Price

$39.99 with coupon

+ $8.25 certificate

Hours

Open 7 days a week

Station type

Test Only

Appointments

Walk-ins welcome

STAR Certified - Authorized for directed vehicles and gross polluters

Hours

Monday
7:30 AM – 6 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM – 6 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM – 6 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM – 6 PM
Friday
7:30 AM – 6 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM – 6 PM
Sunday
7:30 AM – 6 PM

Photos of Advantage Plus Smog Test

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Good to know

Languages

English

Payment

Cash, Credit Card

What to expect at Advantage Plus Smog Test

Advantage Plus Smog Test is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in Lake Forest. It runs the inspection and issues the certificate but does no repairs. It is STAR certified, so it can test vehicles the DMV directs to a STAR station, including gross polluters.

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?

  • Advantage Plus Smog Test 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.
Repair assistance (CAP)

Questions about Advantage Plus Smog Test

Advantage Plus Smog Test is open Monday 7:30 AM to 6 PM; Tuesday 7:30 AM to 6 PM; Wednesday 7:30 AM to 6 PM; Thursday 7:30 AM to 6 PM; Friday 7:30 AM to 6 PM; Saturday 7:30 AM to 6 PM; Sunday 7:30 AM to 6 PM. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.


Advantage Plus Smog Test accepts Cash, Credit Card.


Advantage Plus Smog Test has held a BAR smog license since 2017. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.


Advantage Plus Smog Test has a coupon price: $39.99 + $8.25 certificate = $48.24.


Advantage Plus Smog Test does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (949) 328-9417 to check the wait.


Staff at Advantage Plus Smog Test speak English.


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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