Price
Call for price
Hours
Open Mon–Sat
Station type
Test Only
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9 AM – 1:30 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Credit Card, Debit Card, NFC/Contactless
What to expect at American Smog Check Center
American Smog Check Center is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in Hawthorne. 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?
- American Smog Check Center 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.
13535 Inglewood Ave Unit C, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Get directions →Hours
- Monday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9 AM – 1:30 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
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Questions about American Smog Check Center
American Smog Check Center is open Monday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Tuesday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Wednesday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Thursday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Friday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 1:30 PM. Closed Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
American Smog Check Center accepts Credit Card, Debit Card, NFC/Contactless.
Google lists the following accessibility features at American Smog Check Center: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking, wheelchair accessible restroom, wheelchair accessible seating.
American Smog Check Center has held a BAR smog license since 2017. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
American Smog Check Center 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) 214-5145 for a quote.
American Smog Check Center does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (310) 214-5145 to check the wait.
Staff at American Smog Check Center speak English.
The closest alternatives in Hawthorne are Rainbow Auto Smog (0.2 mi) and Nelson's Auto Repair & Smog Check (0.2 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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