives in Hawthorne are G & D Test Only Smog Check and Zacks Smog (0.1 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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