Price
Call for price
Hours
Hours not available
Station type
Test Only
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Best Smog Test Only
Best Smog Test Only is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in National City. It runs the inspection and issues the certificate but does no repairs. 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?
- Best Smog Test Only 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.
34 East 18th Street, A, National City, CA 91950
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Questions about Best Smog Test Only
Best Smog Test Only accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Best Smog Test Only has held a BAR smog license since 2025. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Best Smog Test Only 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 (619) 339-5102 for a quote.
Best Smog Test Only does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (619) 339-5102 to check the wait.
We don't have hours on file for Best Smog Test Only, so call (619) 339-5102 before you drive over.
Staff at Best Smog Test Only speak English.
The closest alternatives in National City are 07 Auto Smog Test And Repair and Best Smog Station. 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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