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 El Kora Smog
El Kora Smog is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in Cudahy. 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?
- El Kora Smog 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.
8100 Atlantic Ave, Cudahy, CA 90201
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Questions about El Kora Smog
El Kora Smog accepts Cash, Credit Card.
El Kora Smog has held a BAR smog license since 2024. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
El Kora Smog 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 (562) 500-7709 for a quote.
El Kora Smog does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (562) 500-7709 to check the wait.
We don't have hours on file for El Kora Smog, so call (562) 500-7709 before you drive over.
Staff at El Kora Smog 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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